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World religions today / John L. Esposito, Darrell J. Fasching, Todd T. Lewis, Peter Feldmeier.

Av: Medverkande: Språk: Engelska Utgivningsuppgift: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022Utgåva: Seventh editionBeskrivning: xxiii, 522, G-13, C-2, I-23 pages illustrations (some color), color maps 24 cmInnehållstyp:
  • text
Medietyp:
  • unmediated
Bärartyp:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780197537657
Ämnen: Genre/form: Fler format: Online version:: World religions todayDDK-klassifikation:
  • 200 23/swe
Library of Congress (LC) klassifikationskod:
  • BL80.3
Annan klassifikation:
  • C
Innehåll:
Introduction: Understanding world religions in global perspective -- Indigenous religions -- Jewish identity and faith -- The Christian tradition -- Islam: The many faces of the Muslim experience -- Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism: South Asian religions -- Buddhism: Paths toward Nirvana -- East Asian religions: Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto, Buddhism -- Globalization: From new religions to world religions engaging global challenges.
Sammanfattning: "Revealing the significance of religion in contemporary life, World Religions Today, Seventh Edition, explores major religious traditions-Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, South Asian religions, East Asian religions, indigenous religions, and new religions-as dynamic, ongoing forces in the lives of individuals and in the collective experience of modern societies. This unique volume accomplishes two goals: it connects today's religions to their classical beliefs and practices and focuses on how these religions have both radically changed the modern world and been changed by it. The book is enhanced by numerous pedagogical aids-text boxes, timelines, maps, illustrations, discussion questions, a comprehensive glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further reading-and more than 200 photographs"-- Provided by publisher.
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Revealing the significance of religion in contemporary life, World Religions Today, Seventh Edition, explores major religious traditions -- Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, South Asian religions, East Asian religions, indigenous religions, and new religions -- as dynamic, ongoing forces in the lives of individuals and in the collective experience of modern societies. This unique volume accomplishes two goals: it connects today's religions to their classical beliefs and practices and focuses on how these religions have both radically changed the modern world and been changed by it. The book is enhanced by numerous pedagogical aids -- text boxes, timelines, maps, illustrations, discussion questions, a comprehensive glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further reading -- and more than 200 photographs.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Understanding world religions in global perspective -- Indigenous religions -- Jewish identity and faith -- The Christian tradition -- Islam: The many faces of the Muslim experience -- Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism: South Asian religions -- Buddhism: Paths toward Nirvana -- East Asian religions: Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto, Buddhism -- Globalization: From new religions to world religions engaging global challenges.

"Revealing the significance of religion in contemporary life, World Religions Today, Seventh Edition, explores major religious traditions-Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, South Asian religions, East Asian religions, indigenous religions, and new religions-as dynamic, ongoing forces in the lives of individuals and in the collective experience of modern societies. This unique volume accomplishes two goals: it connects today's religions to their classical beliefs and practices and focuses on how these religions have both radically changed the modern world and been changed by it. The book is enhanced by numerous pedagogical aids-text boxes, timelines, maps, illustrations, discussion questions, a comprehensive glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further reading-and more than 200 photographs"-- Provided by publisher.

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