Parrinder, Edward Geoffrey

Overview

Works:	189 works in 1,365 publications in 10 languages and 28,436 library holdings
Genres:	Comparative studies Dictionaries Pictorial works Illustrated works Criticism, interpretation, etc Quotations Biography History
Roles:	Author, Editor, Translator, Honoree, Other, Author of introduction, Compiler, Director, Speaker, Publishing director
Classifications:	BL2400, 291

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Edward Geoffrey Parrinder

Encountering world religions : questions of religious truth by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )
A bag of needments : Geoffrey Parrinder and the study of religion by Martin Forward( Book )
Encounters in world religions by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )
In the belly of the snake : West Africa over sixty years ago by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

Most widely held works by Edward Geoffrey Parrinder

African mythology by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

81 editions published between 1967 and 1997 in 7 languages and held by 3,148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents the mythology of Sub-Saharan Africa, including beliefs on creation, birth, death, and oracles, with texts of some legends and animal fables

World religions : from ancient history to the present by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

16 editions published between 1971 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,990 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A concise study of religions from around the world, discussing the history, beliefs, and social background of each religion

A dictionary of non-Christian religions by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

35 editions published between 1971 and 1981 in English and held by 1,634 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam ... are stressed."

African traditional religion by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

83 editions published between 1954 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 1,532 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jie shao le fei zhou zong jiao xin yang, fa shu, ge zhong zong jiao xin yang de li shi

Jesus in the Qurʼan by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

60 editions published between 1955 and 2013 in English and held by 1,393 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Written for both Christians and Muslims, for specialists as well as general readers, this book offers a study of Qur'anic teachings about the birth, life, work, death and resurrection of Jesus. The author explores all 93 verses in the Qur'an in which Jesus

Religion in Africa by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

25 editions published in 1969 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,032 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mysticism in the world's religions by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

25 editions published between 1976 and 1996 in English and Chinese and held by 1,031 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Religion: Sufism and Mysticism

Witchcraft: European and African by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

60 editions published between 1900 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 996 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sex in the world's religions by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

13 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 817 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Worship in the world's religions by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

28 editions published between 1961 and 1981 in English and held by 809 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

West African religion, a study of the beliefs and practices of Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, Ibo, and kindred peoples by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

50 editions published between 1900 and 2014 in English and held by 744 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The faiths of mankind; a guide to the world's living religions by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

4 editions published between 1964 and 1965 in English and held by 737 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introductory guide to Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism, tribal religions, Judaism, and Christianity

Upanishads, Gītā and Bible; a comparative study of Hindu and Christian Scriptures by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

30 editions published between 1962 and 1975 in English and held by 729 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Avatar and incarnation by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

23 editions published between 1970 and 1982 in English and German and held by 726 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Comparative religion by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

37 editions published between 1962 and 1977 in English and Undetermined and held by 623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sexual morality in the world's religions by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

15 editions published between 1980 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 560 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Routledge dictionary of religious & spiritual quotations by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

26 editions published between 1990 and 2016 in English and held by 537 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of quotations from religious literature, organized by topic, includes selections from the Bible, Koran, Zoroastrian Gathas, Hindu Vedas, Buddhist Dhammapada, the Chinese Tao Te Ching, and more

The indestructible soul; the nature of man and life after death in Indian thought by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

11 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 508 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduction to Asian religions by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

19 editions published between 1957 and 1976 in English and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Religion in an African city by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

29 editions published between 1953 and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide