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Does the Quran demand Jihad? What has the synagogue meant for the survival of the Jewish people? Where can we find Nirvana? And how are religious convictions fuelling today's conflicts in the Middle East? Beliefs that Changed the World answers these and other fundamental questions in this compelling introduction to the great religions.

Introduction	p. 5
Judaism
Overview and timeline	p. 8
Foundations	p. 11
From the Promised Land to the Exile	p. 15
After the Exile	p. 19
From the Fall of Jerusalem to Maimonides	p. 23
From Qabbalah to the State of Israel	p. 27
Christianity
Overview and timeline	p. 31
Jesus	p. 35
The Early Years	p. 39
The Church in the Roman Empire	p. 43
The Orthodox Church	p. 47
The Western Church	p. 51
The Reformations	p. 55
Rome and the Popes	p. 59
Expansion into the World	p. 63
Islam
Overview and timeline	p. 67
Muhammad and the Quran	p. 71
From Muhammad to the Abbasids	p. 75
Shia Islam and the Sunni Dynasties	p. 79
Mutazilites and Creeds	p. 83
Sufis and Islam in the Modern World	p. 87
Developments from Islam: Ahmadiyya, Babis and Bahais	p. 91
Indian Beliefs
Overview and timeline	p. 95
The Vedic period	p. 99
Basic Beliefs	p. 103
God, Gods and Goddesses	p. 107
Shiva and the Shaivites	p. 111
Goddess and Tantra	p. 115
Philosophy, Reform and Modern India	p. 119
Jains	p. 123
Parsis	p. 127
Sikhs: Guru Nanak	p. 131
The Sikh Gurus	p. 135
Buddhism
Overview and timeline	p. 139
The Life of the Buddha	p. 143
Buddhism in India and Southeast Asia	p. 147
Mahayana Buddhism	p. 151
Tibet	p. 155
China	p. 159
Korea and Japan	p. 163
Chinese Beliefs
Overview and timeline	p. 167
From Oracle Bones to Confucius	p. 173
From Confucius to the Neo-Confucianists	p. 177
The Dao	p. 181
The Development of Daoism	p. 185
Japanese Beliefs
Overview and timeline	p. 189
The Emperors and the Kami	p. 193
From Kamakura to Tokugawa	p. 197
Meiji and the New Religions	p. 201
Conclusion	p. 205
Index	p. 206
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Beliefs That Changed the World

Beliefs That Changed the World

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