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Edward A. IronsJ. Gordon Melton, Series Editor The Encyclopedia of World Religions series hasbeen designed to provide comprehensive coverageof six major global religious traditions—Buddhism,Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholicism,and Protestant Christianity.…[...]
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