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.