The world's religions
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The world's religions
Cambridge University Press, 1998
2nd ed
- : hardcover
- : pbk
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The world's religions / Ninian Smart
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The world's religions / Ninian Smart
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 597-599) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is a revised and updated edition of a popular work, which looks at the world's religions in terms of world history, and as constantly developing systems of belief. Part I traces the development of religions, as they evolved from the traditions of the ancient world. Part II examines the changes to faiths and cultures following the Renaissance and the voyages of conquest and discovery, and asks how, why, and with what effect religions have been refashioned over the ages up to today. In this richly illustrated new edition, religions are described through their symbols, rituals, followers, architecture and art. References, statistics, maps and pictures have been updated and added, illuminating the true nature of each religion. The text has been thoroughly revised to highlight recent developments, such as the spread of Islam, African-American and Hispanic-American religious experience, and women priests.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I: 1. Earliest religions
- 2. South Asia
- 3. China
- 4. Japan
- 5. Southeast Asia
- 6. The Pacific
- 7. The Americas
- 8. The ancient Near East
- 9. Persia and Central Asia
- 10. The Greek and Roman world
- 11. Classical and medieval Christianity and Judaism
- 12. Classical and medieval Islam
- 13. Classical African religions
- Part II: 14. The explosion of Europe and the re-forming of Christianity
- 15. North America
- 16. South Asia and reactions to colonial intervention
- 17. China and Korea in modern times
- 18. Modern Southeast Asia
- 19. Japan in modern times
- 20. Islam passes through the shadows
- 21. The colonial impact in the Pacific
- 22. Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
- 23. Africa in the modern world
- 24. Latin America and the Caribbean
- 25. Some final reflections on global religion
- Bibliography
- Credits
- Index.
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