History of the World's Religions

By: David S. Noss and othersContributor(s): NOSS (David S) | GRANGAARD (Blake R)Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York Routledge 2018Edition: 14Description: xvii,658 p. PB 24x18 cmISBN: 9780367241858Subject(s): Religions | Religions -- HistoryDDC classification: 200.9 Summary: 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 original source materials. Refined by over forty years of dialogue and correspondence with religious experts and practitioners around the world, 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. A History of the World’s Religions examines the following topics: Some Primal and Bygone Religions The Religions of South Asia The Religions of East Asia The Religions of the Middle East  This fourteenth edition is fully updated throughout with new images and inset text boxes to help guide students and instructors. Complete with figures, timelines and maps, this is an ideal resource for anyone wanting an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the world’s religions. Table Of Contents Part 1 Some Primal and Bygone Religions 1: Religion in Prehistoric and Primal Cultures 2: BPart 2 The Religions of South Asia 3: Early Hinduism: The Passage from Ritual Sacrifice to Mystical Union 4: Later Hinduism: Religion as the Determinant of Social Behaviour 5: Jainism: A Study in Asceticism 6: Buddhism in Its First Phase: Moderation in World Renunciation 7: The Religious Developments of Buddhism: Diversity in Paths to Nirvana 8: Sikhism: A Study in Syncretismygone Religions That Have Left Their Mark on the West Part 3 The Religions of East Asia 9: Native Chinese Religion and Daoism 10: Confucius and Confucianism: A Study in Optimistic Humanism 11: Shinto: The Native Contribution to Japanese Religion Part 4 The Religions of the Middle East 12: Zoroastrianism: A Religion Based on Ethical Dualism 13: Judaism in Its Early Phases: From Hebrew Origins to the Exile 14: The Religious Developments of Judaism 15: Christianity in Its Opening Phase: The Worlds and Work of Jesus in Apostolic Perspective 16: The Religious Development of Christianity 17: Islam: The Religion of Submission to God: Beginnings 18: The Shīʿah Alternative and Regional Developments
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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 original source materials. Refined by over forty years of dialogue and correspondence with religious experts and practitioners around the world, 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. A History of the World’s Religions examines the following topics:
Some Primal and Bygone Religions
The Religions of South Asia
The Religions of East Asia
The Religions of the Middle East

 This fourteenth edition is fully updated throughout with new images and inset text boxes to help guide students and instructors. Complete with figures, timelines and maps, this is an ideal resource for anyone wanting an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the world’s religions.
Table Of Contents
Part 1 Some Primal and Bygone Religions
1: Religion in Prehistoric and Primal Cultures
2: BPart 2 The Religions of South Asia
3: Early Hinduism: The Passage from Ritual Sacrifice to Mystical Union
4: Later Hinduism: Religion as the Determinant of Social Behaviour
5: Jainism: A Study in Asceticism
6: Buddhism in Its First Phase: Moderation in World Renunciation
7: The Religious Developments of Buddhism: Diversity in Paths to Nirvana
8: Sikhism: A Study in Syncretismygone Religions That Have Left Their Mark on the West
Part 3 The Religions of East Asia
9: Native Chinese Religion and Daoism
10: Confucius and Confucianism: A Study in Optimistic Humanism
11: Shinto: The Native Contribution to Japanese Religion
Part 4 The Religions of the Middle East
12: Zoroastrianism: A Religion Based on Ethical Dualism
13: Judaism in Its Early Phases: From Hebrew Origins to the Exile
14: The Religious Developments of Judaism
15: Christianity in Its Opening Phase: The Worlds and Work of Jesus in Apostolic Perspective
16: The Religious Development of Christianity
17: Islam: The Religion of Submission to God: Beginnings
18: The Shīʿah Alternative and Regional Developments

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