Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics Author : James Hastings

The Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics by Hastings is a must have for serious investigators and researches on compared religions and mythology. It’s a comprehensive collection of studies written by a select list of investigators. The object of study of this field is, in many cases, old and ancient sites, religions and cultural uses, this wonderful encyclopaedia remains a trustful source. Articles on all the religions of the world and the great systems of ethics; on every religious belief or custom and ethical movement; on every philosophical idea and moral practice. The Encyclopaedia embraces the whole range of theology and philosophy, together with aspects of anthropology, mythology, folklore, biology, psychology, economics and sociology. Every article has been prepared by specialists. It covers not only religious matters but thousands of ancillary topics as well, including folklore, myth, ritual, anthropology, psychology, etc. The publication of this remarkable undertaking puts in the hands of the scholars material which must otherwise be sought in a thousand different sources.