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Zusatztext "wide-ranging and authoritative" Informationen zum Autor Geoffrey Parrinder was Emeritus Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions at Kings College London. His many successful books on world religions included Avatar and Incarnation, Sexual Morality in the World Religions, The Bhagavad Gita, Mysticism in the World's Religions and Jesus in the Qu'ran, all published by Oneworld. Klappentext ¿ Covers key people, places, rituals, texts and art ¿ Extends from the origins of the faith to the approaching millennium ¿ Features extensive cross-referencing, a chronology, and a thematic index and bibliography ¿ Fully illustrated with maps and photographs. Written by well-known author Geoffrey Parrinder, this is a succinct yet comprehensive encyclopedia to the largest of the world's faiths. Christianity is presented both in its historical context and as a religion with great contemporary diversity. From figures and events of the earliest years to twentieth-century movements, and from western to African and Asian churches, Parrinder combines detail with breadth and remains clear and concise throughout. Zusammenfassung From figures and events of the earliest years to movements of the twentieth-century, Christianity is presented both in its historical context and as a religion with great contemporary diversity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements vi Introduction 1 A Concise Encyclopedia of Christianity 13 Chronology 261 Thematic Bibliography 265 Thematic Index 268 Index of Proper Names 276
