| Edition |
Second edition
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| Publication |
New York, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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| Description |
608pBlack Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
A revised and updated edition of a popular work, which looks at the world's religions in terms of world history, and as a constantly developing systems of belief.
Part I traces the development of religions, as they evolved from the traditions of the ancient world.
Part II examines the changes to faiths and cultures following the Renaissance and teh voyages of conquest and discovery, and asks how, why and with what effect religions have been refashioned over the ages up to today.
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| Contents |
Introduction
PaART I -
Earliest religion
South Asia
China
Japan
Southeast Asia
The Pacific
The America
The Ancient near east
Persia and Central Asia
The Greek and Roman world
Classical and Medieval Christianity and Judaism
Classical and Medieval Islam
Classical African religions
PART II -
The explosion of Europe and the reforming of Christianity
North America
South Asia and reactions to Colonial intervention
China and Korea in Modern times
Modern Southeast Asia
Japan in Modern times
Islam passes through the shadows
The Colonial impact in the Pacific
Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
Africa in the Modern world
Latin America and the Caribbean
Reflections on the twentieth century
Glossary
Bibliography
Credits
Index
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| Standard Number |
0521637481 Pb.
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