Experiencing the Worlds Religions examines the practices and beliefs of major religions with a focus on how religion shapes both individuals and cultures. The authors narrative writing style allows students to experience the worlds major religions first hand through his own experiences as well as through illustrations, art, and architecture.
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Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Understanding Religion FIRST ENCOUNTER What Is Religion? Key Characteristics of ReligionThe SacredReligious SymbolismSpeculations on the Sources of ReligionsPatterns among Religions First Pattern: Views of the World and LifeSecond Pattern: Focus of Beliefs and PracticesThird Pattern: Views of Male and FemaleMultidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Religion The Study of ReligionRecent TheoriesKey Critical Issues Why Study the Major Religions of the World? The JourneyReading: Discovering Mystery Chapter 2 Indigenous Religions FIRST ENCOUNTER Discovering Indigenous Religions Past Obstacles to the Appreciation of Indigenous ReligionsThe Modern Recovery of Indigenous ReligionsStudying Indigenous Religions: Learning from Patterns Human Relationships with the Natural WorldSacred Time and Sacred SpaceRespect for Origins, Gods, and AncestorsSacred Practices in Indigenous Religions Life-Cycle CeremoniesTaboo and SacrificeShamanism, Trance, and Spiritual PowersArtifacts and Artistic Expression in Indigenous ReligionsPersonal Experience: Gods in Hawai`i Indigenous Religions Today Reading: The Importance of Dreams Chapter 3 Hinduism FIRST ENCOUNTER The Origins of Hinduism The Earliest Stage of Indian ReligionThe Religion of the Vedic PeriodThe VedasThe Upanishads and the Axis Age The Origin of the UpanishadsImportant Concepts of the UpanishadsLiving Spiritually in the Everyday World The Bhagavad GitaThe Caste SystemThe Stages of LifeThe Goals of LifeThe YogasDevotional Hinduism The Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu, and ShivaWorship of the Divine Feminine: DeviThe Guru as Object of DevotionDevotion to AnimalsOther Forms of Religious DevotionPersonal Experience: A Visit to Self-Realization Fellowship Lakeside ShrineHinduism and the Arts Hinduism: Modern Challenges Mohandas GandhiContemporary IssuesHindu Influence beyond IndiaReading: Ramakrishna and the Experience of God Chapter 4 Buddhism FIRST ENCOUNTER 123The Beginnings of Buddhism: The Life of the Buddha The Basic Teachings of Buddhism The Three Marks of RealityThe Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold PathThe Infl uence of Indian Thought on Early Buddhist Teachings Ahimsa: “Do No Harm”The Soul and KarmaNirvanaThe Early Development of Buddhism Theravada Buddhism: The Way of the Elders Theravada Teachings and LiteratureTheravada Art and ArchitectureMahayana Buddhism: The “Big Vehicle” New Ideals: Compassion and the BodhisattvaMahayana Thought and WorldviewMahayana LiteratureThe Spread of Mahayana in East AsiaSome Major Schools of MahayanaVajrayana Buddhism: The “Diamond Vehicle” Origins, Practice, and Literature of Tibetan BuddhismRitual and the ArtsPersonal Experience: New Year’s Day at Wat SaketBuddhism and the Modern World Reading: Approaching the End Chapter 5 Jainism and Sikhism FIRST ENCOUNTER Shared Origins Jainism Background Mahavira and the Origins of Jainism Worldview Jain Ethics The Development of Jainism and Its Branches DigambarasShvetambarasSthanakavasisTerapanthisJain Practices Jain Scriptures Jain Art and Architecture Sikhism Background Nanak and the Origins of Sikhism The Worldview and Teachings of Nanak The Development of Sikhism Sikh Scriptures Sikhism and the Modern World Personal Experience: A Visit to the Golden Temple Reading: The Eternal Law Chapter 6 Daoism and Confucianism FIRST ENCOUNTER Basic Elements of Traditional Chinese Beliefs Daoism The Origins of Daoism Laozi (Lao Tzu)The DaodejingZhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)Basic Early Teachings Daoism and the Quest for Longevity The Development of Daoism Daoism and the Arts Daoism and the Modern World Confucianism The Dao in Confucianism The Life of Confucius Living According to Confucian Values The Five Great RelationshipsThe Confucian VirtuesConfucian Literature The Development of Confucianism Schools of PhilosophyThe Development of Confucianism as a Religious SystemConfucianism and the Arts Personal Experience: Qing Ming, a Ceremony in Spring Confucianism and the Modern World Reading: On Cloud-Like Wandering Chapter 7 Shinto FIRST ENCOUNTER The Origins of Shinto The Historical Development of Shinto Accommodation with Buddhism and ConfucianismShinto and Japanese