Understanding world religions /
Hexham, Irving.
Understanding world religions / Irving Hexham. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2011. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
Cover subtitle: An interdisciplinary approach. Academic
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Studying religion. Introductory issues in the study of religion -- A biased canon -- pt. 2. African traditions. African religious traditions -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- God in Zulu religion -- The case of Isaiah Shembe -- pt. 3. The Yogic tradition. The origins of yogic religions -- The richness of the Hindu tradition -- Rethinking the Hindu tradition -- Gandhi the great contrarian -- Buddhism -- The development of Buddhist belief and practice -- The moral quest of Edward Conze -- Other yogic-type traditions -- pt. 4. The Abramic tradition. Early Judaism -- Rabbinic and other Judaisms -- Jewish faith and practice -- Martin Buber's Zionist spirituality -- Christianity -- Christian history -- Christian faith and practice -- Christian politics according to Abraham Kuyper -- The challenge of Islam -- Muslim beliefs and practices -- Muslim piety -- Sayyid Qutb and the rebirth of contemporary Islam -- Conclusion: Whither religious studies?
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Religions.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Religions.
Electronic books.
BL80.3
200
Understanding world religions / Irving Hexham. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2011. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
Cover subtitle: An interdisciplinary approach. Academic
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Studying religion. Introductory issues in the study of religion -- A biased canon -- pt. 2. African traditions. African religious traditions -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- God in Zulu religion -- The case of Isaiah Shembe -- pt. 3. The Yogic tradition. The origins of yogic religions -- The richness of the Hindu tradition -- Rethinking the Hindu tradition -- Gandhi the great contrarian -- Buddhism -- The development of Buddhist belief and practice -- The moral quest of Edward Conze -- Other yogic-type traditions -- pt. 4. The Abramic tradition. Early Judaism -- Rabbinic and other Judaisms -- Jewish faith and practice -- Martin Buber's Zionist spirituality -- Christianity -- Christian history -- Christian faith and practice -- Christian politics according to Abraham Kuyper -- The challenge of Islam -- Muslim beliefs and practices -- Muslim piety -- Sayyid Qutb and the rebirth of contemporary Islam -- Conclusion: Whither religious studies?
Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time;
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
9780310314486 0310314488
025986314484
9780310314486 Ingram Content Group
GBB8A7687 bnb
Religions.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Religions.
Electronic books.
BL80.3
200