In the whole of human history it is unlikely that any writings have been the subject of so much controversy as the Bible, the Koran and various sacred books of other religions.
Religious thinkers often present them as the source
of absolute and infallible truth Some people turn to religion when they search after absolute, infallible truth, but what is religion? What views of religion are to be found among believers and non-believers?
This Dictionary is designed to help the reader find out about the role of religion in the history of mankind, about the world religions (Christianity, Buddhism and Islam), about religions peculiar to specific peoples such as Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Shintoism. The Dictionary
contains over 2,400 entries. Readers can glean information from it about the link between religion and primitive beliefs (e g magic, totemism, animism), about the evolution of religious-idealist theories and about the present-day theological and religlous-cum-philosophical movements.

Translated from the Russian by Catherine Judelson

Many thanks to Daniel Baker for the original scans.

Note: Some pages have parts which are not readable and have warping.

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