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The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions is a reference work edited by John Bowker and published by Oxford University Press in the year 1997. It contains over 8,200 entries by leading authorities in the field of religious studies containing a topic index of 13,000 headings. There are over 80 contributors from 13 countries.
In The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, John Bowker characterized "folk religion" as either "religion which occurs in small, local communities which does not adhere to the norms of large systems" or "the appropriation of religious beliefs and practices at a popular level." [3]
Religion of Humanity: 1798–1857 Nakayama Miki: Tenrikyo: 1798–1887 Ignaz von Döllinger: Old Catholic Church: 1799–1890 Phineas Quimby: New Thought: 1802–1866 Allan Kardec (founder of the religion) Holy Spirit (made the teachings) Spiritism: 1804–1869 Joseph Smith: Mormonism, also known as the Latter Day Saint movement: 1805–1844 ...
Encyclopedia of World Faiths: An Illustrated Survey of the World's Living Religions. Facts on File, 1988. [1] Bowker, John Westerdale. The Oxford dictionary of world religions. Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-19-213965-7. [5] Bradshaw, Paul F. The new Westminster dictionary of liturgy and worship. Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. ISBN 0 ...
The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2007) excerpt and text search 1126pp; Carus, Paul. The history of the devil and the idea of evil: from the earliest times to the present day (1899) full text; Eliade, Mircea, and Joan P. Culianu.
Religion is the substance, the ground, and the depth of man's spiritual life." [37] When religion is seen in terms of sacred, divine, intensive valuing, or ultimate concern, then it is possible to understand why scientific findings and philosophical criticisms (e.g., those made by Richard Dawkins) do not necessarily disturb its adherents. [38]
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Edward Geoffrey Simons Parrinder (April 10, 1910 – June 16, 2005) [1] — known as E.G. Parrinder or Geoffrey Parrinder — was a professor of Comparative Religion at King's College London, a Methodist minister, and the author of over 30 books on world religions. [2]