Sourcebook Of The Worlds Religions
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Author | : Joel Beversluis |
Publisher | : New World Library |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2011-02-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1577313321 |
Now in its third edition, this is the most comprehensive work available on the rich variety of paths available to today's spiritual seekers. More than an academic reference, it explores how religions can collaborate to help the world. Essays exploring the realm of building an interfaith community add to the book's detailed portraits of the major religious traditions. The Sourcebook also contains essays on spiritual practices as diverse as theosophy, wicca, and indigenous religions. This revised edition of the Sourcebook offers an unparalleled look at where spirituality is headed in the coming millennium.
Author | : Richard Viladesau |
Publisher | : Paulist Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780809134618 |
Appropriate for college theology students or inquiring general readers, this anthology presents a concise history of Christian stances on other forms of belief and brief introductions to and excerpts from significant writings of the sacred books of the great world religious traditions.
Author | : Mark Juergensmeyer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Collection of introductory articles on teaching religious studies; extended references to major texts and basic ideas; article by J.H. Martin on Aboriginal religion annotated separately.
Author | : Mary Beard |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 1998-06-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521456463 |
Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ritual, and priesthood. Starting from the archaeological traces of the earliest cults of the city, it finishes with a series of texts in which Roman authors themselves reflect on the nature of their own religion, its history, even its funny side. Judaism and Christianity are given full coverage, as important elements in the religious world of the Roman empire.
Author | : A.D.(Doug) Lee |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1136617388 |
In this book A.D. Lee charts the rise to dominance of Christianity in the Roman empire. Using translated texts he explains the fortunes of both Pagans and Christians from the upheavals of the 3rd Century to the increasingly tumultuous times of the 5th and 6th centuries. The book also examines important themes in Late Antiquity such as the growth of monasticism, the emerging power of bishops and the development of pilgrimage, and looks at the fate of other significant religious groups including the Jews, Zoroastrians and Manichaeans.
Author | : Valerie M. Warrior |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2006-10-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1316264920 |
Examining sites that are familiar to many modern tourists, Valerie Warrior avoids imposing a modern perspective on the topic by using the testimony of the ancient Romans to describe traditional Roman religion. The ancient testimony recreates the social and historical contexts in which Roman religion was practised. It shows, for example, how, when confronted with a foreign cult, official traditional religion accepted the new cult with suitable modifications. Basic difficulties, however, arose with regard to the monotheism of the Jews and Christianity. Carefully integrated with the text are visual representations of divination, prayer, and sacrifice as depicted on monuments, coins, and inscriptions from public buildings and homes throughout the Roman world. Also included are epitaphs and humble votive offerings that illustrate the piety of individuals, and that reveal the prevalence of magic and the occult in the spiritual lives of the ancient Romans.
Author | : David V. Barrett |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780713727562 |
The book "reveals the beliefs and practices of many modern sects and cults. It explains where they came from.
Author | : Ross Shepard Kraemer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780195142785 |
This text is a collection of translations of primary texts relevant to women's religion in Western antiquity, from the 4th century BCE to the 5th century CE.
Author | : Ross Shepard Kraemer |
Publisher | : Augsburg Fortress Publishing |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : David G. Rice |
Publisher | : Society of Biblical Lit |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0891303472 |
Since its initial publication in 1979, Sources for the Study of Greek Religion has become an essential classroom resource in the field of classical studies. The Society of Biblical Literature is pleased to present a corrected edition—in a new, attractive, and electronic-friendly format—with hopes that it will inspire a new generation of classicists and religious historians.