Encyclopedia of World Religions and Belief Systems: A Panoramic Compendium of Worldwide Religious Diversity: Faiths, Mythologies, Indigenous Wisdom, Esoteric Doctrines, Sects & Hidden Spiritual Orders

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From the Publisher 1,000 Traditions, Teachings, Sects, and Systems from Every Culture and Era An Atlas of the Sacred and the Forgotten. A Journey Through Humanity’s Infinite Ways of Knowing the Divine. This reference includes every spiritual system we could trace—living and extinct, mainstream and obscure. Africa: Yoruba, Serer, Dogon, Mami Wata Asia: Shaivism, Taoism, Shugendo, Zoroastrianism Americas: Navajo, Lakota, Santería, Peyote Way Europe: Druidry, Kabbalah, Bogomils, Norse Polytheism No region is excluded. No tradition too small. With Region | Sacred Text | Founder | Core Themes of 1,000 traditions in alphabetical order, including religions and belief systems like this: A — Abakuá, B — Babism, C — Caddoan religion, D — Dacian religion, E — Early Christianity, F — Fairy Faith, G — Gaelic polytheism, H — Haidu, I — Iatmul religion, J — Jahgan, K — K'iche' Maya religion, L — Lakota spirituality, M — Maasai mythology, N — Naga folk religion, O — Obeah, P — P'a-ssi, Q — Qadiriyya, R — Rabbinic Judaism, S — Sabbat, T — Tablighi Jamaat, U — Uatsdin, V — Vaishnavism, W — Wahhabism, X — Xhosa religion, Y — Yahgan religion, Z — Zaidi and many more. Encyclopedia of World Religions and Belief Systems Includes thousands of long-forgotten systems with zero modern books about them. Ideal for: • Comparative religion research • Creative worldbuilding • Interfaith curiosity • Spiritual explorers • Academic citation and study "This book is a spiritual archive. A reference for writers, teachers, wanderers, and those seeking the hidden corners of faith." “Readable, powerful, and astonishingly complete.” “The most ambitious catalog of belief systems ever assembled.”

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