Encyclopedia of Religion, Volume 8: Kaʿbah–Marx, Karl

This volume presents a multidisciplinary examination of religious traditions and concepts situated between the entries “Kaʿbah” and “Marx, Karl.” Its articles demonstrate how religious beliefs are articulated through sacred places, philosophical systems, rituals, scriptures, institutions, and patterns of social organization. By bringing together Asian, Middle Eastern, Western, Indigenous, and comparative perspectives, the volume reveals both the diversity of religious expression and the recurring questions concerning authority, salvation, ethics, identity, and human existence.