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style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>VIII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>2</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>IX</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>102</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>X</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>174</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>238</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>251</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XIII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>274</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XIV</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>308</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="second_toc_column"><div class="second_toc_pad"><table><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXIII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>674</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXIV</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>686</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXV</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>776</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXVI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>820</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXVII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>834</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXVIII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>894</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXIX</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>900</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXX</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>910</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr></table></div></div><br style="clear:both;"/></div><span onclick="_OC_setListSectionVisible('toc_h', 1)" class=morelesslink id=toc_hc0 style="display:none"><br>More</span><div id=toc_hd1><div class="first_toc_column"><div class="first_toc_pad"><table><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XV</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>344</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XVI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>364</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XVII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>402</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XVIII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>430</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XIX</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>484</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XX</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>544</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>626</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>652</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="second_toc_column"><div class="second_toc_pad"><table><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXXI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>952</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXXII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>1050</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXXIII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>1114</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXXIV</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>1122</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span 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dir=ltr>faith</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=father&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>father</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=feast&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>feast</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=festival&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>festival</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=goddess&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>goddess</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=gods&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>gods</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Gospel&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>Gospel</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Greek&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Greek</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Greek+mythology&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Greek mythology</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=groups&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>groups</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Guru&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>Guru</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=heaven&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>heaven</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Hebrew&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Heracles&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>Heracles</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Hindu&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>Hindu</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=HINDUISM&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud1"><span dir=ltr>HINDUISM</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=holy&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>holy</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=human&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>human</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=important&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>important</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=India&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>India</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Islamic&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Islamic</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Israel&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Jerusalem&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>Jerusalem</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=JESUS+CHRIST&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>JESUS CHRIST</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Jewish&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Jews&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>Jews</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=JUDAISM&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>JUDAISM</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=king&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>king</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=known&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>known</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=later&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>later</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=leader&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>leader</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Mah膩y膩na</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=ment&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>ment</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=modern&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>modern</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=monks&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>monks</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=movement&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>movement</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Muhammad&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>Muhammad</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Muslim&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Muslim</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=mystical&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>mystical</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=myth&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>myth</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=mythology&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>mythology</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=original&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>original</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Orthodox&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>Orthodox</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=P%C4%81li&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>P膩li</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=person&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>person</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=philosopher&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>philosopher</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Pinyin&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Pinyin</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=political&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>political</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Pope&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>Pope</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=practice&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>practice</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=prayer&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>prayer</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=priest&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>priest</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=prophet&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>prophet</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Protestant&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>Protestant</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=QUR%27AN&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>QUR'AN</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Rabbi&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>Rabbi</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=reform&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>reform</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=religion&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>religion</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=religious&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>religious</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=rites&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>rites</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=ritual&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>ritual</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Roman+Catholic&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>Roman