Encyclopedia of American Religions

Encyclopedia of American Religions
Author J. Gordon Melton
Country United States
Language English
Subject Religion in the United States
Publisher Gale Cengage
Publication date
 17 October 2016 (9th edition)
Pages 1386
ISBN 978-1414406879

Encyclopedia of American Religions, renamed Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions in the eighth edition, is a reference book by J. Gordon Melton first published in 1978, by Consortium Books, A McGrath publishing company. It is currently in its ninth edition and has become a standard reference work in the study of religion in the United States.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Lippy, Charles H.; Melton, J. Gordon (March 1989). "The Encyclopedia of American Religions second edition supplement". Journal of American History. Organization of American Historians. 75 (4): 1401. doi:10.2307/1908781. JSTOR 1908781.

Further reading

  • Michaelson, Robert S.; Melton, J. Gordon (Autumn 1980). "The Encyclopedia of American Religions". Sociological Analysis. Oxford University Press. 41 (3): 290. doi:10.2307/3710413. JSTOR 3710413.
  • Ellwood, Robert S. (September 1980). "The Encyclopedia of American Religions". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 48 (3): 474–475.
  • Lippy, Charles H.; Peter W. Williams (December 1990). "The Encyclopedia of American Religions". Church History. American Society of Church History. 59 (4): 596–598. doi:10.2307/3169191. JSTOR 3169191.
  • Stark, Rodney; Melton, J. Gordon (December 1979). "The Encyclopedia of American Religions". Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Blackwell Publishing. 18 (4): 424–426. doi:10.2307/1386367. JSTOR 1386367.



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