World's Religions

Name: World's Religions
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ISBN: 9780521637480

ISBN-10: 0521637481

ISBN-13: 9780521637480

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Ninian Smart

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This work looks at the world's religions in terms of world history it has also been revised to highlight recent developments, such as the spread of Islam, African-American and Hispanic-American religious experience, and women priests.

Book details

List price: $63.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/28/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 608
Size: 7.56" wide x 9.25" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 2.838
Language: English



Preface


Introduction






Earliest religions



South Asia



China



Japan



Southeast Asia



The Pacific



The Americas



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






The explosion of Europe and the re-forming 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



Some final reflections on global religion


Bibliography


Credits


Index