Who is Vishnu? When is Yom Kippur? What are the Five Pillars of Islam? From A to Z, this fully illustrated book looks at the six main religions, religious places and people and symbols, and how festivals are celebrated around the world. It includes special features on: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism. With over 300 words listed alphabetically, "The Oxford Children's A-Z of World Religions" is a great resource to help you improve your knowledge of religion.

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford Children's a To Z .

There are 64 pages in this book. This is an encyclopedia. An encyclopedia is a book or numbered set of books containing authoritative summary information about a variety of topics in the form of short essays, usually arranged alphabetically by headword or classified in some manner. An entry may be signed or unsigned, with or without illustration or a list of references for further reading. Headwords and text are usually revised periodically for publication in a new edition. In a multivolume encyclopedia, any indexes are usually located at the end of the last volume. Encyclopedias may be general (example: Encyclopedia Americana) or specialized, usually by subject (Encyclopedia of Bad Taste) or discipline (Encyclopedia of Social Work). This book was published 2004 by Oxford University Press .

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