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9780631182429

A World Religions Reader

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  • ISBN13:

    9780631182429

  • ISBN10:

    063118242X

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-01-01
  • Publisher: Blackwell Pub

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Summary

Brings together primary material from the major religions of the world. Combines passages from the scriptures with classic statements from major thinkers and institutions. Each chapter is organized around 5 headings: The Religious Mind, World Views, Institutions and Rituals, Ethical Expression (with a special emphasis on the role of women), and Modern Expression; this will enable cross-religious comparison. Written for students who are coming to the study of world religions for the first time. At the end of each chapter are: fact sheets that give a clear summary of major beliefs, significant historical events and festivals, and a glossary. Bibliography.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Purpose and Method
The Purpose
Defining Religion
Competing Methodologies
Defending this Approach
Use in the Classroom
Secular Humanism
The Secular Mind
World Views
Ethical Expression
Modern Expression
Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs
Historical Highlights
Key Terms
Revision Questions
Comparative Questions
Hinduism
The Hindu Mind
World Views
Ethical Expression
Modern Expression
Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs
Historical Highlights
Hindu Months
Major Festivals
Key Terms
Revision Questions
Comparative Questions
Buddhism
The Buddhist Mind
World Views
Ethical Expression
Modern Expression
Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs
Historical Highlights
Major Festivals
Key Terms
Revision Questions
Comparative Questions
Chinese Religion
The Chinese Mind
World Views
Ethical Expression
Modern Expression
Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs
Historical Highlights
Major Festivals
Key Terms
Revision Questions
Comparative Questions
Shintoism
The Shinto Mind
World Views
Ethical Expression
Modern Expression
Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs
Historical Highlights
Major Festivals
Key Terms
Revision Questions
Comparative Questions
Judaism
The Jewish Mind
World Views
Ethical Expression
Modern Expression
Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs
Historical Highlights
Major Festivals
Key Terms
Revision Questions
Comparative Questions
Christianity
The Christian Mind
World Views
Ethical Expression
Modern Expression
Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs
Historical Highlights
Major Festivals
Key Terms
Revision Questions
Comparative Questions
Islam
The Islamic Mind
World Views
Ethical Expression
Modern Expression
Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs
Historical Highlights
Major Festivals
Key Terms
Revision Questions
Comparative Questions
Sikhism
The Sikh Mind
World Views
Ethical Expression
Modern Expression
Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs
Historical Highlights
Sikh Months
Major Festivals
Key Terms
Revision Questions
Comparative Questions
Worldwide Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1997
Annotated Bibliography
Index
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