Religious holidays and calendars [electronic resource] : an encyclopedic handbook /
Bellenir, Karen.
Credo Reference (Firm)
Detroit, Mich. : Omnigraphics,
2004
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Includes bibliographical referenceses.
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 Bah�a'�i 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.
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.
Description based on title page of print version.
Calendars
Fasts and feasts.

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