Parrinder, Edward Geoffrey

Overview

Works:	245 works in 1,577 publications in 10 languages and 28,703 library holdings
Genres:	Comparative studies Dictionaries Pictorial works Illustrated works Quotations Criticism, interpretation, etc Academic theses Biographies History
Roles:	Author, Editor, Translator, Honoree, Author of introduction, Creator, Director, Other, Compiler, Speaker, Publishing director
Classifications:	BL2400, 291

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Edward Geoffrey Parrinder

A bag of needments : Geoffrey Parrinder and the study of religion by Martin Forward( Book )
In the belly of the snake : West Africa over sixty years ago by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )
Encounters in world religions by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )
Encountering world religions : questions of religious truth 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 3,047 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 )

17 editions published between 1971 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,917 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 )

37 editions published between 1971 and 1981 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

African traditional religion by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

97 editions published between 1954 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 1,542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Religion is a focal point of African life, inextricably bound up in the spiritual traditions that still exert tremendous influence over the people of tropical and southern Africa. This book provides a comparative study of the main religions south of the Sahara, demonstrates their common ground and builds up a coherent picture of African beliefs and practices. He divides his book into sections on the African view of God and the nature gods; the place of religious beliefs in social life; and spiritual forces

Jesus in the Qurʼan by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

74 editions published between 1955 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,368 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 is mentioned, setting them in the context of the work as a whole and drawing parallels with the Christian gospels wherever possible

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

28 editions published between 1976 and 1996 in English and Chinese and held by 1,042 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Religion: Sufism and Mysticism

Religion in Africa by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

30 editions published in 1969 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,027 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Witchcraft: European and African by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

60 editions published between 1900 and 1970 in 3 languages and held by 995 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 )

72 editions published between 1900 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 960 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

34 editions published between 1961 and 1981 in English and held by 840 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

16 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Avatar and incarnation by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

29 editions published between 1970 and 1982 in English and German and held by 741 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

31 editions published between 1962 and 1975 in English and held by 734 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 729 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Comparative religion by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

42 editions published between 1962 and 1977 in English and Undetermined and held by 637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Dictionary of religious & spiritual quotations by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

13 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 610 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

16 editions published between 1980 and 2003 in English and Russian and held by 549 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An exploration of sex and religion together within the historical and contemporary contexts of each of the world's major living religions, from the ancient traditions and practices of both Eastern and Western religions to the modern influences of medicine, psychology and women's rights

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

17 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduction to Asian religions by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

20 editions published between 1957 and 1976 in English and held by 491 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Religion in an African city by Geoffrey Parrinder( Book )

30 editions published between 1953 and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 477 WorldCat member libraries worldwide