The Illustrated Timeline of Religion

The Illustrated Timeline of Religion
Author: Laura S. Smith
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2007
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781402736063

This heavenly timeline covers the classical religions, the historical religions (such as Christianity, Buddhism and Confucianism), modern religions that developed during the Renaissance and Reformation, and finally the postmodern era, including fundamentalism and religious backlash.

National Geographic Concise History of World Religions

National Geographic Concise History of World Religions
Author: Tim A. Cooke
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 1426206984

Presented in a time line format, the book offers a survey of world religions. It examines global perspectives on the history of faith in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania, Africa and the Middle East.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions
Author: John Bowker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2002-01-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780521810371

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions is a comprehensive survey of world religions from pre-history to the present day. Each religion is treated in depth, with text written by a recognized academic expert, and supported by extensive illustrations. The religions covered include Jainism, Chinese and Japanese religions, Hindu religions, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism, along with smaller sections on Zoroaster and Parsis, Greek and Rome, Egypt and Mesopotamia, aboriginal religions, Shamanism, and modern religions such as Bahai. The book includes a substantial bibliography, a full chronology for each section, a general chronology giving the most significant dates from all religions, and information on religious phenomena such as festivals and calendars. This is an authoritative reference book which will appeal equally to students of religion, teachers, and general interested readers. John Bowker is the author of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (Oxford, 2000), The Complete Bible Handbook: An Illustrated Companion (DK Publishing, 1998) and and The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (Oxford, 1997). He is Greshan Professor, Greshan College, London and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and North Carolina State University.

A Little History of Religion

A Little History of Religion
Author: Richard Holloway
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2016-08-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0300222149

For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity’s earliest days to our own contentious times In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire history of religion—from the dawn of religious belief to the twenty-first century—with deepest respect and a keen commitment to accuracy. Writing for those with faith and those without, and especially for young readers, he encourages curiosity and tolerance, accentuates nuance and mystery, and calmly restores a sense of the value of faith. Ranging far beyond the major world religions of Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism, Holloway also examines where religious belief comes from, the search for meaning throughout history, today’s fascinations with Scientology and creationism, religiously motivated violence, hostilities between religious people and secularists, and more. Holloway proves an empathic yet discerning guide to the enduring significance of faith and its power from ancient times to our own.

World Religions

World Religions
Author: Geoffrey Parrinder
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Total Pages: 528
Release: 1985-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780816012893

Looks at the history and beliefs of ancient and modern religions, including Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Faiths and Religions of the World

Faiths and Religions of the World
Author: David Gibbons
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Religions
ISBN: 9781592238491

Why are there so many religions in the world? How do they differ? What do they have in common? This easy-to-understand, comprehensive guide examines the belief systems of the world's major faiths, with illustrated sections that provide a visual guide to the rituals and practices of the various denominations throughout history and today. A fold-out chart provides a comparison of world religions at a glance and a comprehensive time-line chronicles the history of religion to the present day. A "Geography of Belief" maps out religious origins and histories, and major religious figures throughout the centuries are introduced.

Sex, the Illustrated History: Through Time, Religion, and Culture

Sex, the Illustrated History: Through Time, Religion, and Culture
Author: John R. Gregg
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2018-07-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1984524194

Sex, the Illustrated History: Volume III continues a courageous exploration of sexual customs and conflicts into the modern world. This work explores the fight for sexual freedom in a world of often-repressed sexuality. The conflict with the church and its control of sexuality and law has stood as a barrier against freedom of human sexuality. The focus of this work is primarily the European and American theater, as they strive to rise above the ancient precepts that have girdled sexuality. The fight was a long and hard-fought one; prejudice and prudery and claims of morality and law stood rigidly against a new rationalism beginning in the Reformation. The book explores in depth historical and contemporary worldwide slavery, forced marriage, child brides, abuses of the Catholic Church, and sexual trafficking. Also explored are the history of homosexual movements, bisexuality, and the larger LGBT+ movements.

An Illustrated History of Islam

An Illustrated History of Islam
Author: Raana Bokhari
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781780191522

Maps, illustrations, and photographs offer a comprehensive overview of the history of Islam.

Sex, the World History

Sex, the World History
Author: John R. Gregg
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 976
Release: 2019-07-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1796039446

Sex, The World History: Through Time, Religion, and Culture is a daring exploration of human sexuality, from the ancient to the modern world. Sex, The World History traces sexual attitudes from the transcendent to the bizarre throughout world cultures. Unmasked, are sexual practices and beliefs previously omitted or obscured from all historical telling. In a scathing condemnation of religion and its control of sex, the book explores the intricate dance between spirituality and sexuality. Revealed for the first time is a history of bisexuality in the majority of human cultures. Prior to Christianity, bisexual orientation was common in Asia, the Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Religions have controlled sex and gender orientation throughout time. The history of LGBTQ across the globe is illuminated here. How have women been exploited in sexual and cultural roles from prehistory to present day? How does religion affect women’s sexuality throughout time? The supremacy of the Mother Earth Goddess throughout most of human existence, and her relatively recent fall, have had drastic consequences for women’s sexual expression and identity. Other topics included are sex slavery and human trafficking, child brides, forced marriages, Roman Catholic abuses, war time sexual crimes, Victorian licentiousness, the evolution of sexual attitudes in North and South America, the sexual revolution of the counter culture. Offered here is an encyclopedic tour of the sexuality of humankind.

Religion and the Making of Modern East Asia

Religion and the Making of Modern East Asia
Author: Thomas David DuBois
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2011-04-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1139499467

Religious ideas and actors have shaped Asian cultural practices for millennia and have played a decisive role in charting the course of its history. In this engaging and informative book, Thomas David DuBois sets out to explain how religion has influenced the political, social, and economic transformation of Asia from the fourteenth century to the present. Crossing a broad terrain from Tokyo to Tibet, the book highlights long-term trends and key moments, such as the expulsion of Catholic missionaries from Japan, or the Taiping Rebellion in China, when religion dramatically transformed the political fate of a nation. Contemporary chapters reflect on the wartime deification of the Japanese emperor, Marxism as religion, the persecution of the Dalai Lama, and the fate of Asian religion in a globalized world.