Encyclopedia of American Religions explained

Encyclopedia of American Religions
Editor:	J. Gordon Melton
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Subject:	Religion in the United States
Publisher:	Gale Cengage Learning
Pub Date:	17 October 2016 (9th edition)
Media Type:	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages:	1386
Isbn:	978-1414406879

Encyclopedia of American Religions, renamed Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions in the eighth edition, is a reference book edited by J. Gordon Melton (editor-in-chief) 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]

Further reading

• Robert S. . Michaelson . The Encyclopedia of American Religions . Sociological Analysis . 41 . 3 . Autumn 1980 . 290 . 10.2307/3710413 . Oxford University Press . Melton . J. Gordon . 3710413.
• Robert S. . Ellwood . Robert S. Ellwood. The Encyclopedia of American Religions . . 48 . 3 . September 1980 . 474–475.
• Charles H. . Lippy . Peter W. Williams . The Encyclopedia of American Religions . . 59 . 4 . December 1990 . 596–598 . 10.2307/3169191 . American Society of Church History . 3169191. 163136444 .
• Rodney . Stark . Rodney Stark . The Encyclopedia of American Religions . . 18 . 4 . December 1979 . 424–426 . 10.2307/1386367 . Blackwell Publishing . Melton . J. Gordon . 1386367.

External links

• The Encyclopedia of American Religions (1978; first edition)
• The Encyclopedia of American Religions (1987; second edition)
• Encyclopedia of American Religions (1999; sixth edition)
• Encyclopedia: Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions . 8th . Detroit, Mi . Gale Cengage Learning . 2009 . 978-0-787-69696-2 . registration .

Notes and References

1. Lippy . Charles H. . The Encyclopedia of American Religions second edition supplement . . 75 . 4 . March 1989 . 1401 . 10.2307/1908781 . Organization of American Historians . Melton . J. Gordon . 1908781.