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Abridged from the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of religion available in paperback. Written by an expert team of contributors, the volume contains over 8,200 entries, an extensive topic index, and an original and in-depth introductory essay. The book is unparalleled in its coverage of all religions both past and present, studying themes such as asceticism, biogenetics, cosmology, and music and dance. Containing entries on religions, movements, sects, and cults, texts, individuals, sacred sites, customs, and ethics, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accessible reference available in paperback, indispensable for anyone interested in the world's many religions.
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Professor John Bowker, Fellow of Gresham College, London, and Adjunct Professor at North Carolina State University is an authority on religious studies and a well-known broadcaster on BBC Radio. His books include Is God a Virus?, Genes, Culture and Religion, and What Muslims Believe.
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"Covers a vast range of topics and...is both comprehensive and reliable."--The Times(London) Reviews from previous edition:"Will prove its worth for the growing number of people interested in different religions."--Guardian
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 019861053X
- ISBN 13 9780198610533
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages736
- EditorBowker John
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