A Concise Introduction to World Religions / Document Guide for the Humanities Pack
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2009
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195439106
- Publish Date
- Oct 2009
- List Price
- $93.95
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Description
This condensed version of the two-volume introduction covers the major world religions, focusing on six areas: the origins of the movement; the crystallization of its teachings; its major divisions in regional and historical perspective, the practice of adherents and of its religiousspecialists; its influences on society, literature, the arts; and the challenges of intellectual, social, and technological change to the tradition.Each chapter opens with a "Tradition at a Glance" feature that provides basic details about the tradition in outline form. Sidebar features include sayings of the founder or other figures, biographical sketches of major historical and modern thinkers, illustrations of important symbolism andiconography, a map, timeline, list of key geographical sites, glossary, questions, and further readings.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
The late Willard G. Oxtoby was Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. Alan F. Segal is Professor of Religion and Ingeborg Rennert Professor of Jewish Studies at Barnard College at Columbia University.
