Encyclopedia of American religions /
"Compact, clearly printed, and a delight to use. A sine qua non for the reference collections of public, academic, and theological libraries". -- American Reference Books Annual
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Detroit :
Gale Research,
1996
Detroit : c1996 Detroit : 1996 |
| Edition: | 5th ed |
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Preface -- |t Introduction to the fifth edition -- |t Selections from the introduction to the first edition -- |t User's guide -- |t Key to abbreviations -- |g Part I |t Introductory essays. |g Essay 1. |t The development of American religion: an interpretive view - |g Essay 2. |t Religion in Canada: an historical survey, 1500 to the present -- |g Part II. |t Historical essay chapters. |t Interfaith and ecumenical family of organizations - |t Western Liturgical family - |t Eastern Liturgical family - |t Lutheran family - |t Reformed-Presbyterian family - |t Pietist-Methodist family - |t Holiness family - |t Pentecostal family - |t European Free-church family - |t Baptist family - |t Independent fundamentalist family - |t Adventist family - |t Liberal family - |t Latter-Day Saints family - |t Communal family - |t Christian science-metaphysical family - |t Spiritualist, psychic, and New age family - |t Ancient wisdom family - |t Magick family - |t Middle Eastern family, part I: Judaism - |t Middle Eastern family, part II: Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Baha'i - |t Eastern family, part I: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism - |t Eastern family, part II: Buddhism, Shintoism, Japanese new religions -- |g Part III. |t Directory listings sections. |t Interfaith and ecumenical family of organizations - |t Western Liturgical family - |t Eastern Liturgical family - |t Lutheran family - |t Reformed-Presbyterian family - |t Pietist-Methodist family - |t Holiness family - |t Pentecostal family - |t European Free-Church family - |t Baptist family - |t Independent Fundamentalist family - |t Adventist family - |t Liberal family - |t Latter-Day Saints family - |t Communal family - |t Christian science-metaphysical family - |t Spiritualist, psychic, and new age family - |t Ancient wisdom family - |t Magick family - |t Middle Eastern family, part I: Judiasm - |t Middle Eastern family, part II: Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Baha'i - |t Eastern family, part I: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism - |t Eastern family, part II: Buddhism, Shintoism, Japanese new religions - |t Unclassified Christian churches - |t Unclassified religious groups -- |t Geographic index -- |t Subject index -- |t Master name and keyword index. |
| 520 | |a "Compact, clearly printed, and a delight to use. A sine qua non for the reference collections of public, academic, and theological libraries". -- American Reference Books Annual | ||
| 520 | 8 | |a New Edition Your patrons will find this resource comprehensive as well as compelling, with coverage on more than 2,100 North American religious groups in the U.S. and Canada -- from Adventists to Zen Buddhists. Information on these groups is presented in two distinct sections. These sections contain essays and directory listings that describe the historical development of religious families and give factual information about each group within those families, including, when available, rubrics for membership figures, educational facilities and periodicals | |
| 520 | 8 | |a This new 5th edition also includes more than 200 new entries in the directory portion, and a new chapter on the Interfaith and Ecumenical family. In addition, numerous indexes help users quickly find the information they're seeking | |
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