
Concise Introduction to World Religions
Oxford University Press, Canada
Published on 10. May 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-19-542207-8 (ISBN)
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Description
This condensed version of the two-volume introduction covers the major world religions, focusing on six areas: the origins of the movement; the crystallization of its teachings; its major divisions in regional and historical perspective, the practice of adherents and of its religious specialists; its influences on society, literature, the arts; and the challenges of intellectual, social, and technological change to the tradition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Illustrations
num. col. photos, 9 Karten
numerous colour photos, 9 maps
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
849 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-542207-8 (9780195422078)
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. Native and National Religions; 3. Jews; 4. Christians; 5. Muslims; 6. Hindus; 7. Sikhs; 8. Jains; 9. Buddhists; 10. Confucians and Daoists; 11. Shinto, Korean Religion, and Japan's New Religions; 12. New Religions in the West/What's Next; 13. Summing Up