The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion
Author | : Jonathan Z. Smith |
Publisher | : Harper San Francisco |
Total Pages | : 1154 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780006279679 |
Offers more than three thousand articles on the world of religion.
Download The Dictionary Of Religion full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free The Dictionary Of Religion ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author | : Jonathan Z. Smith |
Publisher | : Harper San Francisco |
Total Pages | : 1154 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780006279679 |
Offers more than three thousand articles on the world of religion.
Author | : Philip Wilkinson |
Publisher | : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Religions |
ISBN | : 9780789447111 |
In an easy-to-follow, accessible reference format, this book uses over 700 full-color illustrations and clear text to explain, identify, and compare the major religions of the world from Zoroastrianism and ancient Egyptian rituals to Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
Author | : Kocku von Stuckrad |
Publisher | : Brill Academic Pub |
Total Pages | : 2154 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789004151000 |
The Brill Dictionary of Religion describes and analyses the multi-faceted roles of religions, both historically and in contemporary societies. This well-illustrated, comprehensive reference work engages religion as an important element of daily life and public communication.
Author | : Charles Taliaferro |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2018-01-25 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1501325248 |
A Dictionary of Philosophy of Religion is an indispensable resource for students and scholars. Covering historical and contemporary figures, arguments, and terms, it offers an overview of the vital themes that make philosophy of religion the growing, vigorous field that it is today. It covers world religions and sources from east and west. Entries have been crafted for clarity, succinctness, and engagement. This second edition includes new entries, extended coverage of non-Christian topics, as well as revisions and updates throughout. The first edition was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year.
Author | : Jeffery D. Long |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 391 |
Release | : 2011-09-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0810879603 |
The Historical Dictionary of Hinduism relates the history of Hinduism through a chronology, an introductory essay, photos, an extensive bibliography, and over 1,000 cross referenced dictionary entries on Hindu terminology, names of major historical figures and movements, gods and goddesses, prominent temples, terms for items used in Hindu practice, major texts, philosophical concepts, and more. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Hinduism.
Author | : Daniel G. Reid |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2002-05-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1579109691 |
Author | : George D. Chryssides |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 447 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0810861941 |
New religious movements--commonly known as cults--are defined as organizations that have arisen within the last 200 years. Most treatments of these movements have typically resorted to sensationalism rather than objectivity, and New religious movements tend to receive negative media publicity. Despite their unfavorable portrayal in popular culture, however, new religious movements are a global phenomenon and much remains to be studied about these movements. In this newly updated second edition of the Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements, George D. Chryssides traces the rise and development of new religious movements throughout the world. An updated introduction summarizes the phenomenon of new religious movements and lays out the changes to the dictionary since the 2001 edition, while the main body of the dictionary consists of close to 600 cross-referenced entries on key figures, ideas, themes, and places related to various new religious movements. An index organizes the information in the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography leads the researcher to further sources. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about new religious movements.
Author | : Lesley Adkins |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780195142334 |
In this unique reference work, Roman religion is finally accorded its due and set in its full context. Dictionary of Roman Religion contains more than 1,400 entries. Among the topics covered are deities and spirits, festivals, sacrifices, temples, altars, cult objects, burial rites, writers on religion, and historical religious events. Different religions within the Roman world, such as Mithraism, Druidism, Judaism, and Christianity, are also discussed. Illustrated, cross-referenced, and featuring a bibliography and glossary, this dictionary is both comprehensive and essential for students and researchers. The essays and suggestions for further reading also make this appealing to all who are interested in ancient religions, myths, and legends.
Author | : John Bowker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1111 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780198662426 |
The Oxford Dictionary of World Religion is the most wide-ranging A-Z reference guide to all aspects of the world's religions past and present. Whether the reader seeks quick, accessible answers from the short entries or more detailed discussion from the longer more discursive articles, it offers a wealth of unrivalled and unbiased authoritative detail. With a total of over 8,200 entries, an extensive topic index, and an original and in-depth introductory essay this new dictionary, drawing on the latest research, is the definitive compendium on the subject. Religions; movements, sects, and cults; texts books; individuals; sacred sites; customs; themes on general topics relevant to all religions such as prayer, biogenetics, asceticism, confession, cosmology, art and architecture, music and dance; accessible reference hundreds of quotations many translated specially for this book; and a topic index listing 13,000 entries on major themes such as Brahman, breathing, death beliefs and rituals, heavens and paradises, kami, mandala, mantra, mysticism, Sufism, yoga, and Zen practice.
Author | : Jean C. Cooper |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781884964497 |
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.