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| Editor | J. Gordon Melton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Religion in the United States |
| Publisher | Gale Cengage Learning |
Publication date | 17 October 2016 (9th edition) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 1386 |
| ISBN | 978-1414406879 |
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]
- ^ 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.