Religious Holidays and Calendars

by Kelly, Aidan; Dresser, Peter D.; Ross, Linda M.

• ISBN13: 9781558883482
• ISBN10: 1558883487
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-03-01
• Publisher: Omnigraphics Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction
The History of Calendars
Basic Questions All Calendars Must Answer	p. 3
Lunar and Lunisolar Calendars: Western Traditions	p. 8
The Babylonian Calendar	p. 8
The Hebrew Calendar	p. 9
The Greek Calendar	p. 12
Evolution of the Christian Feasts	p. 15
British Traditions	p. 18
Lunar and Lunisolar Calendars: Eastern Traditions	p. 29
The Islamic Calendar	p. 29
The Calendars of India	p. 31
The Buddhist Calendar	p. 33
The Chinese Calendar	p. 34
Solar Calendars	p. 44
The Egyptian Calendar	p. 44
The Roman Calendar and Julian Reform	p. 45
The Gregorian Reform of the Roman Calendar	p. 47
Calendar Reforms Since the Mid-Eighteenth Century	p. 50
The French Republican Calendar	p. 50
Twentieth Century Reform Proposals	p. 51
Alphabetical Catalogue of Religious Holidays	p. 55
Bibliography	p. 125
Monthly Index of Holidays	p. 129
Religions Index	p. 137
Master Index	p. 145
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