![A Short Introduction to World Religions](http://img.images-bn.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.8.5)
A Short Introduction to World Religions
394![A Short Introduction to World Religions](http://img.images-bn.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.8.5)
A Short Introduction to World Religions
394Paperback
-
PICK UP IN STORECheck Availability at Nearby Stores
Available within 2 business hours
Related collections and offers
Overview
The user-friendly content is enhanced by charts of religious festivals, historic timelines, updated maps of the world's religions, and a useful glossary. Both historical overviews and modern perspectives for each religion are included.
This edition includes several updates made to the new third edition, including a new design, a new section on women and religion, and a newly revised section on religions in today's world.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781506445953 |
---|---|
Publisher: | 1517 Media |
Publication date: | 05/01/2018 |
Pages: | 394 |
Product dimensions: | 7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Tim Dowley is a historian and prolific author and editor of Bible and theology resources. He is the author of The Student Bible Atlas (Fortress Press, 2015), Christian Music: A Global History (Fortress Press, 2011), and The Christians: An Illustrated History (2007) and editor of The Atlas of Christian History (Fortress Press, 2016) and The Atlas of the European Reformations (Fortress Press, 2015), among many other titles.
Table of Contents
Contributors x
List of Maps xiii
List of Time Charts xiii
List of Festival Charts xiii
List of Illustrations xiv
Preface xv
Part 1 Understanding Religion
1 What Is Religion? 2
2 The Anthropology of Religion 5
Myths and Symbols 8
3 The Sociology of Religion 10
4 Theological Approaches to the Study of Religion 15
5 Ritual and Performance 19
6 Religions of Antiquity 26
Part 2 Indigenous Religions
7 Understanding Indigenous Religions 40
8 Indigenous Religions in Asia 47
9 Australian Aboriginal Religions 52
10 South American Indigenous Religions 56
11 Native North Americans 62
12 African Indigenous Religions 65
Part 3 Hinduism
13 A Historical Overview 72
14 Sacred Writings 79
15 Beliefs 83
16 Worship and Festivals 91
I am a Hindu 96
17 Hinduism in the Modern World 98
Part 4 Buddhism
18 A Historical Overview 104
19 Sacred Writings 112
20 Beliefs 117
I am a Buddhist 124
21 Buddhism in the Modern World 126
Parts 5 Chinese, Korean, And Japanese Religions
22 Chinese Religions 134
23 Sinkyo: Korea's Traditional Religion 145
24 Japanese Religions 148
Part 6 Jainism
25 A Historical Overview 160
Leaders and Enlightenment 166
26 Sacred Writings 167
27 Beliefs 170
28 Worship and Festivals 175
The Puja of Eight Substances 177
I am a Jain 180
29 Jainism in the Modern World 182
Part 7 Judaism
30 A Historical Overview 186
31 Sacred Writings 200
Divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures 203
32 Beliefs 204
33 Worship and Festivals 210
Seder Meal 212
I am a Jew 216
34 Branches of Judaism 217
35 Judaism in the Modern World 222
Part 8 Christianity
36 A Historical Overview 228
37 Jesus 236
Branches of the Church 240
38 Sacred Writings 245
39 Beliefs 247
40 Worship and Festivals 253
I am a Christian 258
41 Contemporary Christianity 260
Part 9 Islam
42 A Historical Overview 266
43 The Unity and Variety of Islam 275
44 Sacred Writings 279
45 Beliefs 282
46 Worship and Festivals 287
47 The Law of Islam 293
I am a Muslim 296
48 Islam in the Modern World 298
Part 10 Sikhism
49 A Historical Overview 304
The Ten Gurus 306
The Kbalsa 308
50 Sacred Writings 310
51 Beliefs 312
The Mul Mantra 316
52 Worship and Festivals 317
I am a Sikh 320
53 Sikhism Today 323
Part 11 Religions In Today's World
54 New Religious Movements 330
55 Secularization and Sacralization 337
I am a Rastafarian 340
56 Religion and Globalization 342
World Religions Today 345
I am a Spiritual Seeker 346
57 Religion and Politics 348
58 Women and Religion 354
Rapid Fact-Finder 359
Index 387
Picture Acknowledgments 394