Religions of Asia

by Fenton, John Y.; Hein, Norvin; Reynolds, Frank E.; Miller, Alan L.; Nielsen, Niels C.; Burford, Grace G.; Forman, Robert K. C.

• ISBN13: 9780312057534
• ISBN10: 0312057539
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-03-15
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Summary

This comprehensive survey of the religions of India and the Far East offers writings by noted scholars; coverage of the role of religion in everyday life; information on what it is like to be an adherant to each religion; and discussion of religion's influence on gender roles.

Table of Contents

   Introduction: Religion and Religions of Asia
    
  Understanding Religion in the Context of Pluralism
    Developing a Cross-Cultural Model of Religion:
    Religious Needs and Satisfactions
    The Structure of Religion
    How to Read This Book
    
PART I. RELIGIONS OF INDIA
  1. The Earliest Forms of Hinduism
    The Indus Civilization
    The Religion of the Vedas
    
  2. Classical Hinduism: The Way of Action
    
  3. Classical Hinduism: The Way of Knowledge
    
  4. Classical Hinduism: The Way of Devotion
    
  5. Modern Hinduism
    
  6. Jainism and Sikhism
    Jainism
    Sikhism
    
PART II. BUDDHISM
    
  7. The Rise of Buddhism
    The Life of the Buddha
    The Teachings of the Buddha: The Dharma
    The Early Buddhist Community: The Sangha
    Early Buddhism and the "New Society"
    
  8. The Development of Buddhism in India
    The Apogee and Decline of Indian Buddhism
    
  9. Buddhism as a World Religion
    Buddhism in "Greater India"
    Buddhism in Central Asia, China, and Japan
    Buddhism in Tibet
    Buddhism in the Modern Era
    
PART III. RELIGIONS OF CHINA AND JAPAN
    
  10. Roots of Religion in China
    The Unity of Chinese Religions
    China's Early Religious History
    The Age of the Hundred Philosophers
    
  11. Three Visions of Harmony: Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist
    
  12. Neo-Confucianism: From the Classical Era to Modern Times
    China in a Period of Revolutionary Change
    
  13. Japan's Religions: From Prehistory to Modern Times
    The Shinto Substratum of Japanese Religiosity
    Religion and Society in Early Japan
    The Medieval Period
    The Modern Period