A history of the world's religions

著者

• Noss, David S.
• Grangaard, Blake R.

書誌事項

A history of the world's religions

David S. Noss, Blake R. Grangaard

Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008

12th ed

注記

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

For courses in History of World Religions or Introduction to World Religions. A History of the World's Religions bridges the interval between the founding of religions and their present state, and gives students an accurate look at the religions of the world by including descriptive and interpretive details from the original source materials. Refined by over forty years of dialogue and correspondence with religious experts and practitioners around the world, Noss's A History of the World's Religions is widely regarded as the hallmark of scholarship, fairness, and accuracy in its field. It is also the most thorough yet manageable history of world religion available in a single volume, treating many subjects largely neglected in other texts. The book's depth, breadth, and organization free instructors from having to cover everything in lectures, enabling them to select specific assignments and use class time for questions, discussion, and their own favorite materials.

目次

Acknowledgements PART 1 Some Primal and Bygone Religions Chapter 1: Religion in Prehistoric and Primal Cultures I. Beginnings: Religion in Prehistoric Cultures II. Basic Terminology: Characterisitics of Religion in Primal Cultures III. Case Study: The Dieri of Southeast Australia IV. Case Study: The BaVenda of South Africa V. Case Study: The Cherokees of the Southeastern Woodlands Glossary Chapter 2: Bygone Religions That Have Left Their Mark on the West I. Mesopotamia II. Greece III. Rome IV. Europe Beyond the Alps V. Mesoamerica: The Maya Glossary PART 2 The Religions of South Asia Chapter 3: Early Hinduism: The Passage from Ritual Sacrifice to Mystical Union I. The Religion of the Vedic Age II. Brahmanism, Caste, and Ceremonial Life Glossary Chapter 4: Later Hinduism: Religion as the Determinant of Social Behavior I. Changes in Brahmanism: The Four Goals and the Three Ways II. The Ordered Society: The Way ofWorks III. The Reflective Mode: The Way of Knowledge, the Upanishads IV. The Reflective Models: The Six Acceptable Systems V. The Devotional Mode: The Way of Devotion, the Bhagavad Gita VI. The Devotional Models: Epics, Puranas, and Deities VII. The Devotional Life VIII. Issues and Problems of the Present Glossary Chapter 5: Jainism: A Study in Asceticism I. Mahavira's Manner of Life II. Philosophy and Ethics of Jainism III. Mahavira's Followers Glossary Chapter 6: Buddhism in Its First Phase: Moderation in World Renunciation I. Life of the Founder II. The Teachings of the Buddha Glossary Chapter 7: The Religious Development of Buddhism: Diversity in Paths to Nirvana 186 I. The Spread of Buddhism in India and Southeast Asia II. The Rise of the Mahayana in India III. The Spread of Buddhism in Northern Lands IV. The Help-of-Others Message of the Mahayana V. The Mahayana Philosophies of Religion VI. Mahayana Schools of Thought in China and Japan VII. Buddhism in Tibet VIII. Buddhism Today Glossary Chapter 8: Sikhism: A Study in Syncretism I. The Life and Work of Nanak II. Nanak's Teaching III. The Political History of Sikhism Glossary PART 3 The Religions of East Asia Chapter 9: Native Chinese Religion and Daoism I. The Basic Elements of Chinese Religion II. Daoism as a Philosophy (Dao-jia) III. Daoism as Magic and Religion (Dao-jiao) Glossary Chapter 10: Confucius and Confucianism: A Study in Optimistic Humanism I. The Man Confucius II. The Teachings of Confucius III. The Confucian School-Its Rivals and Champions IV. Neo-Confucianism V. The State Cult of Confucius VI. Religion in China in the Modern Period Glossary Chapter 11: Shinto: The Native Contribution to Japanese Religion I. The Background of Shinto II. The Shinto Myth III. Shinto in Medieval and More Recent Times IV. State Shinto to 1945 V. Shinto and the Warrior VI. Shrine Shinto Today VII. Domestic and Sectarian Shinto Glossary PART 4 The Religions of the Middle East Chapter 12: Zoroastrianism: A Religion Based on Ethical Dualism I. Iranian Religion Before Zoroaster II. The Life and Teachings of Zoroaster III. The Religion of the Later Avesta IV. The Zoroastrians of the Present Day Glossary 3 Chapter 13: Judaism in Its Early Phases: From Hebrew Origins to the Exile I. The Religion of the Pre-Mosaic Hebrews II. Moses and the Covenant with Yahweh (About 1250 B.C.E.) III. Yahweh and the Baals IV. Prophetic Protest and Reform V. The Babylonian Exile Glossary Chapter 14: The Religious Development of Judaism I. The Rise of Judaism in the Restoration Period II. New Trends of Thought in the Greek and Maccabean Periods III. The Roman Period to 70 C.E. IV. The Great Dispersion V. The Making of the Talmud VI. The Jews in the Middle Ages VII. Judaism in the Modern World Glossary Chapter 15: Christianity in Its Opening Phase: The Words and Work of Jesus in Apostolic Perspective I. The World into which Jesus Came II. The Life of Jesus: The First Phase III. The Themes of Jesus' Teaching IV. The Climactic Events V. The Apostolic Age VI. The Early Church (50-150 C.E.) Glossary Chapter 16: The Religious Development of Christianity I. The Ancient Catholic Church (150-1054 C.E.) II. The Eastern Orthodox Churches III. The Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages IV. The Protestant Reformation V. The Catholic Reformation VI. Crosscurrents in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries VII. Eastern Orthodoxy in the Modern World VIII. Catholicism in the Modern World IX. Protestantism in the Modern World X. Recent Theological Trends Glossary Chapter 17: Islam: The Religion of Submission to God: Beginnings I. Arabian Beliefs and Practices Before MuhUammad II. The Prophet MuhUammad III. The Faith and Practice of Islam IV. The Spread of Islam V. The First Five Centuries of Muslim Thought Glossary Chapter 18: The Sh1-`ah Alternative and Regional Developments I. The Party (Shi`ah) of `Ali II. Further Developments III. Islam and Culture IV. Issues in the Modern Period V. Regional Developments VI. Movements Toward Innovation and Syncretism Glossary References for Quotations Suggestions for Further Reading Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA82160909
• ISBN:
  • 9780136149842
• LCCN: 2007006855
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Upper Saddle River, N.J.
• ページ数/冊数: xii, 655 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : BL80.3
  • DC22 : 200.9
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Religions