Introduction to World ReligionsA leading textbook for world religion, this new edition is designed to help students in their study and research of the world's religious traditions. Known and valued for its balanced approach and its respected board of consulting editors, this text addresses ways to study religion, provides broad coverage of diverse religions, and offers an arresting layout with rich illustrations. The second edition has new and extended primary source readings, a stronger section on the Religions of South Asia, additional maps, a new full-color, student-friendly format, and more. |
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Contents
Family and Society | 249 |
47 | 252 |
The puja of eight substances | 254 |
am a Jain | 256 |
Jainism in the Modern World | 258 |
CHinese religions | 261 |
50 | 273 |
The Worship of Ancestors | 274 |
3 | 129 |
Understanding Indigenous Religions | 130 |
Indigenous Religions in Asia | 134 |
2 | 138 |
Australian Aboriginal Religions | 140 |
Melanesia | 143 |
South American Indigenous Religions | 145 |
Native North Americans | 150 |
Inuit | 153 |
Norse Shamanism | 155 |
28 | 157 |
The Bangwa | 161 |
The Zulu | 162 |
HindUism | 167 |
A Historical Overview | 168 |
Philosophy | 175 |
33 | 178 |
Beliefs | 181 |
Worship and Festivals | 187 |
Family and Society | 192 |
am a Hindu | 194 |
37 | 196 |
BUddHism | 201 |
A Historical Overview | 203 |
Sacred Writings | 210 |
40 | 215 |
Family and Society | 221 |
The Cao Dai and the Hoa Hao | 224 |
am a Buddhist | 226 |
Buddhism in the Modern World | 228 |
Jainism | 235 |
43 | 236 |
Leaders and Enlightenment | 240 |
Sacred Writings | 242 |
Beliefs | 245 |
Korean and JaPanese religions | 279 |
Koreas Traditional Religion | 280 |
52 | 283 |
9 | 295 |
A Historical Overview | 296 |
The Thirteen Principles of the Faith | 304 |
The Kabbalah | 306 |
Sacred Writings | 309 |
Divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures | 312 |
Beliefs | 313 |
The Covenant | 318 |
Family and Society | 320 |
Worship and Festivals | 325 |
Seder meal | 326 |
am a Jew | 330 |
The Holocaust | 332 |
Branches of Judaism | 334 |
Judaism in the Modern World | 338 |
Jewish population figures by continent in 2004 | 340 |
CHristianity | 343 |
A Historical Overview | 344 |
Jesus | 351 |
Branches of the Church | 358 |
Sacred Writings | 363 |
Beliefs | 365 |
Worship and Festivals | 371 |
am a Christian | 376 |
Family and Society | 378 |
Contemporary Christianity | 380 |
islam | 387 |
siKHism | 429 |
religions in todays World | 457 |
raPid faCtfinder | 487 |
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Common terms and phrases
ancestors ancient ascetic Bahá’í became believe Bible Brahman Buddha Buddhist canon Cao Dai central centre century ceremonies China Chinese Christian church Confucianism culture death deities developed dharma Digambara divine doctrine dreaMstIMe.coM dukkha earth evil example faith festivals god’s goddess gods Granth Greek groups guru heaven hindu hinduism holy human important India indigenous religions influence Islam Israel Jainism Jains Japan Japanese Jesus Jewish Jews jinas Judaism karma known liberation living Mahavira Mahayana means meditation modern moksha monastic monks movement Muhammad Muslim myths nature one’s Pali person philosophy political practices prayer priests prophet Qur’an rebirth reform relationship religious rites ritual role Roman sacred sacrifice Sanskrit scholars scriptures sects secular shaman Shinto shrine Shvetambara Sikh Sikhism social society soul spirits sutras symbol Taoist teaching temple term texts Theravada Torah tradition truth universe Vedic Western worship Zoroastrianism
Bibliographic information
| Title | Introduction to World Religions |
| Author | Christopher Partridge |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Fortress Press, 2013 |
| ISBN | 080069970X, 9780800699703 |
| Length | 496 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / Comparative Religion |
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