Religious Holidays and Calendars

Religious Holidays and Calendars offers the researcher-whether student, scholar, or seeker-an overview of the time-keeping and holiday traditions of the world's religions, focusing on the unique relationship between religious calendars and religious holidays. This respected source provides concise information about the beliefs, practices, and history of more than 20 major religions. The work begins with a discussion of the development of calendars and other methods of timekeeping, then presents chapters on the major religions, each of which includes an overview of the religion, information on its calendar, and descriptions of its holidays. Multiple appendices and indexes further aid the researcher.

This edition includes 500 entries on sacred feasts, fasts, festivals, and holidays-including more than 100 new entries. It also includes several new features: new illustrations highlight important symbols, concepts, and places, and expanded information on Christianity (Roman Catholic and Protestant; Orthodox; and Non-Trinitarian and Non-Traditional) to better accommodate the diversity of practices, liturgical calendars, and holidays.