Gordon J Melton: 6 books

Book cover of A Will to Choose

A Will to Choose

The Origins of African American Methodism

by Gordon J. Melton
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2007

A Will to Choose traces the history of African-American Methodism beginning with their emergence in the fledgling American Methodist movement in the 1760s. Responding to Methodism's anti-slavery stance, African-Americans joined the new movement in large numbers and by the end of the eighteenth century,...
Book cover of The Vampire Book

The Vampire Book

The Encyclopedia of the Undead

by J Gordon Melton
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010

The Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal. The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead, Third edition, explores the historical, literary,...
Book cover of Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America
by J. Gordon Melton
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Book cover of The Vampire in Folklore, History, Literature, Film and Television
by J. Gordon Melton, Alysa Hornick
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015

This comprehensive bibliography covers writings about vampires and related creatures from the 19th century to the present. More than 6,000 entries document the vampire’s penetration of Western culture, from scholarly discourse, to popular culture, politics and cook books. Sections by topic list...
Book cover of Faiths across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 volumes]
by J. Gordon Melton
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014

This monumental, four-volume reference overviews significant events and developments in religious history over the course of more than five millennia. • Provides interesting sidebars to entries on such topics as monotheism and the problem of evil, the construction of the Egyptian pyramids,...
Book cover of The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena
by J Gordon Melton
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007

From sacred mountains and places of pilgrimage to visions and out-of-body travel, this reference explores unusual and unexplained physical events, apparitions, and other phenomena rooted in religious beliefs. Each entry features a balanced presentation and includes a description of the phenomenon,...
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