National IdentityEssentials of Shinto Belief Shinto Religious Practice Worship at ShrinesCelebration of the New YearObservances of the Seasons and NatureOther PracticesPersonal Experience: An Unexpected ShrineShinto and the Arts ArchitectureMusic and DanceShinto Off shoots: The New Religions Shinto and the Modern World Reading: Loving the Whole Earth Chapter 8 Judaism FIRST ENCOUNTER An Overview of Jewish History The Hebrew Bible Biblical History In the Beginning: Stories of OriginsThe World of the Patriarchs and MatriarchsMoses and the LawThe Judges and KingsExile and CaptivityReturn to Jerusalem and the Second TempleCultural Conflict during the Second Temple Era The Seleucid PeriodResponses to Outside InfluencesThe Development of Rabbinical Judaism The Canon of Scripture and the TalmudIslam and Medieval JudaismThe KabbalahChristianity and Medieval JudaismQuestioning and Reform Judaism and the Modern World Hitler and the HolocaustCreation of the State of IsraelPersonal Experience: A Visit to MasadaJewish Belief Religious Practice The Jewish SabbathHoly DaysJewish Dietary PracticesOther Religious Practices 318Divisions within Contemporary Judaism Culturally Based DivisionsObservance-Based DivisionsJewish Identity and the Future of Judaism Reading: What it Means to be Fully Alive Chapter 9 Christianity FIRST ENCOUNTER The Life and Teachings of Jesus Jesus in the New Testament GospelsThe Two Great CommandmentsEarly Christian Beliefs and History Paul and Pauline ChristianityThe New Testament: Its Structure and ArtistryThe Christian CanonThe Early Spread of Christianity Infl uences on Christianity at the End of the Roman Empire AugustineBenedict and the Monastic IdealThe Eastern Orthodox Church Early DevelopmentMonasticism in the Eastern ChurchEastern Orthodox BeliefsPersonal Experience: Mar Saba MonasteryChristianity in the Middle Ages Christian MysticismThe Crusades, the Inquisition, and Christian ControlThe Late Middle AgesThe Protestant Reformation Martin LutherForms of ProtestantismThe Development of Christianity Following theProtestant Reformation The Catholic Reformation (Counter Reformation)The International Spread of ChristianityNontraditional ChristianityChristian Practice Sacraments and Other RitualsThe Christian YearDevotion to MaryChristianity and the Arts ArchitectureArtMusicChristianity Faces the Modern World The Challenges of Science and SecularismContemporary Influences and DevelopmentsReading: How Saint Frances Made Brother Masseo Twirl Around Chapter 10 Islam FIRST ENCOUNTER The Life and Teachings of Muhammad Essentials of Islam The Five Pillars of IslamAdditional Islamic Religious PracticesScripture: The Qur’anThe Historical Development of Islam Expansion and ConsolidationThe Shiite and Sunni Division within IslamSufism: Islamic Mysticism Sufi BeliefsAl-Ghazali and Sufi BrotherhoodsSufi Practice and PoetryPersonal Experience: A Visit to a Mosque Islamic Law and Philosophy Islamic Law and Legal InstitutionsIslamic Philosophy and TheologyIslam and the Arts ArchitectureFine ArtIslam and the Modern World Islam and Contemporary LifeIslam and the Roles of WomenThe Challenge of SecularismA Range of SolutionsIslam in the West and BeyondReading: The Merciful Chapter 11 Alternative Paths FIRST ENCOUNTER Origins of New Religions Contemporary Paganism: Wicca and Druidism Religions of the Yoruba Tradition: Santería, Voodoo, and Candomblé Theosophy Scientology Falun Gong Cao Dai Rastafarianism Baha’i New Religious Movements: A Special Role Personal Experience: Celebrating the Goddess Reading: The Goal of Scientology Chapter 12 The Modern Search FIRST ENCOUNTER Modern Infl uences on the Future of Religion The New World OrderMulticulturalism and Interfaith DialogueWomen’s Rights MovementsReassessment of Human SexualityScience and TechnologyScience and Ethical IssuesSecularismEnvironmental ChallengesThe Recurring Challenges of Change Environmentalism: A Religious Phenomenon? Eclectic Spirituality InterrelatednessReverence and RespectContemplative PracticesPersonal Experience: Supper Together Reading: Learning From A Tree Answer Key Notes Credits Index
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9781260570687
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2020-08-03
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McGraw-Hill Education
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776 gr
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226 mm
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178 mm
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20 mm
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U, 05
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