Catholic</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Rome&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>Rome</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=sacred&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>sacred</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=SAINT&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>SAINT</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Sanskrit&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>Sanskrit</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=scholars&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>scholars</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=SCRIPTURE&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>SCRIPTURE</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=sect&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>sect</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Shiva&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>Shiva</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=shrine&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>shrine</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Sikh&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Sikh</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=social&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>social</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=soul&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>soul</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=spirit&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>spirit</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=symbol&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>symbol</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Talmud&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Talmud</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Taoist&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>Taoist</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=teachings&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>teachings</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=temple&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>temple</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=TESTAMENT&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>TESTAMENT</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=texts&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>texts</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=theologian&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>theologian</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=theology&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>theology</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Theravada&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=tion&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>tion</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=tradition&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>tradition</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Veda&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>Veda</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Vedic&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>Vedic</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Vishnu&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>Vishnu</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Western&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>Western</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=worship&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>worship</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=Yahweh&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>Yahweh</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&q=ZEUS&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>ZEUS</span></a></div></div></div></div><div class=vertical_module_list_row><h3 class=about_title><a name="citations_module_anchor"></a>References to this book</h3><div id=citations_module class=about_content><div id=citations_module_v><div class="left-column-outer"><div class="left-column-inner"><div class="crsiwrapper"><table class="rsi" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td class="coverdstd" align="center"><a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=NeUkAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_citations_module_r&cad=5" ><img alt="" class="coverthumb hover-card-attach-point" src="https://books.google.com.sg/books/content?id=NeUkAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5" border="0" height="80"></a></td><td valign=top><div 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Idinopulos</span></a>,<a href="" class="secondary"><span dir=ltr>Brian C. Wilson</span></a>,<a href="" class="secondary"><span dir=ltr>James Constantine Hanges</span></a></span><br/><span><span style="color:#999">Snippet view</span> - 2006</span><br/></span></div></td><td align=right></td></tr></table></div><div class="crsiwrapper"><table class="rsi" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td class="coverdstd" align="center"><a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=hDpSW0df0yEC&source=gbs_citations_module_r&cad=5" ><img alt="" class="coverthumb hover-card-attach-point" src="https://books.google.com.sg/books/content?id=hDpSW0df0yEC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl" border="0" height="80"></a></td><td valign=top><div class=resbdy><a class="primary cresbdy" href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=hDpSW0df0yEC&printsec=frontcover&vq=%22Merriam-Webster%27s+Encyclopedia+of+World+Religions%22&source=gbs_citations_module_r&cad=5"><span dir=ltr>Genes and Human Nature: From Atoms to "good & Evil"</span></a><br><span style="line-height: 1.3em; font-size:-1;"><span><a href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Hussein+A.+Amin%22" class="secondary"><span dir=ltr>Hussein A. Amin</span></a></span><br/><span><span style="color:#99522e">Limited preview</span> - 2006</span><br/></span></div></td><td align=right></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div> </div></div></div><div class=vertical_module_list_row><h3 class="about_title">Bibliographic information</h3><div class="about_content" id="metadata_content" style="padding-bottom:.3em"><div class="metadata_sectionwrap"><table id="metadata_content_table"><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label">Title</td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Author</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Merriam-Webster,+Inc%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=6"><span dir=ltr>Merriam-Webster, Inc</span></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Editor</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Wendy+Doniger%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=6"><span dir=ltr>Wendy Doniger</span></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Edition</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>illustrated</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Publisher</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>Merriam-Webster, 1999</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>ISBN</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>0877790442, 9780877790440</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Length</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>1181 pages</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Subjects</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><div style="display:inline" itemscope itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/Breadcrumb"><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Religion%22" itemprop="url" dir=ltr><span itemprop="title">Religion</span></a></div> › <div style="display:inline" itemscope itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/Breadcrumb"><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Religion+General%22" itemprop="url" dir=ltr><span itemprop="title">General</span></a></div><br><br><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Religion+/+Comparative+Religion%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=6"><span dir=ltr>Religion / Comparative Religion</span></a><br/><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Religion+/+General%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=6"><span dir=ltr>Religion / General</span></a><br/><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Religion+/+Reference%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=6"><span dir=ltr>Religion / Reference</span></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Export Citation</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><a class="gb-button " href="https://books.google.com.sg/books/download/Merriam_Webster_s_Encyclopedia_of_World.bibtex?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&output=bibtex"><span dir=ltr>BiBTeX</span></a> <a class="gb-button " href="https://books.google.com.sg/books/download/Merriam_Webster_s_Encyclopedia_of_World.enw?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&output=enw"><span dir=ltr>EndNote</span></a> <a class="gb-button " href="https://books.google.com.sg/books/download/Merriam_Webster_s_Encyclopedia_of_World.ris?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&output=ris"><span dir=ltr>RefMan</span></a></td></tr></table></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div><script>_OC_addFlags({Host:"https://books.google.com.sg/", IsBrowsingHistoryEnabled:1, IsZipitFolderCollectionEnabled:1, IsBooksUnifiedLeftNavEnabled:1, IsBooksRentalEnabled:1});_OC_Run({"is_cobrand":false,"sign_in_url":"https://www.google.com/accounts/Login?service=print\u0026continue=https://books.google.com.sg/books%3Fid%3DZP_f9icf2roC%26redir_esc%3Dy%26hl%3Den\u0026hl=en"}, {"volume_id":"ZP_f9icf2roC","is_ebook":false,"volumeresult":{"has_flowing_text":false,"has_scanned_text":true,"can_download_pdf":false,"can_download_epub":false,"is_pdf_drm_enabled":false,"is_epub_drm_enabled":false},"sample_url":"https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=ZP_f9icf2roC\u0026source=gbs_atb_hover","is_browsable":true,"is_public_domain":false}, {});</script><div id="footer_table" style="font-size:83%;text-align:center;position:relative;top:20px;height:4.5em;margin-top:2em"><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><a href="/intl/en/googlebooks/about.html"><nobr><nobr>About Google Books</nobr></nobr></a> - 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