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1	The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead more books like this by J Gordon Melton (Editor) A study of all things vampire-related, this book includes a filmography, articles about vampires both "real" and fictional, the history of vampires, and a look at the differences in vampire legend in many different parts of the world. Illustrated with many rare and previously unpublished photographs, drawings, and paintings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.77! \| first editions
2	Understanding New Religious Movements more books like this by John A Saliba This balanced textbook looks at emerging religions through the lenses of history, psychology, sociology, law, theology, and counseling. The Second Edition is updated throughout and includes a new foreword by J. Gordon Melton. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions
3	Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America more books like this by J Gordon Melton Covers the history, founders, beliefs, and literature of over five hundred nonconventional and alternative religious movements. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $51.03!
4	Perspectives on the New Age more books like this by Professor Denis Wood, J Gordon Melton (Editor), James R Lewis (Editor) see all copies from $2.97! new only from $23.45! \| first editions \| SVS
5	VIP Vampire Book 2nd Ed more books like this by J Gordon Melton, Omnigraphics (Creator) A study of all things vampire-related, this book includes a filmography, articles about vampires both "real" and fictional, the history of vampires, and a look at the differences in vampire legend in many different parts of the world. Illustrated with many rare and previously unpublished photographs, drawings, and paintings. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $25.22!
6	Encyclopedia of American Religions: A Comprehensive Study of the Major Religious Groups in the U more books like this by J Gordon Melton (Editor) Representing many years of research, this impressive three-volume reference series explores the broad sweep of North American religions--19 families encompassing some 1,500 different religious bodies. Each volume features in-depth essays on the historical development of specific religions, descriptions of each group's membership, cross-references ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95!
7	The Church of Scientology more books like this by J Gordon Melton, Ph.D. Melton's introduction to the Church of Scientology touches not only on the life of its progenitor, L. Ron Hubbard and its doctrinal beliefs, but also on the scandals that have surrounded it since the 1970s. see all copies from $6.99! new only from $10.28! \| SVS
8	New Religions: A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities more books like this by Christopher Partridge (Editor), J Gordon Melton (Foreword by) From Christian Science and the Jehovah's Witnesses to Soka Gakkai and Wicca, this book is an attractively illustrated, informative guide to more than 200 new religions and alternate forms of religion. see all copies from $8.94! new only from $14.99! \| first editions
9	The Children of God: "The Family" more books like this by J Gordon Melton The Family, as the Children of God were first known, emerged in the late 1960s out of the "Jesus People" movement that attempted to reach a popular subculture. Jesus People came from the broader Evangelical movement, rooted in nineteenth-century questions of faith and authority in the larger American Protestant sphere. The challenges of science to ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $13.95!
10	American Religious Creeds more books like this by J Gordon Melton (Editor) Features Old Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Reformed churches, Methodism, and many more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| first editions
11	New Age Encyclopedia: A Compendium of Information on the Beliefs, Concepts, Terms, People, and O more books like this by J Gordon Melton, J Gordon This work brings together the diverse elements of this developing movement providing information on the beliefs, concepts, terms, people and organizations that make up the movement. The text provides some 400 detailed entries. Included in the encyclopedia are a chronology of the movement, glossary of terms and an index. An introductory essay, ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	The Vampire Gallery: A Who's Who of the Undead more books like this by J Gordon Melton In addition to 200 sketches of fictional vampire characters of the 19th and 20th century, this book also contains essays about vampires, from literature, graphic novels, music, and other areas. see all copies from $2.33! new only from $4.15! \| first editions
13	Encyclopedia of American Religions more books like this by J Gordon Melton (Editor) Presents coverage of more than 2,300 North American religious groups in the U.S. and Canada. see all copies from $2.21! first editions
