A World Religions Reader
2nd Edition
Published on 15. December 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-631-21519-6 (ISBN)
Description
This new edition of Markham's popular World Religions Reader has been revised and updated to take account of teachers' and students' comments, and to make it even more useful in the classroom. For this second edition:The selection of texts has been revised to ensure those most useful in teaching are included. The commentary surrounding each text has been reviewed to ensure it is completely up-to-date. The bibliography has been annotated and expanded. The readings have been cross-referenced with Markham's introductory text Encountering Religion, to provide a complete teaching and learning package.The Reader brings together primary material from the major religions of the world. It combines passages from the scriptures with classic statements from major thinkers and institutions, ranging from the Bhagavad Gita to John Lennon and Martin Luther King. To enable cross-religious comparison, each chapter is organised around five headings: The Religious Mind, World Views, Institutions and Rituals, Ethical Expression, and Modern Expression.
At the end of each chapter fact sheets are provided to give a clear summary of major beliefs, significant historical events and festivals, and a glossary. The volume also includes summary statistics, and discussion and essay questions.
At the end of each chapter fact sheets are provided to give a clear summary of major beliefs, significant historical events and festivals, and a glossary. The volume also includes summary statistics, and discussion and essay questions.
Reviews / Votes
"This is the Reader I have long been looking for. This Reader will enhance and enliven any standard textbook by enabling students not just to understand but to feel, not just to study but to pass over to, what these religious communities have been and what they offer our contemporary world." Paul Knitter, Xavier University, Ohio (of the previous edition). "This will be an invaluable source for those in Religious Studies who need access to some central texts in translation. The commentaries, lists of data and questions for reflection will be particularly useful for those beginning a study of religions." Professor J. S. K. Ward, University of OxfordMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Weight
743 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-21519-6 (9780631215196)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Ian S. Markham | Christy Lohr
A World Religions Reader
Book
04/2009
3rd Edition
Wiley
€38.90
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Previous edition
Ian S. Markham
A World Religions Reader
Book
12/1995
Blackwell Publishers
€65.75
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Content
List of Maps. Preface to the Second Edition. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Purpose and Method. The Purpose. Defining Religion. Competing Methodologies. Defending this Approach. Use in the Classroom. 2. Secular Humanism. The Secular Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 3. Hinduism. The Hindu Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Hindu Months. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 4. Buddhism. The Buddhist Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 5. Chinese Religion. The Chinese Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 6. Shintoism. The Shinto Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 7. Judaism. The Jewish Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 8. Christianity. The Christian Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 9. Islam. The Islamic Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 10. Sikhism. The Sikh Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Sikh Months. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. Worldwide Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1997. Annotated Bibliography. Index.