Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena written by J. Gordon Melton and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apparitions of Mary--claimed in dozens, if not hundreds, of locations--are part of a sharp increase in religious phenomena worldwide. This book is based upon more than 250 such occurrences that have served to lift believers out of the mundane world and into a transcendental reality.