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| Understanding Religion Why Is There Religion? | |
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| Patterns among Religions | |
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| Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Religion | |
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| Key Critical Questions | |
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| Why Study the Major Religions of the World? | |
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| The Pilgrimage | |
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| Oral Religions Discovering Oral Religions | |
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| Studying Oral Religions: Learning from Patterns | |
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| Sacred Practices in Oral Religions | |
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| Oral Religions Today | |
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| Hinduism The Origins of Hinduism | |
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| The Upanishads and the Axis Age | |
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| Living Spiritually in the Everyday World | |
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| Devotional Hinduism | |
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| Hinduism and the Arts | |
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| Hinduism: Modern Challenges | |
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| Buddhism The Beginnings of Buddhism: The Life of the Buddha | |
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| The Basic Teachings of Buddhism | |
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| The Influence of Indian Thought on Early Buddhist Teachings | |
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| The Early Development of Buddhism | |
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| Theravada Buddhism: The Way of the Elders | |
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| Mahayana Buddhism: The "Big Vehicle" | |
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| Zen Buddhism: Enlightenment Through Experience | |
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| Vajrayana Buddhism: The "Diamond Vehicle" | |
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| Buddhism, the West, and Modern Challenges | |
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| Jainism and Sikhism Shared Origins | |
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| Jainism | |
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| Background | |
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| Mahavira and the Origins of Jainism | |
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| Worldview | |
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| Jain Ethics | |
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| The Development of Jainism and Its Branches | |
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| Jain Practices | |
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| Jain Scriptures | |
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| Jain Art and Architecture | |
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| Sikhism | |
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| Background | |
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| Nanak and the Origins of Sikhism | |
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| The Worldview and Teachings of Nanak | |
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| The Development of Sikhism | |
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| Sikh Scriptures | |
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| Sikhism and the Modern World | |
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| Taoism and Confucianism Basic Elements of Traditional Chinese Beliefs | |
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| Taoism | |
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| The Origins of Philosophical Taoism | |
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| The Basic Teachings of Philosophical Taoism | |
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| Taoism and the Quest for Longevity | |
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| Religious Taoism | |
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| Taoism and the Arts | |
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| Taoism and the Modern World | |
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| Confucianism | |
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| The Tao in Confucianism | |
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| The Life of Confucius | |
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| Living According to Confucian Values | |
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| Confucian Literature | |
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| The Development of Confucianism | |
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| Confucianism and the Arts | |
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| Confucianism and the Modern World | |
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| Shinto The Origins of Shinto | |
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| The Historical Development of Shinto | |
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| Essentials of Shinto Belief | |
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| Shinto Religious Practice | |
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| Shinto and the Arts | |
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| Shinto Offshoots: The New Religions | |
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| Shinto and the Modern World | |
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| Judaism An Overview of Jewish History | |
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| The Hebrew Bible | |
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| Biblical History | |
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| Exile and Captivity | |
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| Cultural Conflict during the Second-Temple Era | |
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| The Development of Rabbinical Judaism | |
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| Questioning and Reform | |
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| Judaism and the Modern World | |
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| Jewish Belief | |
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| Religious Practice | |
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| Divisions within Contemporary Judaism | |
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| The Contributions of Judaism | |
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| Jewish Identity and the Future of Judaism | |
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| Christianity The Life and Teachings of Jesus | |
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| Early Christian Beliefs and History | |
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| The Essential Christian Worldview | |
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| The Early Spread of Christianity | |
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| Influences on Christianity at the End of the Roman Empire | |
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| Christianity in the Middle Ages | |
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| The Protestant Reformation | |
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| The Development of Christianity Following the Protestant Reformation | |
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| Christian Practice | |
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| Christianity and the Arts | |
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| Christianity Faces the Twenty-First Century | |
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| Islam The Life and Teachings of Muhammad | |
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| Essentials of Islam | |
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| The Historical Development of Islam | |
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| Sufism: Islamic Mysticism | |
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| Islamic Law and Philosophy | |
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| Islam and the Arts | |
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| Islam and the Modern World | |
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| Alternative Paths Origins of New Religions | |
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| Neo-Paganism: Wicca and Druidism | |
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| Religions of the Yoruba Tradition: Santer�a, Voodoo, Candomblé | |
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| Theosophy | |
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| Scientology | |
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| Falun Gong | |
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| Cao Dai | |
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| Rastafarianism | |
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| Baha�i | |
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| New Religious Movements: A Special Role | |
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| The Religious Search in the Modern World Modern Influences on the Future of Religion | |
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| The Recurring Challenge of Change | |
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| Naturism: A New Religious Phenomenon? | |
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| Eclectic Spirituality | |
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| Notes | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index In each chapter: Religion Beyond the Classroom For Fuller Understanding Related Readings Key Terms | |