Encyclopedia of American Religions

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Encyclopedia of American Religions
Encyclopedia of American Religions (volume one).jpg
Cover of the first volume
AuthorJ. Gordon Melton
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectReligion in the United States
PublisherGale Cengage
Publication date
17 October 2016 (9th edition)
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages1386
ISBN978-1414406879

Encyclopedia of American Religions, renamed Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions in the eighth edition, is a reference book by J. Gordon Melton 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]

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  1. ^ Lippy, Charles H.; Melton, J. Gordon (March 1989). "The Encyclopedia of American Religions second edition supplement". Journal of American History. Organization of American Historians. 75 (4): 1401. doi:10.2307/1908781. JSTOR 1908781.

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