Religious holidays and calendars :  an encyclopedic handbook / 
edited by Karen Bellenir ; foreword by Martin E. Marty. 
 - third edition. 
 - Detroit, Michigan :  Omnigraphics,  (c)2004. (Boston, Massachusetts :  Credo Reference,  (c)2012). 
 - 1 online resource (212 entries) :  71 images, digital files. 
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<br/><br/>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 Three: Appendices. Appendix A: Sources for more information  --  Appendix B: Bibliography and additional reading. 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 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780780806658 9781849724425 
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<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CE6  / .R455 2012 CE6