The power of religion : a comparative introduction

Author(s)

• Porterfield, Amanda

Bibliographic Information

The power of religion : a comparative introduction

Amanda Porterfield

Oxford University Press, c1998

• : pbk : alk. paper

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This introductory textbook describes and compares six religious traditions - Native American, Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, and Buddhist - focusing on ways in which belief is played out in practice, experience, and community. Emphasis is placed on religion in the USA today, with attention to the historical developments each religion has undergone, especially in response to the religious pluralism of American culture.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Religious Practice 1: Navajo Sandpainting 2: The Roman Catholic Eucharist 3: A Jewish Passover Seder 4: Islamic Salat 5: Puja to the Hindu Goddess Devi 6: Buddhist Zazen Part Two: Experience 7: Lakota Self-Sacrifice 8: Presbyterian Grace 9: Jewish Mysticism 10: Islamic Jihad 11: Experiencing God in the Hindu Bhagavadgita 12: Meeting a Tibetan Budda Part III: Community The Power of Religious Communities

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Details

• NCID: BA37180209
• ISBN:
  • 0195093291
• LCCN: 97008612
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 210 p., [14] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL2525
  • DC21 : 291
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : United States -- Religion