| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 702 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford paperback reference |
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Oxford paperback reference.
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| Summary |
Contains entries on all the major and many minor religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Shinto, Sikhism, and Taoism. Covers movements, sects, and cults, from Cargo Cults and the New Age movement to Rastafarians and Soka Gakkai. Explores the sacred writings of religions worldwide and provides short biographies of founders, leaders, gurus, philosophers, mystics, and heretics. Gives details of sacred sites, customs, religious practices, dogmas, beliefs, traditions, festivals and fasts, and artefacts such as altars, rosaries, icons, and torah ornaments. Looks at worldwide religious teachings on abortion, animals, birth control, war, homosexuality, and suicide |
| Notes |
Revised edition of: Oxford dictionary of world religions. 1997 |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Religion -- Dictionaries.
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Religions -- Dictionaries.
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| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bowker, John, 1935-
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Oxford University Press.
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| ISBN |
0191727229 (electronic book) |
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0192800949 (paperback) |
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9780191727221 (electronic book) |
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9780192800947 (paperback) |
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