The World Religions Reader

Herausgeber: Beckerlegge, Gwilym

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The World Religions Reader gathers together material on six of the world's most influential faiths. The selection of readings is drawn from a broad range of historical and contemporary sources, giving a full picture of the beliefs and practices of each religion. This new edition includes new introductions to each religious tradition, an extensively revised section on Hinduism, and a completely new selection of readings on Buddhism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 887g
• ISBN-13: 9780415247498
• ISBN-10: 0415247497
• Artikelnr.: 21568420

Autorenporträt

Gwilym Beckerlegge

Inhaltsangabe

1. JUDAISM: Passages from the Jewish Bible
From the Rabbinic Tradition
Different Voices from the Past
The Holocaust and Post-Holocaust Theology
Judaism and Israel
Torah and Covenant2. CHRISTIANITY: Passages from the Christian Bible
The Church Fathers
The Churches: Their Life and Faith
Women's Voices and Feminist Theology
Christianity and Social Justice3. ISLAM: From the Qur'an
The Beautiful Names
Hadith/Sunnah
Law in Islam
Muslim Mystics
Islam in the late Twentieth Century4. HINDUISM: Village Hinduism
Hindu Patterns of Liberation
The Modern Period5. BUDDHISM: From the Suttas and Vinaya of the Theravada Tradition
From the Mahayana Texts
Buddhist Practices
Recent and Contemporary Buddhist Concerns6. SIKHISM: Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh
The Sikh Tradition
Khalistan and Sikh Identity
A Sikh Woman of the Nineties