| A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations: Jewish, Heathen, Mahometan, Christian, Ancient and Modern Contributor(s): Adams, Hannah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1555407285 ISBN-13: 9781555407285 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $70.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1992 Annotation: This is a facsimile of the 1817 fourth edition of Hannah Adams's pioneering harbinger of the scholarly study of religion. The book surveys the diversity of religion, mostly of historical and contemporary Christian sects and movements but with significant inclusions of Jewish, Muslim, and "heathen" religious groups. Adams's particular contribution was the self-conscious effort to treat all religious groups on the same level and to avoid explicit or implicit judgments. She preferred to use self-descriptions where she had them. It is this non-normative approach that gives the book its historical value. Thomas Tweed's introduction discusses Adams's life and sets her and her book usefully in their context. He includes a helpful guide to the key entries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Reference - Religion | Christianity - Denominations |
| Dewey: 291.03 |
| LCCN: 92015133 |
| Series: Early Judaism and Its Literature / Society of Biblical Liter |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (1.24 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a facsimile of the 1817 fourth edition of Hannah Adams's pioneering harbinger of the scholarly study of religion. The book surveys the diversity of religion, mostly of historical and contemporary Christian sects and movements but with significant inclusions of Jewish, Muslim, and heathen religious groups. Adams's particular contribution was the self-conscious effort to treat all religious groups on the same level and to avoid explicit or implicit judgments. She preferred to use self-descriptions where she had them. It is this non-normative approach that gives the book its historical value. Thomas Tweed's introduction discusses Adams's life and sets her and her book usefully in their context. He includes a helpful guide to the key entries. |