Instant Expert: World Religions
Published on 7. March 2013
112 pages
978-0-7459-5784-5 (ISBN)
Description
Religions play a major role in today's world. This book gives you a simple and accessible introduction to the main beliefs and practices of significant and influential faiths. Joanne O'Brien and Sandra Palmer provide key facts about religions their histories and stories, their beliefs and rituals, their literature and festivals, their people and places. This book also recognises the major differences within each religion. This is a valuable guide for quick reference and offers a glimpse of the world of beliefs. The religions covered are Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
La Vergne
United Kingdom
Publishing group
SPCK Publishing
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
none
ISBN-13
978-0-7459-5784-5 (9780745957845)
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Joanne O'Brien | Sandra Palmer
Instant Expert: World Religions
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03/2013
Lion Books
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Persons
Joanne O'Brien has written numerous education and general reference books on world religions, and has worked with the BBC on religious current affairs programmes and historical documentaries. Sandra Palmer was a senior lecturer in Religious Education at Manchester Metropolitan University for seventeen years. She is actively involved in interfaith dialogue.
Content
- Intro
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH
- BUDDHISM
- CHRISTIANITY
- DAOISM
- HINDUISM
- ISLAM
- JAINISM
- JUDAISM
- SHINTO
- SIKHISM
- ZOROASTRIANISM
