Title: Encyclopedia of American religions /
Authors: Melton, J. Gordon.
Publisher: Gale,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Sects United States Encyclopedias.; Cults United States Encyclopedias.; Sects United States Directories.; Cults United States Directories.; United States Religion.
Abstract: This encyclopedia, revised and expanded, contains over 2600 descriptive entries on the religious and spiritual groups of the United States and Canada.
Contents: I. Introductory essays. The development of American religion: an interpretive view -- Religion in Canada: an historical survey, 1500 to the present -- II. Historical essay chapters. Interfaith and ecumenical family of organizations -- Western liturgical family -- Anglicanism -- Eastern liturgical family -- Lutheran family -- Reformed-Presbyterian family -- Pietist-Methodist family -- Holiness family -- Pentecostal family -- European free-church family -- Baptist family -- Independent Fundamentalist family -- Adventist family -- Liberal family -- Latter-day Saint family -- Communal family -- Christian Science-Metaphysical family -- Spiritualist, psychic, and new age family -- Ancient wisdom family -- Magick family -- Middle Eastern family, part I: Judaism -- Middle Easter family, part II: Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Baha'i -- Eastern family, part I: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism -- Eastern family, part II: Buddhism, Shintoism, Japanese new religions -- III. Directory listings sections.