Encyclopedia Articles

This page lists just my articles published in encyclopedias. See also other articles and all my publications.


**. Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. By J. Gordon Melton, with James A. Beverley, Christopher Buck, and Constance A. Jones. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011. Released September 13, 2011. [See below for entries.]

38. World Religion Day (January).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (2:936–939.)

37. Race Unity Day.” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (2:727–731.)

36. Ridvan, Festival of (April 20–May 2).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (2:744–747.)

35. Naw-Rúz, Festival of (March 21).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (2:225–228.)

34. Bab, Festival of the Declaration of the (May 23).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:67–73.)

33. Covenant, Day of the (November 26).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:225–228.)

32. Baha’u’llah, Festival of the Birth of (November 12).” (Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton.) Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:99–102.)

31. Bab, Festival of the Birth of the (October 20).” (Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton.) Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:65–67.)

30. Nineteen-Day Feast (Baha’i).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (2:641–645.)

29. Baha’i Fast (March 2–20).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:94–96.)

28. Baha’i Calendar and Rhythms of Worship.” (Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton.) Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:79–86.)

27. Bab, Martyrdom of the (July 9).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:73–76.)

26. Ayyam-i-Ha (Baha’i Intercalary Days) (February 25–March 1).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:60–63.)

25. Baha’u’llah, Ascension of (May 29).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:96–99.)

24. `Abdu’l-Baha, Ascension of (November 28).” Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. (1:1–4.)

23. Talented Tenth.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 1047–1048 (Vol. 3).

22. Harlem Renaissance.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 795–799 (Vol. 3).

21. World Religion Day.” Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, 2010. Vol. 6, pp. 3138–3140.

20. Plessy v. Ferguson.” Encyclopedia of African American History. Edited by Leslie Alexander & Walter Rucker. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010. Pp. 959–963 (Vol. 3).

19. New Negro Movement.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 925–927 (Vol. 3).

18. Alain Locke.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 224–227 (Vol. 1).

17. Ridvan, Festival of.Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, 2010. Vol. 5, pp. 2414–2416.

16. Birth of the Bab.” By Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton. Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, 2010. Vol. 1, pp. 352–353.

15. Baha’i Temples.” Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. 2nd edition. Edited by J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010. Vol. 6, pp. 2817–2821.

14. Birth/Ascension of Baha’u’llah.” By Christopher Buck and J. Gordon Melton. Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, 2010. Vol. 1, pp. 353–355.

13. Fifteenth Amendment.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 768–770 (Vol. 3).

12. Thirteenth Amendment.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 2010. Pp. 549–550 (Vol. 2).

11. Talented Tenth.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Pp. 1295–1297. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n541.

10. Harlem Renaissance.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Pp. 585–588. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n238.

9. Religious Minority Rights.” The Islamic World. Edited by Andrew Rippin. London/New York: Routledge, 2008. Pp. 638–655. [Final chapter.]

8. Plessy v. Ferguson.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Richard T. Schaefer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008. Pp.1048–1051. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n429.

7. Melting Pot.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Pp. 885–888. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n361.

6. Bureau of Indian Affairs.” Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Pp. 215–220.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n91.

5. Judicial Activism.” Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Edited by Gary L. Anderson & Kathryn G. Herr. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2007. Vol. 2, 785–789. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n459.

4. Baha’i Faith and Social Action.” Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Vol. 1, 208–213. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n97.

3. Robert Hayden.” Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. Edited by Jay Parini. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Vol. 2, 177–181. http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195156539.013.0112.

2. Alain Locke.” American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies. Supplement XIV. Edited by Jay Parini. Farmington Hills, MI: Scribner’s Reference/The Gale Group, 2004. Pp. 195–219.

1. Baha’is.Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an. Edited by Jane McAuliffe. Vol. One: 197–199. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, 2001.