World Religions
Published on 1. February 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
601 pages
978-0-19-540751-8 (ISBN)
Description
A team of scholarly authorities on religion have assembled this introduction to the religious traditions of Middle Eastern origin, under the editorship of Willard G. Oxtoby. It presents surveys of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as well as an overview of Zoroastrianism, and information on Greek and Roman religion, African traditional religion, North American native traditions, religion in pre-Christian Europe, and New Age spirituality.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
halftones, line figures
ISBN-13
978-0-19-540751-8 (9780195407518)
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Willard G. Oxtoby
World Religions: Western Traditions
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07/2001
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press, Canada
€48.06
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Content
A personal invitation, Willard G. Oxtoby; the Hindu tradition, Vasudha Narayanan; the Jain tradition, Vasudha Narayanan; the Sikh tradition, Willard G. Oxtoby; the Buddhist tradition, Roy Amore and Julia Ching; East Asian religions, Julia Ching; adjoining Asia's major religions, Willard G. Oxtoby; the nature of religion, Willard G. Oxtoby. Appendices: transliteration of South Asian terms; East Asian dynastic eras and transliteration of Chinese terms.