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Faiths across Time [4 volumes] - 5,000 Years of Religious History (Hardcover, New)
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Faiths across Time [4 volumes] - 5,000 Years of Religious History (Hardcover, New)
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This monumental, four-volume reference overviews significant events
and developments in religious history over the course of more than
five millennia. Written for high school students, undergraduates,
and general readers interested in the history of world religions,
this massive reference chronicles developments in religious history
from 3500 BCE through the 21st century. The set comprises four
volumes, treating the ancient world from 3500 BCE through 499 CE,
500 through 1399, 1400 through 1849, and 1850 through 2009. Each
volume includes hundreds of brief entries, arranged chronologically
and then further organized by region and religion. The entries
provide fundamental information on topics ranging from the
neolithic Ggantija temples near Malta through the election of Mary
Douglas Glasspool as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
in 2009. Global in scope and encyclopedic in breadth, this
chronology of world religions is an essential purchase for all
libraries concerned with the development of human civilization.
Provides interesting sidebars to entries on such topics as
monotheism and the problem of evil, the construction of the
Egyptian pyramids, Mesoamerican mythology, the legacy of
Charlemagne, the lives of various religious thinkers and leaders,
the Hundred Years' War, the indigenous religions of South Africa,
the Second Great Awakening, Potala Palace in Tibet, and many others
Offers a sweeping chronological presentation of faith and religion
over five millennia that enables readers to see the connections
between historical events and the evolution of various belief
systems Includes an extensive selection of photos that helps
readers visualize many of the topics discussed in the text
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