Religious transformations in the early modern world : a brief history with documents
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Religious transformations in the early modern world : a brief history with documents
（The Bedford series in history and culture）
Bedford/St. Martins, c2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-171) and index
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Description
The early modern period witnessed sometimes startling, sometimes subtle transformations in the religious and intellectual life of peoples across the globe. For reasons that varied widely, leaders and thinkers from Mexico to the Ottoman Empire and from China to the Indian subcontinent sought to reform existing religions, develop new spiritual practices, promote innovative texts, and, on occasion, even create new religions. Presenting documents from different regions and different religious and philosophical traditions, including Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Christianity, and Confucianism, this volume allows students to explore and analyse these varied transformations. A general introduction introduces the framework for examining the chapter case studies, while the chapters provide context, a group of primary sources, and a set of questions to consider.
Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION Religious Innovations and Reforms.- Interwoven Transformations.- Primary Themes.- PART II: THE DOCUMENTS Mesoamerica: Mexican Innovations and Mexican Catholicism.- Europe: Reforms and Reformations in Christianity.- Africa and Southwest Asia: Politics and Mysticism in Islam and Judaism.- South Asia: Syncretism and Sikhism in the Mughal Empire.- East Asia: Combining and Competing Traditions in China and Japan.- APPENDIXES Chronology: Global Religious Transformations, 1450-1650.- Questions for Consideration.- Selected Bibliography.
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