Worldmark Encyclopedia Of Religious Practices

WORLDMARK ENCYCLOPEDIA of Religious Practices WORLDMARK ENCYCLOPEDIA of Religious Practices Volume 1 R E L I G I O N S A N D D E N O M I N AT I O N S Thomas Riggs, Editor Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, Volume 1 Thomas Riggs Product Managers Carol DeKane Nagel, Bonnie Hawkwood Project Editors Michael L. LaBlanc, Thomas Carson, Jason M. Everett, Bernard Grunow Rights Acqusition and Management Peg Ashlevitz, Jacqueline Key, Susan J. Rudolph Manufacturing Wendy Blurton Imaging and Multimedia Lezlie Light, Dan Newell, Christine O'Bryan Product Design Kate Scheible Editorial Mary Rose Bonk, Andrew Clapps, Sara Constantakis, Angela Doolin, Anne Marie Hacht, Gillian Leonard, Stephanie Macomber, Ellen McGeagh, Ira Mark Milne, Rebecca Parks, Mark E. Rzeszutek, Jennifer York Stock. © 2006 Thomson Gale, a part of The Thomson Corporation. Thomson and Star Logo are trademarks and Gale is a registered trademark used herein under license. For more information, contact Thomson Gale 27500 Drake Rd. Farmington, Hills, MI 48331-3535 Or you can visit our Internet site at http://www.gale.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution, or information storage retrieval systems—without the written permission of the publisher. This publication is a creative work fully protected by all applicable copyright laws, as well as by misappropriation, trade secret, unfair competition, and other applicable laws. The authors and editors of this work have added value to the underlying material herein through one or more