14 view cover	Cults, Religion, and Violence more books like this by David G Bromley (Editor), J Gordon Melton (Editor) This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, managed and averted. The authors, leading international experts on religious movements and violent behavior, focus on the four major episodes of cult violence during the last decade: the tragic ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Buddhist Faith in America more books like this by J Gordon Melton (Editor), Michael Burgan In America today, for the first time in world history, every major form of Buddhism is practiced in one nation. Buddhist Faith in America describes how this ancient faith has been as deeply affected by America as America has been affected by it. Buddhism is one of the world's oldest and most widely-practiced faiths, but in America it has a ... see all copies from $2.77! new only from $3.45! \| SVS
16 view cover	Finding Enlightenment (Cloth) more books like this by J Gordon Melton Melton, a respected scholar of traditional modern religions, documents the recent rebirth and revitalisation of ancient Gnostic teaching in Ramtha's School of Enlightenment. Located in Washington state, this school was founded by JZ Knight, the channel for the ancient warrior teacher Ramtha. see all copies from $6.96! new only from $13.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	New Age Almanac more books like this by J Gordon Melton, Aidan A Kelly, Jerome Clark see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.29! \| first editions
18 view cover	Nelson's Guide to Denominations: The Primary Resource for Understanding and Navigating America's Christian Organizations more books like this by J Gordon Melton (Editor) This comprehensive guide provides essential historical and contact information on over 800 Protestant and Catholic churches, ecumenical and cooperative associations, and para-church organizations in the U.S. and Canada. see all copies from $8.50! new only from $8.91!
19 view cover	Encyclopedia of American Religions more books like this by Gale Group, J Gordon Melton (Editor) Students will find this resource comprehensive as well as compelling, with coverage on more than 2,300 North American religious groups in the U.S. and Canada -- from Adventists to Zen Buddhists. Information on these groups is presented in two distinct sections. These sections contain essays and directory listings that describe the historical ... see all copies from $6.53! new only from $351.14!
20 view cover	The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena more books like this by J Gordon Melton Apparitions of Mary--claimed in dozens, if not hundreds, of locations--are part of a sharp increase in religious phenomena worldwide. This book is based upon more than 250 such occurrences that have served to lift believers out of the mundane world and into a transcendental reality. see all copies from $3.17! new only from $14.94! \| SVS
21 view cover	Native-American Faith in America more books like this by J Gordon Melton (Editor), Michael Tlanusta Garrett, Ph.D. Few populations around the world have been as deeply affected by outside cultures as Native Americans. The wide variety of people who lived in America prior to Western migration possessed an equally wide variety of faith practices and beliefs. This book is about how those beliefs began, how they changed due to the influence of outside forces, and ... see all copies from $13.16! new only from $36.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Encyclopedia of Sexually Transmitted Diseases more books like this by Jennifer Shoquist, M.D., J Gordon Melton, Diane Stefford Despite steady educational efforts, sexually transmitted diseases remain some of the most common causes of illness worldwide. Health experts believe that more than 12 million new infections occur each year in the U.S. alone. The Centers for Disease Control report that, as of the year 2000, about 65 million Americans are living with an STD, and ... see all copies from $2.03! new only from $2.95!
23 view cover	Prime-Time Religion: An Encyclopedia of Religious Broadcasting more books like this by J Gordon Melton (Editor), Phillip Lucas (Editor), Jon R Stone (Editor) This encyclopaedia contains 350 entries which detail the origins of religious broadcasting, pioneer preachers, the most successful programmes, and the many personalities who have laboured in this electronic realm. Coverage spans from 1921 through today and includes both mainline Christian broadcasters, such as Billy Graham and Pat Robertson, and ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $74.99! \| first editions
24 view cover	Protestant Faith in America more books like this by J Gordon Melton (Editor) America is often thought of as a Protestant nation and slightly more than half of the population currently profess their membership in a church rooted in the original Protestant movement of the 16th century. Protestants established their churches in the American colonies early on, their descendents fought in the American Revolution, and they took ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.63!
25 view cover	African-American Faith in America more books like this by Larry Murphy, J Gordon Melton (Editor) When Africans were taken from their homes and families and brought to America as slaves see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.20! \| SVS

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