A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations, Jewish, Heathen, Mahometan and Christian, Ancient and Modern: With an Appendix (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Hannah Adams

 
9781527720398: A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations, Jewish, Heathen, Mahometan and Christian, Ancient and Modern: With an Appendix (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

This book is an alphabetical dictionary of various sects existing from the beginning of Christianity to the eighteenth century. Rather than a collection of entries on individuals, the focus of this book is on the study of the history of Christian sects with a compilation of primary source material from the time of their earliest inception. Readers will find articles on leading ancient sects, such as the Gnostics, Montanists, Donatists, Arians, Pelagians, and Nestorians; as well as information on obscure sects, such as the Adamites, Artotyrites, Circumcellions, and Euchites. The author has collected a vast amount of historical information from ancient Christian writers, enabling readers to trace the rise, progress, and decline of particular sects.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title