Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415262828
Publisert
2001-11-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
400 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320
Forfatter
Biographical note
Mary Pat Fisher lives and writes in India. She is author of Religion in the Twenty-First Century (Routledge/Prentice-Hall, 1999) and co-author, with Lee Bailey, of An Anthology of Living Religions (Prentice-Hall, 2000).
Religions Today provides a sympathetic account of what living religions really are. Fisher traces the historical development and practices of major religious movements and explores how these evolve into contemporary belief and teaching. She considers major faiths as well as indigenous religions and new religious movements, focusing on how living religions affect contemporary society. Case studies and interviews with living people ensure that this concise guide is both readable and stimulating.
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Explores what living religions really, tracing the development and practices of major religious movements and how these evolve into contemporary belief and teaching.
1. The Religious Response 2. Indigenous Sacred Ways 3. Hinduism 4. Jainism 5. Buddhism 6. Taoism and Confucianism 7. Shinto 8. Judaism 9. Christianity 10. Islam 11. Sikhism 12. New Religious Movements 13. Religion at the Turn of the CenturyNotes Glossary Credits Index
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'The book is a clearly written, beautifully designed introductory textbook.' - Reviews in Religion and Theology' ... Fisher's book is an ambitious and noteworthy effort to provide a concise overview of today's faiths ... we should laud her for filling a key niche in the literature and producing a valuable resource of the academic study of religion.' - Journal: Teaching Theology and Religion
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415262828
Publisert
2001-11-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
400 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320
Forfatter
Biographical note
Mary Pat Fisher lives and writes in India. She is author of Religion in the Twenty-First Century (Routledge/Prentice-Hall, 1999) and co-author, with Lee Bailey, of An Anthology of Living Religions (Prentice-Hall, 2000).