Holy people of the world : a cross-cultural encyclopedia
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Holy people of the world : a cross-cultural encyclopedia
ABC-CLIO, c2004
- : [set] : hbk
- v. 1
- v. 2
- v. 3
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
v. 1. Entries A to G -- v. 2. Entries H to P -- v. 3. Entries Q to Z
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A cross-cultural encyclopedia of the most significant holy people in history, examining why people in a wide range of religious traditions throughout the world have been regarded as divinely inspired.
The first reference on the subject to span all the world's major religions, Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia examines the impact of individuals who, through personal charisma and inspirational deeds, served both as glorious examples of human potential and as envoys for the divine.
Holy People of the World contains nearly 1,100 biographical sketches of venerated men and women. Written by religious studies experts and historians, each article focuses on the basic question: How did this person come to be regarded as holy? In addition, the encyclopedia features 20 survey articles on views of holy people in the major religious traditions such as Islam, Buddhism, and African religions, as well as 64 comparative articles on aspects of holiness and veneration across cultures such as awakening and conversion experiences, heredity, gender, asceticism, and persecution. Whether exploring by religion, culture, or historic period, this extensively cross-referenced resource offers a wealth of insights into one of the most revealing-and least explored-common denominators of spiritual traditions.
Approximately 1,200 entries including biographical sketches of holy men and women, plus 20 overview articles and 64 comparative essays
270 contributors include scholars from 20 countries-all leading authorities on the individuals and religions they write about
Hundreds of historical photographs, illustrations, and paintings depicting holy men and women
End-of entry bibliographic citations to guide readers to further sources on each topic
Exhaustive subject index
Rich cross-referencing structure that aids navigation among related entries
by "Nielsen BookData"