This masterful six-volume encyclopedia provides comprehensive, global coverage of religion, emphasizing larger religious communities without neglecting the world's smaller religious outposts. Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices is an extraordinary work, bringing together the scholarship of some 225 experts from around the globe. The encyclopedia's six volumes offer entries on every country of the world, with particular emphasis on the larger nations, as well as Indonesia and the Latin American countries that are traditionally given little attention in English-language reference works. Entries include profiles on religion in the world's smallest countries (the Vatican and San Marino), profiles on religion in recently established or disputed countries (Kosovo and Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as profiles on religion in some of the world's most remote places (Antarctica and Easter Island). Religions of the World is unique in that it is based in religion "on the ground," tracing the development of each of the 16 major world religious traditions through its institutional expressions in the modern world, its major geographical sites, and its major celebrations. Unlike other works, the encyclopedia also covers the world of religious unbelief as expressed in atheism, humanism, and other traditions.
Scientific Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Ergonomics, , language: English, abstract: Der Einfluss von Zusatzsystemen auf das Situationsbewusstsein beim Fahren - Ein Verfahren zur Messung kognitiver und visueller Ablenkungswirkung Um sicher im Straßenverkehr mobil zu sein, benötigen Fahrer eine korrekte mentale Repräsentation der aktuellen Verkehrssituation. Diese Repräsentation resultiert aus einem komplexen Verstehensprozess, der durch die Verwendung von Zusatzsystemen im Fahrzeug beeinträchtigt werden kann, insbesondere wenn diese Systeme auf visuelle und / oder kognitive Verarbeitungskapazitäten zurückgreifen. Um diesem Ressourcenkonfl ikt und der damit verbundenen Ablenkungswirkung vorzubeugen, ist es wichtig, frühzeitig im Entwicklungsprozess von Zusatzsystemen deren Beanspruchungshöhe zu bestimmen. Dieses Forschungsvorhaben evaluiert ein einfach zu implementierendes Verfahren, das auf das Zweitaufgabenparadigma zurückgreift mit dem Ziel, simultan die visuelle und kognitive Beanspruchung von Zusatzsystemen im Fahrzeug zu erfassen. Verschiedenste Fahrerinformationssysteme zählen mittlerweile zur Grundausstattung vieler Fahrzeuge. In der Auslegung dieser Systeme ist es wichtig, dass die Ausführung der Fahraufgabe durch die Bedienung dieser Systeme nicht sicherheitskritisch beeinträchtigt wird. Dieser Beitrag stellt ein einfaches Messverfahren vor, das es frühzeitig im Entwicklungsprozess von Fahrerinformationssystemen ermöglicht, deren visuelle und kognitive Beanspruchung an den Fahrer abzuschätzen und die Auswirkungen auf das Situationsbewusstsein des Fahrers vorherzusagen.
The fully up-dated edition of the two-volume work covers both the theoretical foundation as well as the practical aspects. Presenting the complete insight into driving a chemical reaction provides a deep understanding for new potential technologies. Updated overview on devices and new key concepts of experimental procedures. Vol. 2: Applications.
An extraordinary survey, in four volumes, of the religious belief and practice in all 276 of the world's nations and territories. From the Aboriginal Cult of Maria Lionza in Venezuela to Zionist and Apostolic churches in South Africa and Zimbabwe, Religions of the World is the only comprehensive compilation of the world's existing major religious communities. This extraordinary four-volume survey examines the religious history and key religious communities in all 240 recognized nations and territories. More than 200 international experts contributed the 1,200+ entries covering each group's origin, history, organization, ecumenical contacts, and present status. Other entries focus on individual countries, surveying the current state of religious practice, supported by statistical data from leading religious statisticians David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson. The volumes place African independent churches, Japanese new religions, and surviving indigenous beliefs alongside Catholicism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Illustrated and indexed, and including cross-references and end-of-entry bibliographic citations, this remarkable set is destined to become the primary reference source on religious issues throughout the world. - 1,200+ A-Z entries including individual religious groups, country-by-country entries, and core entries that address major world religions - 200+ contributors including top religious scholars from around the globe - Photographs of religious leaders, ceremonies, sacred structures, and artifacts such as an Aboriginal sacred Churunga and the Gurujem Monastery in Tibet - Statistical data on the projected status of religions for 2000 to 2050 broken down by country and by type of religion - Cross references and end-of-entry bibliographic citations
An extraordinary survey, in four volumes, of the religious belief and practice in all 276 of the world's nations and territories. From the Aboriginal Cult of Maria Lionza in Venezuela to Zionist and Apostolic churches in South Africa and Zimbabwe, Religions of the World is the only comprehensive compilation of the world's existing major religious communities. This extraordinary four-volume survey examines the religious history and key religious communities in all 240 recognized nations and territories. More than 200 international experts contributed the 1,200+ entries covering each group's origin, history, organization, ecumenical contacts, and present status. Other entries focus on individual countries, surveying the current state of religious practice, supported by statistical data from leading religious statisticians David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson. The volumes place African independent churches, Japanese new religions, and surviving indigenous beliefs alongside Catholicism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Illustrated and indexed, and including cross-references and end-of-entry bibliographic citations, this remarkable set is destined to become the primary reference source on religious issues throughout the world. - 1,200+ A-Z entries including individual religious groups, country-by-country entries, and core entries that address major world religions - 200+ contributors including top religious scholars from around the globe - Photographs of religious leaders, ceremonies, sacred structures, and artifacts such as an Aboriginal sacred Churunga and the Gurujem Monastery in Tibet - Statistical data on the projected status of religions for 2000 to 2050 broken down by country and by type of religion - Cross references and end-of-entry bibliographic citations
Presents a comprehensive study of the religions of 276 recognized nations, totaling more than twelve hundred entries and covering each group's origin, history, organization, ecumenical contacts, and present status.
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