Sacred Scriptures of the World Religions An Introduction

by Price, Joan

• ISBN13: 9780826424716
• ISBN10: 0826424716
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-17
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

Price examines religions across the world, offering an insight into each tradition's views of the world, through their scriptural texts and spiritual practices.

Table of Contents

Introduction1 Primal WisdomThe Earliest HumansPrimal ReligionsAfrican Tribal ReligionsAustralian Aboriginal ReligionPolynesian Oral TraditionsNative American ReligionsSummaryTransitions2 Hindu WisdomEarly Religions in IndiaThe Vedic PeriodThe UpanishadsThe Bhagavad GitaSummaryTransitions3 Buddhist WisdomReligion of CompassionThe Life of Siddhartha GautamaBranches of BuddhismBuddhist ScripturesThe Buddha's TeachingsTheravada (Hinayana) BuddhismMahayana Buddhism    Tibetan Buddhism    Zen Buddhism    Pure Land Buddhism    Nichiren BuddhismThe DhammapadaSummaryTransitions4 Jain and Sikh WisdomTwo Religions Arising in IndiaJainism    Mahavira's Life    Jain Scriptures    The Digambara Order (Sky-Clad)    The Shretambara Order    Worldview    The Soul    Ahimsa (Non-violence)    LiberationSikhism    Life of Guru Nanak    The Teachings of Guru Nanak    Karma and Rebirth    Sikh Discipline    The Ten Gurus     Sikh Scripture    Sikh WorshipSummaryTransitions5 Chinese Wisdom (Taoism and Confucianism)Religion in Early ChinaYin and YangThe Five ClassicsTwo Religions of ChinaTaosim    Taoist TeachingsConficianism    Life of Confucius    The Teacher    Confucian Ethics    View of HeavenSummaryTransitions6 Jewish WisdomThe Hebrew BibleThe CreationThe Garden of EdenDisobedienceThe Story of the Great FloodThe Story of AbrahamThe Story of MosesThe ProphetsWisdom LiteratureThe TalmudSummaryTransitions7 Christian WisdomEarly ChristianityChristian ScriptureThe Story of JesusThe Life of Jesus (From Scripture)Jesus' TeachingsSelected New Testament PassagesSummaryTransitions8 Islamic WisdomThe Final RevelationOrigins of IslamThe Story of MuhammadMuhammad's Call and Mission (From the Koran)The Teachings Selections from the KoranSummary

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