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This book provides reliable information about important world religious leaders, correcting the misinformation that can be on the internet. * Examines roughly 160 alphabetically arranged reference entries that detail how religious leaders from different faiths changed the history of the world* Provides sidebars that discuss key events, offering background information and excerpts from consequential religious writings* Offers suggestions for further reading after each entry, and closes with a bibliography of important print and electronic resources suitable for student research