The Britannica World Religions Handheld Edition contains 3,450 authoritative entries that entail a variety of topics, including religious movements, concepts, historical and legendary figures, divinities, spiritual characters and important religious locations. You'll also find in-depth articles on the major religions of our time, such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. With the comprehensive coverage available in this application, you'll learn more about other religions as well, including Confucianism, Jainism, Native American religions, Sikhism and much more.

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• What religion is practiced by a third of the world's population?
• What does the lighting of the menorah commemorate?
• When did Muhammad begin preaching Islam?
• What are dharma, karma, and samsara?

• Ancient Religions, including Baltic, Celtic, Egyptian, Finno-Ugric, Germanic, Greek, Mesopotamian, and Roman Religions

• Buddhism, including Beliefs & Practices, History, Mythology, Philosophy, Major Forms, Literature, and Sacred Places

• Christianity, including Beliefs & Practices, Doctrines, History, Literature, Major Forms, Mythology, Philosophy & Mysticism, and Saints

• Hinduism, including Beliefs & Practices, Major Forms, Mythology, Philosophy & Mysticism, Literature, and Sacred Places

• Islam, including Beliefs & Practices, History, Islamic Law, Literature, Mysticism, Sacred Places, and Theology & Philosophy

• Judaism, including Beliefs & Practices, History, Literature, Major Forms, Mythology, Philosophy, and Sacred Places

• Other Religions, including Confucianism, Jainism, Native American Religions, New Religious Movements, Pre-Columbian Meso-American Religions, Pre-Columbian South American Religions, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Understanding Religion, and a Glossary of Terms

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