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A Brief Introduction to Jainism and Sikhism /
This brief introduction to Jainism and Sikhism is designed to help readers understand these important religious traditions. With both nuance and balance, this text provides broad coverage of various forms of Jainism and Sikhism with an arresting layout with rich colors. It offers both historical ove...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2019
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| Colección: | Introductions to world religions.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 490 | 0 | |a aIntroductions to world religions | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Part I: Understanding religion. What is religion? -- Phenomenology and the study of religion -- The anthropology of religion. Myths and symbols -- The sociology of religion -- The psychology of religion -- Theological approaches to the study of religion -- Critical theory and religion -- Ritual and performance -- Part 2: Jainism. A historical overview. Leaders and enlightenment -- Sacred writings -- Beliefs -- Family and society -- Worship and festivals. The puja of eight substances -- I am a Jain -- Jainism in the modern world. Modern Jain leaders -- Part 3: Sikhism. A historical overview. The ten gurus -- The Khalsa -- Sacred writings -- Beliefs. The Mul Mantra -- Worship and festivals. The golden temple -- Guru Hargobind's release -- Family and society. I am a Sikh -- Sikhism today / | |
| 506 | |a Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. | ||
| 520 | |a This brief introduction to Jainism and Sikhism is designed to help readers understand these important religious traditions. With both nuance and balance, this text provides broad coverage of various forms of Jainism and Sikhism with an arresting layout with rich colors. It offers both historical overviews and modern perspectives on Jain and Sikh beliefs and practices. The user-friendly content is enhanced by charts of religious festivals, historic timelines, updated maps, and a useful glossary. It is ideal for courses on Jainism, Sikhism, and South Asian religions and will be a useful, concise reference for all readers eager to know more about these important religious tradition and their place in our contemporary world. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Jainism. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Dowley, Tim, |e editor. | |
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| 945 | |a Project MUSE - 2019 Philosophy and Religion | ||