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The handy religion answer book

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This author begins with a general background that defines not only what religion is and how it has come about, but also about how it is structured as systems of disparate beliefs by varying societies. He then proceeds with an analysis of each of the eight major religions using the same template across religions: The template includes their historical sources, the body of their main beliefs, common signs and symbols and their meanings, membership requirements for each, their holidays, customs and rituals, and the makeup of their leadership; and finally, the source of their organizational authority, powers and key religious personalities.
The only drawback to the book that I could find is that it makes only a passing reference to Native American religions. I would have been happy if the author had spent at least a few paragraphs of general comments and references to Native American religions, or at the very least, to have told us why he had elected not to include even a general introduction to them?

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161109066

291 REN h

Z. HANDIMAN

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Call Number

291 REN h

Publisher

Canton : Visible Press., 2002

Collation

xv,582p.; 23 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-681-04716-X

Classification

291

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Subject(s)

COMPARATIVE RELIGION

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