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Review-
" ... an invaluable tool for any middle school or high school library, private, public or parochial. Highly recommended."
-Book Report
" ... presents discussions that are unbiased and succinct, reflects modern scholarship and current problems, and includes areas related to religious practices as well as definitions of the religions themselves .... this is a fine ready-reference."
- School Library Journal
Description:
Written in accessible language and easy-to-use, The Encyclopedia of World Religions,Revised Edition provides young adults with reliable, unbiased information on the world"s religions, from ancient times to the present day. In about 600 entries this edition covers all the major "and minor religions of the world, including the religions of the ancient world, the major religions practiced around the world today, religions of contemporary indigenous peoples, definitions of religious symbols and ideas, key leaders and thinkers, and terms and definitions.
New entries broaden the encyclopedia"s representation of current world events and the impact of these on the world"s religions. The book also covers religious fundamentalism-especially within Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism-and documents the burgeoning new religious movements in Latin America, Africa, East Asia and the United States.
New entries include:
• Africa, new religious movements in
• fundamentalism (general article)
• New Testament
• Paganism, Modern
• Apocrypha
• fundamentalism, Christian
• politics and religion
• Brazil, new religious movements in
• fundamentalism, Hindu
• prophets, biblical
• fundamentalism, Islamic
• al-Qaeda
• Christianity, independent
• Hamas
• scriptures, Hebrew
• New Age movement
Contents:
List of Illustrations • List of maps and tables • Preface to the Revised Edition • Preface to the Original Edition • Introduction: What is this Encyclopedia About? •Entries A to Z • Total outline • Selected Bibliography • IndexISBN - 9788130907574
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Pages : 528
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