Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana 57 Notre-Dame-du-Haut 57 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 58 Xishiku Cathedral, Beijing, China 66 Vietnamese houseboat church, on Ton Le Sap Lake near Siem Reap, Cambodia 68 St. Louis 57 Church of Our Lady of Loreto, St. Peter’s Basilica 54 Baroque cathedral, Altersheim, Switzerland 54 Cathedral Church of Mexico City 55 Assumption Cathedral 56 Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter’s 51 Scene of pilgrims entering the Tomb of Christ 51Įxterior view, Arian Baptistery, Ravenna 52 Flying buttresses 53 Bernini’s baroque colonnade, St. 48 Baptistery at Dura Europos 50 Nave of Old St. Peter’s 47 Side view of Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, 359. Peter’s Basilica 45 Drawing of house-church at Dura Europos 46 Ground Plan of New St. Anthony in the desert 27 Reconstruction of crucifixion of ben HGQWL. Melton is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the American Society of Church History, the Communal Studies Association, and the Society for the Study of Metaphysical Religion.Īdam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with serpent on tree, by Dürer 6 Wood door panel of Christ carrying cross, by Lamidi Olonade Fakeye 7 The Archangel Gabriel announces to Mary the coming birth of the Messiah, as Holy Spirit hovers over her 24 St.
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He is the series editor for Religious Information Systems, which supplies data and information in religious studies and related fields. He has written orĮdited more than three dozen books and anthologies as well as numerous papers and articles for scholarly journals. Melton is the author of American Religions: An Illustrated History, The Encyclopedia of American Religions, Religious Leaders of America, and several comprehensive works on Islamic culture, African-American religion, cults, and alternative religions. from the Garrett Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. Gordon Melton is the director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion in Santa Barbara, California. To my family: Alice, My Beloved Adam Pablo and Kristin Mark Hosteen and Jenny Lolita and Caleb Aunt Rhoda and Uncle Leland Lyle, Paula, and Michael Serena and Barry Edward, Allison, and HaleyĬhronology Chronological List of Popes and Antipopes ENTRIES A TO ZĪbout the editor K Series editor J. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at Text design by Erika Arroyo Cover design by Cathy Rincon Illustrations by Dale Williams Printed in the United States of America VB Hermitage 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. BX841.F55 2006 282.03-dc22 2006009645 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. cm.-(Encyclopedia of world religions) Includes bibliographical references and index. An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 ISBN-10: 0-8160-5455-X ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-5455-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Flinn, Frank K. For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. Gordon Melton, Series EditorĮncyclopedia of Catholicism Copyright © 2007 by Frank K. Encyclopedia of Buddhism Encyclopedia of Catholicism Encyclopedia of Hinduism Encyclopedia of Islam Encyclopedia of Judaism Encyclopedia of ProtestantismĬatholicism AF J: Frank K.