The Encyclopedia of Religion ,Vol 1 do 16

The Encyclopedia of Religion ,Vol 1 do 16 - Mircea Eliade

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Includes bibliographies and index. Volume 1-15 A-Z, Volume 16 Index. Mircea Eliade: editor in chief, editors: Charles A. Adams, Joseph M. Kitagawa, Martin E. Marty.

 While there are several one-volume encyclopedias and dictionaries of religion in general, as well as multivolume encyclopedias of single religions, nothing compares in scope and currency to the present work. The entries are clearly written, with attention to scholarly detail; alphabetized, but with sub-topical organization (e.g.,"Rites of Passage" has five adjacent articles providing an overview, several definitions, and separate articles on Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim rites); and accompanied by end-of-entry bibliographies. The work especially deserves commendation for its internationalism of topics, contributors, and points of view; its attention to primitive religions throughout the world; its treatment of alchemy, the occult, mysticism, and popular traditions; and its conception of religion as a vital part of human culture (including articles on atheism and Marxism). Religious information is used to illuminate human experience and the meaning of being humana use that implies, for many of the contributors, a belief in the unity of core experience beneath its diverse manifestations. - Bron: Library Journal.