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Introduction to World Religions

  • ISBN-13: 9781506445946
  • Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
    Imprint: FORTRESS PRESS
  • Edited by Timothy Dowley
  • Price: AUD $150.00
  • Stock: 9 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 30/06/2018
  • Format: Paperback (234.00mm X 190.00mm) 603 pages Weight: 1160g
  • Categories: Comparative religion [HRAC]
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This leading textbook for world religion 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. Introductory sections on understanding religion and the religions of antiquity lay the foundation for the study of the numerous religious traditions highlighted in the volume, including indigenous religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, and Chinese, Korean, and Japanese religions. 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 third edition has several updates, including a new design, a new section on women and religion, and a newly revised section on religions in today's world.
Christopher Partridge is professor of religion at Lancaster University and codirector of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Popular Culture.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
CONTENTS Contributors Preface to the Fortress Press Third Edition List of Maps List of Time Charts List of Festival Charts List of Photographs PART 1 UNDERSTANDING RELIGION PART 2 RELIGIONS OF ANTIQUITY PART 3 INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS PART 4 HINDUISM PART 5 BUDDHISM PART 6 JAINISM PART 7 CHINESE RELIGIONS PART 8 KOREAN AND JAPANESE RELIGIONS PART 9 JUDAISM PART 10 CHRISTIANITY PART 11 ISLAM PART 12 SIKHISM PART 13 RELIGIONS IN TODAY'S WORLD PART 14 RAPID FACT-FINDER Index
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