Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
Contents |
Basic questions all calendars must answer -- The history of lunar and lunisolar calendars -- The history of solar calendars -- Calendar reform since the mid-Eighteenth Century -- Judaism -- Zoroastrianism -- Christianity: Roman Catholic and Protestant expressions -- Christianity: Orthodox expressions -- Christianity: non-Trinitarian and non-traditional expressions -- Islam -- The Bahá'í 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 |
Summary |
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 more than 20 major religions |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Html title (Credo Reference, viewed March 25, 2010) |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Calendars -- History
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Fasts and feasts.
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feasts.
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Christian holidays.
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SCIENCE -- Time.
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Calendars.
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Fasts and feasts.
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Feestdagen.
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Tijdrekening.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Bellenir, Karen.
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ISBN |
9781849724425 |
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1849724423 |
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9780780810907 |
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0780810902 |
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1282263463 |
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9781282263468 |
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9786612263460 |
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6612263466 |
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