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A Short Introduction to World Religions : Third Edition /

This leading textbook for world religions is now available in a more concise version. Many of the features of Introduction to World Religions are retained in this volume but with focus on the religious traditions themselves. Also retained are the user-friendly charts of religious festivals, historic...

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Otros Autores: Partridge, Christopher H. (Christopher Hugh), 1961- (Editor ), Dowley, Tim (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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505 0 |a Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Consulting Editors; Contents; Contributors; List of Maps; List of Time Charts; List of Festival Charts; List of Illustrations; Preface; Part 1: Understanding Religion; What Is Religion?; The Anthropology of Religion; The Sociology of Religion; Theological Approaches to the Study of Religion; Ritual and Performance; Religions of Antiquity; Part 2: Indigenous Religions; Understanding Indigenous Religions; Indigenous Religions in Asia; Australian Aboriginal Religions; South American Indigenous Religions; Native North Americans; African Indigenous Religions 
505 0 |a Part 3: HinduismA Historical Overview; Sacred Writings; Beliefs; Worship and Festivals; Hinduism in the Modern World; Part 4: Buddhism; A Historical Overview; Sacred Writings; Beliefs; Buddhism in the Modern World; Part 5: Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Religions; Chinese Religions; Sinkyo: Korea's Traditional Religion; Japanese Religions; Part 6: Jainism; A Historical Overview; Sacred Writings; Beliefs; Worship and Festivals; Jainism in the Modern World; Part 7: Judaism; A Historical Overview; Sacred Writings; Beliefs; Worship and Festivals; Branches of Judaism; Judaism in the Modern World 
505 0 |a Part 8: ChristianityA Historical Overview; Jesus; Sacred Writings; Beliefs; Worship and Festivals; Contemporary Christianity; Part 9: Islam; A Historical Overview; The Unity and Variety of Islam; Sacred Writings; Beliefs; Worship and Festivals; The Law of Islam; Islam in the Modern World; Part 10: Sikhism; A Historical Overview; Sacred Writings; Beliefs; Worship and Festivals; Sikhism Today; Part 11: Religions in Today's World; New Religious Movements; Secularization and Sacralization; Religion and Globalization; Religion and Politics; Women and Religion; Rapid Fact-Finder; Index 
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