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James Hastings
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics

Gibb, Kramer, et. al. eds.
Encyclopaedia Dictionary of Islam and the Muslim World

Isidore Singer's The Jewish Encyclopedia is a classic:
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Although published early in the 20th century Hasting's Encyclopaedia contains many articles that remain valuable today.
Gibb's dictionary is regarded by many as the standard work on Islam.
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This website was first created in 2011 as a basic website. It was extensively revised to the extent that it became a new website in 2014. At that time new sections of various world religions, links to classic texts, the sections on worldviews and the extended sections on Christianity were added. All texts and graphics on Understanding World Religions are protected by copyright, 1995, 199, 2011, 2014.Permission to reproduce material found on this Web Site must be obtained from the appropriate copyright owner. World religions graphic by Christopher Tobias from Irving Hexham's Understanding World Religions, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Concise Dictionary of Religion, InterVarsity Press, Carol Stream, 1994.