The Concise Dictionary of World Religions
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The Concise Dictionary of World Religions by John Bowker
Abridged from the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of religion available in paperback. Written by an expert team of contributors, the volume contains over 8,000 entries, an extensive topic index, and an original and in-depth introductory essay. -- Coverage of Religions; Movements, sects, and cults; Texts or books; Individuals; Sacred sites; Ethics; and Themes such as prayer and music and dance -- Extensive topic index groups entries under themes -- Original and in-depth introductory essay on Religion what is it?
Bowker, John: - An internationally renowned author, editor and series editor in the fields of comparative religion and world religion, John Bowker is currently Gresham Professor at Gresham College, London, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and North Carolina State University. He is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a former Professor of Religion at Lancaster University. Professor Bowker's recent books include What Muslims Believe (1995), The Oxford Dictionary of World Religion (1997) and The Complete Bible Handbook (1998). His previous books for Cambridge are Targums and Rabbinic Literature (1969), Jesus and the Pharisees (1973), The Problems of Suffering in the Religions of the World (1970; paperback 1975) and The Meanings of Death (1991; Canto paperback 1993).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192800947 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192800949 |
| Title | The Concise Dictionary of World Religions |
| Author | John Bowker |
| Series | Oxford Quick Reference Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2000-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 732 |
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