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Title Religious holidays and calendars : an encyclopedic handbook / edited by Karen Bellenir ; foreword by Martin E. Marty.

Publication Info. Detroit, Mich. : Omnigraphics, 2004.
Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.

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Edition 3rd ed.
Description 1 online resource (212 entries) : 71 images, digital files
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical referenceses.
Contents Part One : History of calendars. Basic questions all calendars must answer -- History of lunar and lunisolar calendars -- The history of solar calendars -- Calendar reform since the mid-eighteenth century --
Part Two : Calendars and holidays for religious groups. Judaism -- Zoroastrianism -- Christianity: Roman Catholic and Protestant expressions -- Christianity: Orthodox expressions -- Christianity: Non-trinitarian and non-traditional expressions -- Islam -- The Bahá'í faith -- Hinduism -- Jainism -- Sikhism -- Buddhism -- Taoism, Confucianism, and Chinese folk religions -- Shinto -- Native American religions -- Paganism -- Western African religions and their new world expressions -- Ancient wisdom, metaphysical and other faith communities --
Part Three: Appendices. Appendix A: Sources for more information -- Appendix B: Bibliography and additional reading.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary A comprehensive, authoritative source of information about the calendars and holidays of the world's religions. It also provides concise information about the beliefs, practices, and history of major religions.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Local Note Credo Reference.
Credo Reference General Reference
Subject Calendars -- History.
Calendars.
History.
Fasts and feasts.
Fasts and feasts.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Bellenir, Karen.
Credo Reference (Firm)
Other Form: Print version: 0780806654 9780780806658 (DLC) 2004041500 xvi, 406 p. : ill.
ISBN 9781849724425 online
9780780806658 print
0780806654 print