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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-101138211680
ISBN-139781138211681
eBay Product ID (ePID)237616889
Product Key Features
Number of Pages658 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHistory of the World's Religions
SubjectComparative Religion, General, History
Publication Year2018
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeTextbook
AuthorBlake R. Grangaard, David S. Noss
Subject AreaReligion
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight55.9 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number14
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2017-024926
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsOver the last few decades, the professional study of religion has fetishized difference and denied sameness. It has also chosen to focus on the local and to ignore the global. As a field, we have allergically avoided the "big picture." But not here. Noss and Grangaard have given us a marvelous text on precisely this big picture and this more generous view of human history. Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University, USA, and is author of Comparing Religions: Coming to Terms , with Ata Anzali, Andrea R. Jain, and Erin Prophet. Having utilized many editions of A History of World Religionsin undergraduate Religious Studies classes, I eagerly await each new edition. The updates, glossaries and encyclopedic information are invaluable. I won't assign any other textbook but this one! Amy Fisher,Interfaith Center, Suffolk University, USA. A History of the World's Religionsis particularly valuable in that it traces the historical evolution of the world's religions. It also answers three crucial existential questions: What do adherents of each religious tradition think ? What do they feel ? And how do they act ? I have yet to find a better resource to introduce the major world religions. Dr. Mark Etling , School for Professional Studies, Saint Louis University, USA. p;lt;/STRONG>Interfaith Center, Suffolk University, USA. A History of the World's Religionsis particularly valuable in that it traces the historical evolution of the world's religions. It also answers three crucial existential questions: What do adherents of each religious tradition think ? What do they feel ? And how do they act ? I have yet to find a better resource to introduce the major world religions. Dr. Mark Etling , School for Professional Studies, Saint Louis University, USA., Over the last few decades, the professional study of religion has fetishized difference and denied sameness. It has also chosen to focus on the local and to ignore the global. As a field, we have allergically avoided the "big picture." But not here. Noss and Grangaard have given us a marvelous text on precisely this big picture and this more generous view of human history. Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University, USA and is author of Comparing Religions: Coming to Terms , with Ata Anzali, Andrea R. Jain, and Erin Prophet.
TitleLeadingA
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal291
Table Of ContentBrief Contents Part 1 Some Primal and Bygone Religions 1: Religion in Prehistoric and Primal Cultures 2: Bygone Religions That Have Left Their Mark on the West Part 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 Syncretism 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 Shiah Alternative and Regional Developments
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisA 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., This fourteenth edition is updated throughout with new images and text boxes to help guide students and instructors. Complete with figures, timelines and maps, this is an ideal resource for those wanting an accessible overview of world religions.
LC Classification NumberBL80.3.N59 2018
