Faiths across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 volumes]

by Johnny Melton

Publisher:

ABC-CLIO

, 2014

This monumental, four-volume reference overviews significant events and developments in religious history over the course of more than five millennia.

Written for high school students, undergraduates, and general readers interested in the history of world religions, this massive reference chronicles developments in religious history from 3500 BCE through the 21st century. The set comprises four volumes, treating the ancient world from 3500 BCE through 499 CE, 500 through 1399, 1400 through 1849, and 1850 through 2009. Each volume includes hundreds of brief entries, arranged chronologically and then further organized by region and religion. The entries provide fundamental information on topics ranging from the neolithic Ggantija temples near Malta through the election of Mary Douglas Glasspool as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles in 2009. Global in scope and encyclopedic in breadth, this chronology of world religions is an essential purchase for all libraries concerned with the development of human civilization.

Features

Provides interesting sidebars to entries on such topics as monotheism and the problem of evil, the construction of the Egyptian pyramids, Mesoamerican mythology, the legacy of Charlemagne, the lives of various religious thinkers and leaders, the Hundred Years' War, the indigenous religions of South Africa, the Second Great Awakening, Potala Palace in Tibet, and many others
Offers a sweeping chronological presentation of faith and religion over five millennia that enables readers to see the connections between historical events and the evolution of various belief systems
Includes an extensive selection of photos that helps readers visualize many of the topics discussed in the text

Contents

Introduction,
Volume 1: 3500 BCE–499 CE,
>Ancient World 3500–1200 BCE,
3500–3000 BCE,
2999–2600 BCE,
2599–2100 BCE,
2099–2000 BCE,
1999–1800 BCE,
1799–1500 BCE,
1499–1200 BCE,
1199–1100 BCE,
1099–1000 BCE,
999–900 BCE,
899–800 BCE,
799–700 BCE,
699–600 BCE,
599–500 BCE,
499–400 BCE,
399–300 BCE,
299–200 BCE,
199–100 BCE,
99–1 BCE,
1–99 CE,
100–199 CE,
200–299 CE,
300–399 CE,
400–499 CE,
Index,
Volume 2: 500–1399 CE,
500–599 CE,
600–699 CE,
700–799 CE,
800–899 CE,
900–999 CE,
1000–1099 CE,
1100–1199 CE,
1200–1299 CE,
1300–1399 CE,
Index,
Volume 3: 1400–1849 CE,
1400–1499 CE,
1500–1599 CE,
1600–1699 CE,
1700–1799 CE,
1800–1849 CE,
Index,
Volume 4: 1850–2009 CE,
1850–1899 CE,
1900–1999 CE,
2000–2009 CE,
Selected Bibliography,
Contributors,
Index,

Praise for Faiths across Time

[P]rovides a chronology of faith and religion over five millennia that enables readers to see the connections between historical events and the evolution of various belief systems. . . . Recommended.

[T]his work offers so much more than just mindless dates that it can be read in a leisurely manner. And for the sake of those wanting pinpoint access to a particular event, the set's extensive index is included in every volume.

Product Details

• Title: Faiths across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 volumes]
• Author: Johnny Melton
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBN: 9798216083061
• Resource ID: LLS:9798216083061
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-11T22:37:04Z

About the Author

J. Gordon Melton, PhD, is director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion, founded in 1969 in Santa Barbara, CA.