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Author | : Christopher Partridge |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 538 |
Release | : 2013-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 080069970X |
A leading textbook for world religion, this new edition is designed to help students in their study and research of the world's religious traditions. Known and valued for its balanced approach and its respected board of consulting editors, this text addresses ways to study religion, provides broad coverage of diverse religions, and offers an arresting layout with rich illustrations. The second edition has new and extended primary source readings, a stronger section on the Religions of South Asia, additional maps, a new full-color, student-friendly format, and more.
Author | : Irving Hexham |
Publisher | : Zondervan Academic |
Total Pages | : 513 |
Release | : 2011-03-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0310314488 |
Globalization and high-speed communication put twenty-first century people in contact with adherents to a wide variety of world religions, but usually, valuable knowledge of these other traditions is limited at best. On the one hand, religious stereotypes abound, hampering a serious exploration of unfamiliar philosophies and practices. On the other hand, the popular idea that all religions lead to the same God or the same moral life fails to account for the distinctive origins and radically different teachings found across the world’s many religions. Understanding World Religions presents religion as a complex and intriguing matrix of history, philosophy, culture, beliefs, and practices. Hexham believes that a certain degree of objectivity and critique is inherent in the study of religion, and he guides readers in responsible ways of carrying this out. Of particular importance is Hexham’s decision to explore African religions, which have frequently been absent from major religion texts. He surveys these in addition to varieties of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Author | : Robert S. Ellwood |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1438110383 |
Contains nearly 600 brief entries on the world's religious traditions.
Author | : Kenneth Shouler |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2010-03-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1440500363 |
An easy-to-use and comprehensive guide that explores the intriguing dogma and rituals, cultural convictions, and often-checkered backgrounds and histories of the world's religions.
Author | : Huston Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2017-03-29 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9784871872225 |
This book has seven basic chapters: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. These he calls the "Major Historical Religions." They all have sacred texts. This book was intended to be a brief survey without an in-depth analysis. A new section was added to The World's Religions. It is entitled "The Primal Religions." It describes a broad sweep of religions such as those practiced by the Australian Aborigines, by the Native American Indians of North and South America and the religions of the interior of Africa. Huston Smith's masterpiece explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the native traditions of Australia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Emphasizing the inner--rather than the institutional--dimension of these religions, Smith devotes special attention to Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. He convincingly conveys the unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and reveals their hold on the human heart and imagination.
Author | : George Braswell |
Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 1994-01-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1433669129 |
Understanding other religions is no longer an academic, ivory tower exercise. In this timely and important book, Dr, Braswell provides an introduction to the major world religions, as well as many of the minor ones.
Author | : Joseph Runzo |
Publisher | : Library of Global Ethics and R |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2001-04-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
This latest addition to the Oneworld Library of Global Ethics and Religion contains articles from leading scholars on the role played by religious ethics in today's society.
Author | : John Bowker |
Publisher | : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780789496768 |
The Evolution of Major Faiths World Religions looks at the beliefs and practices of many different religions, from the ancient Egyptians to Zoroastrianism -- the oldest "living" religion -- and the great faiths practiced today. Each of the major faiths -- Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam -- is examined in detail through its sacred texts, epic imagery, key beliefs, and religious artifacts. The distinctive identities of different faiths are explored in World Religions by studying the main principles and thinking of each religion. The book's superb reproduction allows the symbolism and meaning in religious imagery and iconography to be revealed in great detail. Accessible and far-reaching, World Religions will engage the whole family as much as the serious student. Book jacket.
Author | : Jacob Neusner |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780664224752 |
In this the third edition of Jacob Neusner's basic, accessible, and proven guide to the world's religions as they are practiced in America, new chapters explore the Church of Scientology, Nature Religions, and the Baha'i faith. In addition, the chapter on Islam in America has been expanded. Each chapter includes study questions, essay topics, and suggestions for further reading.
Author | : Peter B. Clarke |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 806 |
Release | : 2009-05-07 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1135211000 |
This comprehensive volume focuses on the world's religions and the changes they have undergone as they become more global and diverse in form. It explores the religions of the world not only in the regions with which they have been historically associated, but also looks at the new cultural and religious contexts in which they are developing. It considers the role of migration in the spread of religions by examining the issues raised for modern societies by the increasing interaction of different religions. The volume also addresses such central questions as the dynamics of religious innovation which is evidenced in the rise and impact of new religious and new spirituality movements in every continent.