| Publication |
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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| Description |
336pBlue spine
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| Series |
Cambridge Illustrated History
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| Summary/Abstract |
The Cambridge illustrated history of religions provides a comprehensive survey of world religions from pre-history to the present day. Each religion is treated in depth, with text written by an acknowledged academic expert supported by lavish illustration. Images have been carefully chosen to complement the text. There are special box features and spreads. The religions covered include Jainism, Chinese and Japanese religions, Hindu religions, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism, along with smaller sections on Zoroaster and Parsis, Greece and Rome, Egypt and Mesopotamia, aboriginal religions, Shamanism, and modern religions such as Bahai. The book includes a substantial bibliography, a full chronology for each section, a general chronology giving the most significant dates from all religions, and information on religious phenomena such as festivals and calendars. This is an authoritative reference book in an attractive format which will appeal equally to students of religion, teachers, and general interested readers.
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| Contents |
Introduction / John Bowker
Indian religions and the Hindu tradition / Gavin Flood
Jainism / Paul Dundas
Sikhism / Eleanor Nesbitt
Buddhism: India and Southeast Asia / David Gosling
Tibetan Buddhism / Adrian Abbott
Chinese Buddhism / Roger Corless
Japanese Buddhism / Paul Ingram
Korean Buddhism / Youngsook Pak
Chinese religion / Yao Xinzhong
Korean religion / James Huntley Grayson
Japanese religions / Jay Sakashita
Judaism / Jonathan Magonet
Zarathustra and the Parsis / John Bowker
Mediterranean religions: Greece and Rome / David Bowker
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia / John Bowker
Christianity / David Edwards [including: Norse Religion / David Bowker]
Islam / Penelope Johnstone
New religions / John Bowker
Chronologies
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| Standard Number |
052181037X Hb.
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