Encyclopedia of American Religions

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]

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

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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. 75 (4). Organization of American Historians: 1401. doi:10.2307/1908781. JSTOR 1908781.

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