Introduction to World ReligionsChristopher Hugh Partridge This substantially revised and updated edition features maps, charts, and more than two hundred photographs, many in color. An international group of expert scholars sympathetically discuss the world's major religious traditions (including Buddhism, Baha'i, and Jainism) and new religious movements. |
Contents
Contents | 9 |
Religions of Antiquity | 38 |
Indigenous Religions | 99 |
Jainism | 165 |
Buddhism | 188 |
Sikhism | 216 |
Judaism | 265 |
A TESTING GROUND FOR THREE FAITHS | 304 |
Christianity | 310 |
The Religions of East Asia | 394 |
The Baháí Faith | 421 |
Religion in Todays World | 435 |
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Adi Granth Africa ancient ascetic Bahá'í Faith Bahá'u'lláh became believed Bible Brahman Buddha Buddhist celebrate central centre century BCE ceremony Chinese Christ Christian church Confucianism cult culture dead death deities developed Digambara divine doctrine earth evil example festival global God's goddess gods Greek groups gurdwara Guru heaven Hindu Hinduism holy human humankind important India INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS influence Islam Israel Jainism Jains Japanese Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Jinas Judaism karma king known living Mahavira Mahayana means meditation modern movement Muhammad Muslim mystical myths nature Orthodox Parsis person philosopher political practices prayer priests prophets Qur'an reform religious rites ritual Roman sacred sacrifice scholars scriptures sect secular Shabbat shaman Shinto shrine Shvetambara Sikh Sikhism social society soul spiritual symbol Talmud Taoism teaching temple term texts Torah tradition truth understanding universe Western women word worship Zoroastrian