Experiencing the World's Religions
ISBN: 9780073407500 | 007340750X
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Pub. Date: 10/29/2009
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Experiencing the World's Religionsprovides a clear and compelling account of the world's major religious traditions. With an engaging narrative and powerful photographs from around the globe, the text conveys the vitality and richness of the world's religions. It views religion as a living cultural wellspring that not only concerns systems of belief but how those beliefs are expressed in ceremonies, food, clothing, art, architecture, pilgrimage, scripture, and music. The text goes beyond traditional approaches to personally connect students wit... MORE
| Understanding Religion | |
| What Is Religion? | |
| Patterns Among Religions | |
| Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Religion | |
| Key Critical Issues | |
| Why Study the Major Religions of the World? | |
| The Pilgrimage | |
| Indigenous Religions | |
| Discovering Indigenous Religions | |
| Studying Indigenous Religions: Learning from Pat... MORE | |
| Sacred Practices in Indigenous Religions | |
| Indigenous Religions Today | |
| Hinduism | |
| The Origins of Hinduism | |
| The Upanishads and the Axis Age | |
| Living Spiritually in the Everyday World | |
| Devotional Hinduism | |
| Hinduism and the Arts | |
| Hinduism: Modern Challenges | |
| Buddhism | |
| The Beginnings of Buddhism: The Life of the Buddha | |
| The Basic Teachings of Buddhism | |
| The Influence of Indian Thought on Early Buddhist Teachings | |
| The Early Development of Buddhism | |
| Mahayana Buddhism: The "Big Vehicle" | |
| Vajrayana Buddhism: The "Diamond Vehicle" | |
| Buddhism and the Modern World | |
| Jainism and Sikhism | |
| Shared Origins | |
| Jainism | |
| Background | |
| Mahavira and the Origins of Jainism | |
| Worldview | |
| Jain Ethics | |
| The Development of Jainism and Its Branches | |
| Jain Practices | |
| Jain Scriptures | |
| Jain Art and Architecture | |
| Sikhism | |
| Background | |
| Nanak and the Origins of Sikhism | |
| The Worldview and Teachings of Nanak | |
| The Development of Sikhism | |
| Sikh Scriptures | |
| Sikhism and the Modern World | |
| Daoism and Confucianism | |
| Basic Elements of Traditional Chinese Beliefs | |
| Daoism | |
| The Origins of Daoism | |
| The Basic Early Teachings | |
| Daoism and the Quest for Longevity | |
| The Development of Daoism | |
| Daoism and the Arts | |
| Daoism and the Modern World | |
| Confucianism | |
| The Dao in Confucianism | |
| The Life of Confucius | |
| Living According to Confucian Values | |
| Confucian Literature | |
| The Development of Confucianism | |
| Confucianism and the Arts | |
| Confucianism and the Modern World | |
| Shinto | |
| The Origins of Shinto | |
| The Historical Development of Shinto | |
| Essentials of Shinto Belief | |
| Shinto Religious Practice | |
| Shinto and the Arts | |
| Shinto Offshoots: The New Religions | |
| Shinto and the Modern World | |
| Judaism | |
| An Overview of Jewish History | |
| The Hebrew Bible | |
| Biblical History | |
| Cultural Conflict during the Second Temple Era | |
| The Development of Rabbinical Judaism | |
| Questioning and Reform | |
| Judaism and the Modern World | |
| Jewish Belief | |
| Religious Practice | |
| Divisions within Contemporary Judaism | |
| Jewish Identity and the Future of Judaism | |
| Christianity | |
| The Life and Teachings of Jesus | |
| Early Christian Beliefs and History | |
| The Early Spread of Christianity | |
| Influences on Christianity at the End of the Roman Empire | |
| The Eastern Orthodox Church | |
| Christianity in the Middle Ages | |
| The Protestant Reformation | |
| The Development of Christianity Following the Protestant Reformation | |
| Christian Practice | |
| Christianity and the Arts | |
| Christianity Faces the Modern World | |
| Islam | |
| The Life and Teachings of Muhammad | |
| Essentials of Islam | |
| The Historical Development of Islam | |
| Sufism: Islamic Mysticism | |
| Islamic Law and Philosophy | |
| Islam and the Arts | |
| Islam and the Modern World | |
| Alternative Paths | |
| Origins of New Religions | |
| Contemporary Paganism: Wicca and Druidism | |
| Religions of the Yoruba Tradition: Santería, Voodoo, Candomblé | |
| Theosophy | |
| Scientology | |
| Falun Gong | |
| Cao Dai | |
| Rastafarianism | |
| Baha'i | |
| New Religious Movements: A Special Role | |
| The Modern Search | |
| Modern Influences on the Future of Religion | |
| The Recurring Challenge of Change | |
| Environmentalism: A Religious Phenomenon? | |
| Eclectic Spirituality | |
| Notes | |
| Credits | |
| Index | |
| In each chapter: | |
| Related Readings | |
| Key Terms | |
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