The Penguin dictionary of religions /
The Penguin Dictionary of Religions covers: religions throughout the world, including Buddhism, Christianity, Gnosticism, Hinduism, Islam, Jains, Judaism, and New Religious Movements; whole new sections, notably on religions in migration, Afro-Caribbean religious movements, modern North American dev...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Penguin Books,
1997.
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| Edition: | Expanded new ed. |
| Series: | Penguin reference books.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The Penguin Dictionary of Religions covers: religions throughout the world, including Buddhism, Christianity, Gnosticism, Hinduism, Islam, Jains, Judaism, and New Religious Movements; whole new sections, notably on religions in migration, Afro-Caribbean religious movements, modern North American developments, traditional religions in Latin America and Japanese New Religious Movements; and broad thematic issues, from migration and diaspora, gender and sexuality to mysticism and pilgrimage. There is a full bibliography and index, as well as an invaluable breakdown of contents by subject area. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in Penguin Books as The Penguin dictionary of religions 1984. Second edition published by Blackwell Publishers as A new dictionary of religions 1995. Published in Penguin Books under the present title 1997"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxvii, 760 pages : : maps.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-676) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781405166607 (electronic bk.) 1405166606 (electronic bk.) |