
Scriptures of the World's Religions
McGraw-Hill Education (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 6. August 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
720 pages
978-1-259-90792-0 (ISBN)
Description
The sixth edition of Scriptures of the World's Religions brings together many of the world's most influential sacred texts. With comprehensive introductions in each chapter, the selected writings emphasize each religion's founders, central doctrines, and historical development. The translated texts, many of which were translated specifically for this collection, are stylistically clear and up-to-date. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience which guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically-graded assessments.
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More details
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
OH
United States
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student
Illustrations
1 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-259-90792-0 (9781259907920)
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Persons
James Fieser is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He received his B.A. from Berea College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Purdue University. He is author, co-author or editor of ten textbooks, including Philosophy: A Historical Survey with Essential Readings (9/e 2014), Scriptures of the World's Religions (5/e 2014), Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong (7/e 2012), Business Ethics and the Bottom Line (2012), A Historical Introduction to Philosophy (2003), and Moral Philosophy through the Ages (2001). He has edited and annotated the ten-volume Early Responses to Hume (2/e 2005) and the five-volume Scottish Common Sense Philosophy (2000). He is founder and general editor of the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy web site (www.iep.utm.edu). His personal website can be accessed at www.utm.edu/staff/jfieser.
John Powers is Professor of Asian Studies in the School of Culture, History, and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. He received a BA from the College of the Holy Cross, an MA from McMaster University, and a PhD from the University of Virginia. He is the author of fourteen books and more than sixty articles, including A Bull of a Man: Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2009); History as Propaganda: Tibetan Exiles versus the Peoples Republic of China (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004); and Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism (Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2007). He teaches courses on Buddhism, contemporary India, methodology for Asian Studies, and Asian Religions.
John Powers is Professor of Asian Studies in the School of Culture, History, and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. He received a BA from the College of the Holy Cross, an MA from McMaster University, and a PhD from the University of Virginia. He is the author of fourteen books and more than sixty articles, including A Bull of a Man: Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2009); History as Propaganda: Tibetan Exiles versus the Peoples Republic of China (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004); and Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism (Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2007). He teaches courses on Buddhism, contemporary India, methodology for Asian Studies, and Asian Religions.
Content
Hinduism Introduction
Vedas
Vedanta: The Upanis.ads and Their Commentaries
Yoga
Puran.as and Epics
Devotional Literature
Treatises on DharmaJainism
Introduction
Jaina ScripturesBuddhism
Introduction
The Life of the Buddha
Pali Canon
Mahaya na Scriptures
Tibetan Buddhist Scriptures
Chinese and Japanese Buddhist Scriptures Sikhism
Introduction
Sikh ScripturesConfucianism
Introduction
Confucian Scriptures Daoism
Introduction
Daoist Scriptures Shinto
Introduction
Shinto Scriptures Australian Aboriginal Religion
Introduction
Australian Aboriginal Myths Zoroastrianism
Introduction
The Avesta
Pahlavi Writings
Zurvan Writings Judaism
Introduction
Books of Moses
Conquest and United Kingdom
Divided Kingdom and Exile
Post-Exilic Writings
Rabbinic Writings
Medieval Judaism
Recent Movements
Orthodox Judaism: Service Prayer for the Day of AtonementChristianity
Introduction
Jesus' Birth and Ministry
Jesus' Death
New Testament Church
Noncanonical Gospels
Early Statements of Faith
Church Fathers, Saints, and Mystics
The Rule of Saint Benedict
The Council of Trent
Pope Leo XIII On the Condition of Labor: Rerum Novarum
Protestant Statements of Faith
Recent Sectarian Movements Islam
Introduction
Qur'an: Muhammad in Mecca
Qur'an: Muhammad in Medina
Hadith
Sunni and Shi'i Writings
Sufi Writings Baha'i Faith
Introduction
The Bab
Baha'u'llah
Abdu'l-Baha
Shoghi Effendi
The Universal House of Justice Indigenous Religions of the West
Introduction
Africa
War of the Gods: Yoruba Myth
America Origin of Corn: Creek Myth
Vedas
Vedanta: The Upanis.ads and Their Commentaries
Yoga
Puran.as and Epics
Devotional Literature
Treatises on DharmaJainism
Introduction
Jaina ScripturesBuddhism
Introduction
The Life of the Buddha
Pali Canon
Mahaya na Scriptures
Tibetan Buddhist Scriptures
Chinese and Japanese Buddhist Scriptures Sikhism
Introduction
Sikh ScripturesConfucianism
Introduction
Confucian Scriptures Daoism
Introduction
Daoist Scriptures Shinto
Introduction
Shinto Scriptures Australian Aboriginal Religion
Introduction
Australian Aboriginal Myths Zoroastrianism
Introduction
The Avesta
Pahlavi Writings
Zurvan Writings Judaism
Introduction
Books of Moses
Conquest and United Kingdom
Divided Kingdom and Exile
Post-Exilic Writings
Rabbinic Writings
Medieval Judaism
Recent Movements
Orthodox Judaism: Service Prayer for the Day of AtonementChristianity
Introduction
Jesus' Birth and Ministry
Jesus' Death
New Testament Church
Noncanonical Gospels
Early Statements of Faith
Church Fathers, Saints, and Mystics
The Rule of Saint Benedict
The Council of Trent
Pope Leo XIII On the Condition of Labor: Rerum Novarum
Protestant Statements of Faith
Recent Sectarian Movements Islam
Introduction
Qur'an: Muhammad in Mecca
Qur'an: Muhammad in Medina
Hadith
Sunni and Shi'i Writings
Sufi Writings Baha'i Faith
Introduction
The Bab
Baha'u'llah
Abdu'l-Baha
Shoghi Effendi
The Universal House of Justice Indigenous Religions of the West
Introduction
Africa
War of the Gods: Yoruba Myth
America Origin of Corn: Creek Myth