Encyclopedia of American religions
Companion to the 3 v. American religious creeds includes essay chapters and directory listings grouped by religious "families." Vol. 1(lx, 460 p.) covers, the "Western liturgical family" of Roman Catholic Church, Old Catholicism, Anglicanism, the Eastern liturgical family, Lutheran family, Reformed-Presbyterian family, Pietist-Methodist family, Holiness family, Pentecostal family, and European Free-church family. Vol. 2 (lx, 460 p.) covers the Baptist family, independent fundamentalist family, Adventist family, liberal family, Latter-day saints family, Communal family, Christian Science-metaphysical family, and Spiritualist, psychic, and New Age family. Vol. 3 (lx, 434 p.) includes the ancient Wisdom family, Magick family, Middle Eastern family (Judaism), Middle Eastern family (Islam, Zoroastrianism, Baha'i), and Eastern family (Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism) and Eastern family (Buddhism, Shintoism, Japanese new religions)
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xx, 1217 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
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Western Liturgical family.-Eastern Liturgical family.-Lutheran family.-Reformed-Presbyterian family.-Pietist-Methodist family.-Holiness family.-Pentecostal family.-European Free-Church family.-Baptist family.-Independent Fundamentalist family.-Adventist Family.-Liberal family.-Latter-Day Saints family.-Communal family.-Christian Science-Metaphysical family.-Spiritualist, psychic, and New Age family. Flying saucer groups.-Ancient wisdom family. Occult orders.-Magick family. Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism. Voodoo. Satanism.-Middle Eastern family. Judaism. Islam.-Eastern family. Hinduism. Buddhism
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