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|a Deming, Willoughby.
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|a Understanding the Religions of the World
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|a Intro -- Understanding the Religions of the World: An Introduction -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface for Teachers -- A Note about the Chapter Features -- About the Website -- Introduction -- The Importance of Religion -- The Study of Religion -- Understanding Religions -- Defining Religion and Religions -- CONCLUSION -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 1 Hinduism -- Overview -- History -- The Indus Valley -- Newcomers to the Indus Valley -- Aryan scripture and religion -- The end of the Veda -- Class and caste -- People left out of Hindu society -- Hinduism's epic tradition -- Three great gods
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|a Devotional Hinduism -- Islamic dynasties in India -- British colonialism -- The Hindu Renaissance and Indian independence -- From the Partition to the present -- Contemporary Beliefs and Practices -- Salvation according to the logic of karma -- Salvation according to the logic of devotion -- Salvation according to the logic of jnana -- CONCLUSION -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 2 Buddhism -- Overview -- History -- The Buddha's life according to Buddhist traditions -- Early Buddhism in India -- The beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism -- The emergence of Theravada Buddhism
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|a A cosmic Buddha, and Buddhist cosmology -- The bodhisattva path -- The Thunderbolt or Diamond Vehicle -- The disappearance of Buddhism from India -- Buddhism outside of India -- Western imperialism and the rediscovery of Buddhism -- The resurgence of Buddhism as a global religion -- New leadership roles for the laity -- Contemporary Beliefs and Practices -- Laity and monastics -- Karmic orientation -- Nirvanic orientation -- CONCLUSION -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 3 Chinese Religion -- Overview -- History -- A religious mandate for kingship, and five early scriptures
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|a Early intellectuals and theorists -- The universal Way -- Confucianism and Daoism under the Han Dynasty -- The synthesis of religion under the Han and the arrival of a new religion -- Neo-Confucianism, the Three Teachings, and popular religion -- The impact of European imperialism -- Chinese religion in Taiwan and the PRC -- Chinese religion outside of China -- Contemporary Beliefs and Practices -- Cosmic patterns and balance -- Patterns in the physical world -- Patterns in human society -- Patterns in the spirit government -- CONCLUSION -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 4 Japanese Religion -- Overview
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|a What Japanese religion is and is not -- Shinto and Buddhism as religions on their own -- History -- "Foreign religions" from China -- The growth of Japanese Buddhism -- Christian missionaries and the resurgence of Buddhism -- The Meiji promotion of Shinto -- Post-war Japan -- The present -- Contemporary Beliefs and Practices -- Rituals of memorialization -- Expressions of care and concern -- Rituals of life transitions -- CONCLUSION -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 5 African Religions -- Overview -- History -- From the earliest artifacts to the fifteenth century
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