Hutchinson Dictionary of World Religions [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Publishing, Helicon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic books. -- local.

Religion--Dictionaries.

Religions--Dictionaries.

Local Subjects:

Electronic books. -- local.

Religion--Dictionaries.

Religions--Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (827 p.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon : Helicon Publishing, 2005.

Summary:

Introduction to the religions of the world, covering the beliefs, traditions, and writings of each faith.

Contents:

"" The Hutchinson Dictionary of World Religions""; ""Preface""; "" Table of contents""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""; "" Aaron (lived c. 13th century BC)""; ""Abaddon""; ""(Hebrew 'destruction')""; ""Abba""; ""(Aramaic 'father')""; ""Abbadie, Jacques (1654-1727)""; ""Abbe""; ""(French 'abbot')""; ""abbess""; ""abbey""; ""abbot""; ""(Aramaic abba 'father')""; ""Abbot, George (1562-1633)""; ""Abbott, Jacob (1803-1879)""

""Abbott, Lyman (1835-1922)""""abbreviator""; ""Abecedarian""; ""Abel""; ""Abhidharma-pitaka""; ""Abiathar (lived c. 11th century BC)""; ""Abigail (lived c. 11th century BC)""; ""Abijah (lived c. 16th century BC)""; ""Abimelech""; ""ablution""; ""Abner (lived c. 11th century BC)""; ""Abraham (lived c. 2300 BC)""; ""Arabic Ibrahim,""; ""(Hebrew 'father of many nations')""; ""Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644-1709)""; ""pseudonym of Ulrich Megerle,""; ""Abrahamite""; ""Abraham's bosom""; ""Absalom""; ""absconce""; ""(Latin abscondere 'to hide')""; ""absolution""; ""abstinence""

""Abu Bakr (or Abu-Bekr) (573-634)""""Abu Hanifah, Al-Nu'man (c. 700-780)""; ""abuttals""; ""Acarie, Barbe Jeanne (1566-1618)""; ""Accolti, Pietro (1455-1532)""; ""Aceldama (or Akeldama)""; ""(Aramaic 'field of blood')""; ""acephali""; ""(Greek akephalos 'headless')""; ""Achery, Jean Luc d' (1609-1685)""; ""Acoemetae (or Acoaemeti)""; ""(Greek a 'without', koimasthai 'to sleep'; or 'the unsleeping ones')""; ""acolyte""; ""(Greek akolouthein 'to follow')""; ""Acosta, Jose de (c. 1539-1600)""; ""Acta Sanctorum""; ""Acts of the Saints,""; ""Acts of the Apostles""

""Acua, Cristoval de (1597-c. 1650)""""AD""; ""Adalbert (c. 1000-1072)""; ""Adam""; ""(Hebrew adham 'man')""; ""Adamite""; ""Adamnan, St (or St Adomnan) (c. 625-704)""; ""Adams, Hannah (1755-1831)""; ""Adamson, Patrick (1537-1592)""; ""adhan""; ""adiaphora""; ""(Greek 'indifferent things')""; ""Adi Granth""; ""Adler, Nathan Marcus (1803-1890)""; ""Adler, Samuel (1809-1891)""; ""Adomnan, St""; ""Adrian IV (c. 1100-1159)""; ""born Nicholas Breakspear,""; ""Adrian VI (or Hadrian VI) (1459-1523)""; ""born Adrian Dedel,""; ""Adrian de Castello (c. 1460-c. 1521)""

""Advaita Vedanta""""(Sanskrit advaita 'non-dual'; vedanta 'the conclusion of all knowledge')""; ""Advent""; ""(Latin adventus 'coming')""; ""Adventist""; ""Advocatus Diaboli""; ""(Latin 'the devil's advocate')""; ""advowson""; ""adytum""; ""(Greek aduton 'place that may not be entered')""; ""aeon""; ""(Greek aion 'age' or 'life-time')""; ""afterlife""; ""Aga Khan III (1877-1957)""; ""also known as Sir Sultan Muhammad Aga Khan,""; ""Aga Khan IV, (Karim) (1936-)""; ""Agatha, St (lived 3rd century AD)""; ""Agnes, St""; ""agnosticism""

""Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius (1486�1535)""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-73150-8

9786610731503