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Religious holidays and calendars : an encyclopaedic handbook
- Title
- Religious holidays and calendars : an encyclopaedic handbook / by Aidan Kelly, Peter Dresser, and Linda M. Ross.
- Author
- Kelly, Aidan A.
- Publication
- Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, Inc., ©1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Use in library | CE6 .K45 1993 | Off-site |
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- Description
- ix, 163 pages; 29 cm
- Summary
- "This encyclopedic handbook explores calendar and holiday traditions of the world's major and minor religious groups, including Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Native American tribal religions, and more"--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- handbooks.
- manuals (instructional materials)
- Handbooks and manuals
- History
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Guides et manuels.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128) and indexes.
- Contents
- pt. 1. The History of Calendars. 1. Basic Questions All Calendars Must Answer. 2. Lunar and Lunisolar Calendars: Western Traditions. The Babylonian Calendar. The Hebrew Calendar. The Greek Calendar. Evolution of the Christian Feasts. British Traditions. 3. Lunar and Lunisolar Calendars: Eastern Traditions. The Islamic Calendar. The Calendars of India. The Buddhist Calendar. The Chinese Calendar. 4. Solar Calendars. The Egyptian Calendar. The Roman Calendar and Julian Reform. The Gregorian Reform of the Roman Calendar. 5. Calendar Reforms Since the Mid-Eighteenth Century. The French Republican Calendar. Twentieth Century Reform Proposals -- pt. 2. Alphabetical Catalogue of Religious Holidays.
- ISBN
- 1558883487
- 9781558883482
- LCCN
- 92041189
- OCLC
- ocm27109405
- 27109405
- SCSB-1987525
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library