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| Preface | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Discerning Patterns of Religion | |
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| Perceptions of the Sacred | |
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| Forms of Religious Expression | |
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| Defining Religion | |
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| Classifying Religions | |
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| Religion in Traditional and Secular Societies | |
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| Religion and Truth | |
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| Some Observations | |
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| Glossary of Religious Terms | |
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| Religions Ancient, Indigenous & Contemporary | |
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| Ancient Spirituality | |
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| Prehistoric Religion: Beliefs and Practices | |
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| Ancient Urban Societies | |
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| Ancient Urban Religions: Beliefs and Practices | |
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| Ancient Spirituality in Modern Thought | |
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| Glossary of Ancient Spirituality | |
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| Indigenous World Religions, Past and Present | |
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| Indigenous Peoples in Historical Times | |
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| Problems of Naming | |
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| Tribal Religions and Societies | |
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| Contemporary Indigenous Peoples and Spirituality | |
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| Religious Case Studies of Tribal Peoples | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Case Study 1: The Igbo of Nigeria | |
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| Case Study 2: The Swazi of South Africa | |
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| Case Study 3: The Lugbara of Uganda | |
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| Case Study 4: The Dinka of Sudan | |
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| Case Study 5: The Cheyenne of the Great Plains | |
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| Case Study 6: The Navajo of the Southwest | |
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| Case Study 7: The Ojibwa of Manitoba | |
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| Case Study 8: The Zinacantecos | |
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| Case Study 9: Eskimo | |
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| Case Study 10: The Mapuche Indians of Chile | |
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| Case Study 11: The Kapauku Papuans | |
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| Case Study 12: The Mardudjara Aborigines | |
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| Case Study 13: The Konyak Nagas | |
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| Glossary of Tribal Religions | |
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| New Religious Movements | |
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| Defining New Religious Movements | |
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| Christian Science | |
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| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) | |
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| The Church of Scientology | |
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| Jehovah's Witnesses | |
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| The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) | |
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| Glossary of New Religious Movements | |
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| Religions Originating in the Middle East | |
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| Judaism | |
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| The "Jewish" Race? | |
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| The "Jewish" Religion? | |
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| The "Jewish" Culture? | |
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| The Jews Are a Nation or a People | |
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| History of Judaism | |
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| Judaic Beliefs | |
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| Judaic Practice | |
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| Contemporary Judaism | |
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| Glossary of Judaism | |
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| Readings | |
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| "When God began to create …" Genesis 1:1-2:4A | |
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| The Abrahamic Covenant: Genesis 17:1-14 | |
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| The Mosaic Covenant: Exodus 19:1-20:14 | |
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| The Law of Holiness: Leviticus 19 | |
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| Psalm 1, Book 1 | |
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| Christianity | |
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| History of Christianity | |
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| Christian Beliefs | |
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| Christian Practice | |
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| Contemporary Christianity | |
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| Glossary of Christianity | |
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| Readings | |
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| The Oldest Non-Christian Account of Jesus: Testimonium Flavianum Flavius Josephus | |
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| The Account of the Empty Tomb: Matthew, Mark, and Luke | |
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| The Nicene Creed | |
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| Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi | |
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| Against Indulgences: Ninety-five Theses, or Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences: Martin Luther | |
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| Preface to the Emperor Charles V | |
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| Islam | |
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| History of Islam | |
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| Islamic Beliefs | |
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| Islamic Practice | |
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| Contemporary Islam | |
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| Glossary of Islam | |
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| Readings | |
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| The Fatiha (The Opening), Sura (Chapter) 1 of the Quran | |
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| On God: The Quran | |
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| On Piety and Social Justice: The Quran | |
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| Hadith 26 | |
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| Sufi Poetry Jalal al-Din | |
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| Making the Hajj: Malcolm X after Mecca Malcolm X | |
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| Zoroastrianism | |
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| History of Zoroastrianism | |
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| Zoroastrian Beliefs | |
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| Zoroastrian Practices | |
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| Contemporary Zoroastrianism | |
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| Glossary of Zoroastrianism | |
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| Bahai | |
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| History of Bahai | |
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| Bahai Beliefs | |
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| Bahai Practices | |
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| Contemporary Bahai | |
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| Glossary of Bahai | |
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| Religions Originating in India | |
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| Hinduism | |
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| History of Hinduism | |
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| Hindu Beliefs | |
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| Hindu Practice | |
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| Contemporary Hinduism | |
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| Glossary of Hinduism | |
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| Readings | |
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| The Primal Sacrifice: The Rig Veda | |
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| The Katha Upanishad | |
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| Selections from the Brihadaranyaka and Chandogya Upanishads | |
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| Bhagavad Gita (Books 3 and 9) | |
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| Buddhism | |
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| History of Buddhism | |
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| Buddhist Beliefs | |
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| Buddhist Practice | |
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| Contemporary Buddhism | |
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| Glossary of Buddhism | |
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| Readings | |
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| Majjhima-Nikaya, XII | |
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| Contemplation of the Impurity of the Body: Visuddhi-Magga | |
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| Realizing the Four Noble Truths | |
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| The Heart Sutra | |
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| Samyutta-nikaya V.8 | |
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| The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment: Contemplation of Impurity and How to Find a Qualified Teacher | |
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| How to Contemplate: The Mu Koan | |
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| Jainism | |
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| History of Jainism | |
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| Jain Beliefs | |
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| Jain Practice | |
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| Contemporary Jainism | |
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| Glossary of Jainism | |
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| Readings | |
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| Kuberadatta and Kuberadatta | |
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| Noninjury (ahimsa) as the Law of Reciprocity | |
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| Sikhism | |
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| History of Sikhism | |
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| Sikh Beliefs | |
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| Sikh Practice | |
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| Contemporary Sikhism | |
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| Glossary of Sikh Tradition | |
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| Readings | |
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| Three alterative readings of the mul mantar from Japji | |
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| From Japji: Listening and the power of the Name | |
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| Religions Originating in China and Japan | |
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| Taoism | |
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| History of Taoism | |
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| Taoist Beliefs | |
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| Taoist Practice | |
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| Contemporary Taoism | |
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| Glossary of Taoism | |
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| Readings | |
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| Chinese Divination: I Ching John Blofeld | |
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| The Founder's Words: Tao Te Ching | |
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| The Mystic Philosopher: Chuang-Tzu | |
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| The Value of Drunkenness, Liu Ling | |
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| Confucianism | |
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| History of Confucianism | |
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| Confucian Beliefs | |
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| Confucian Practice | |
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| Contemporary Confucianism | |
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| Glossary of Confucianism | |
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| Readings | |
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| The Founder's Words: Analects of Confucius | |
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| On Universal Love: Mo-tzu | |
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| The Second Great Confucian: Mencius | |
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| The Relevance of Confucianism Today: Herbert Fingarette | |
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| Shinto | |
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| History of Shinto | |
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| Shinto Beliefs | |
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| Shinto Practice | |
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| Contemporary Shinto | |
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| Glossary of Shinto | |
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| Readings | |
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| Kojiki | |
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| Mount Fuji | |
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| Notes | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |