The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Published on 15. December 2016
Book
Hardback
736 pages
978-0-19-880490-1 (ISBN)
Description
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 the world.
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 the world.
Reviews / Votes
Review from previous edition will prove its worth for the growing number of people interested in different religions' * Guardian * covers a vast range of topics and . . . is both comprehensive and reliable * The Times *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 208 mm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
1768 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-880490-1 (9780198804901)
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Person
Professor John Bowker, Fellow of Gresham College, London, and Adjunct Professor at North Carolina State University (formerly Professor of Religion at the University of Lancaster, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania), is a highly-regarded authority on religious studies and a well-known broadcaster on BBC Radio and the World Service. His many books on the subject include Is God a Virus?, Genes, Culture and Religion, Problems of Suffering in Religions of the World, What Muslims Believe, The Meanings of Death (Harper Collins Religious Book Award, 1993), World Religions and The Complete Bible Handbook (Benjamin Franklin Award, 1999).
Content
PREFACE; LIST OF EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION: RELIGION; A-Z CONCISE DICTIONARY OF WORLD RELIGIONS; TOPIC INDEX; INDEX OF CHINESE HEADWORDS