The Concise Oxford Dictionary Of World Religions
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Author | : John Bowker |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Religions |
ISBN | : 0198804903 |
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This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format.Abridged from the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of World Religions this is the most comprehensive dictionary of religion available in paperback. Written by an expert team of contributors, the volume contains over 8,200 entries, an extensive topic index, and an original and in-depth introductory essay.The editor, Professor John Bowker, is an established authority on religious studies and a well-known broadcaster on BBC Radio and the World Service.Containing entries on religions, movements, sects, and cults, texts, individuals, sacred sites, customs, ethics, and themes, this dictionary is both extensive and accessible. Fully cross-referenced for ease of use, it is suitable for anybody interested in finding out more about the religions of theworld.
Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Author | : John Westerdale Bowker |
Publsiher | : Turtleback |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2000-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0613646681 |
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Contains over 8,200 entries, an extensive topic index, and an original and in-depth introductory essay on world religions.
The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Author | : John Bowker |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1111 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : OCLC:85439040 |
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The Concise Dictionary of Religion
Author | : Irving Hexham |
Publsiher | : Regent College Publishing |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1993-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1573831204 |
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Concise Dictionary of Religion
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Religions |
ISBN | : OCLC:45913954 |
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The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Author | : John Bowker |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1111 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0198662424 |
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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.
A Dictionary of World History
Author | : Anne Kerr,Edmund Wright |
Publsiher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 736 |
Release | : 2015-05-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780191044786 |
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This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. Over 4,000 clear, concise entries include biographies of key figures in world history (living and dead), separate entries for every country in the world (summarising key historical events), and in-depth entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and major conflicts and events and their after-effects. For this new edition, existing entries have been revised and updated to reflect the very latest global events including changes in leadership, wars, political situations, and the statistical information given for each country (population counts, currency, languages, religions). New entries have been included for key figures who have recently come to prominence and world events. The book also contains twenty-five detailed maps linked to key historical events and topics. These include the African slave trade, the Black Death, and the Normandy campaign. Also included are over 200 country maps. The dictionary is enhanced by entry-level web links which are accessed via a dedicated companion website. Encyclopedic in scope, this ambitious A to Z provides an excellent overview of world history both for students and anyone with an interest in the subject.
The Encyclopedia of World Religions
Author | : Robert S. Ellwood |
Publsiher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781438110387 |
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Contains nearly 600 brief entries on the world's religious traditions.