The World's ReligionsCambridge University Press, 28 Jun 1998 - 608 halaman The World's Religions offers a fascinating insight into a wide range of faiths, their history and their followers. In the richly illustrated new edition of this popular book, religions are described through their symbols, rituals, followers, architecture and art. References, statistics, maps and pictures have been updated and added. The text has been thoroughly revised to highlight recent developments, such as the spread of Islam, African-American and Hispanic-American religious experience, and women priests. |
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Preface to the Second Edition | 9 |
TIMELINE 3031 | 30 |
South Asia | 43 |
China | 106 |
Japan | 134 |
Southeast Asia | 155 |
The Pacific | 166 |
The America | 181 |
The Ancient Near East | 197 |
Reflections on the Twentieth Century 572 | 205 |
Persia and Central Asia | 218 |
The Greek and Roman World | 230 |
Classical and Medieval Christianity | 257 |
Classical and Medieval Islam | 285 |
North America 365 | 296 |
Latin America and the Caribbean 555 | 187 |
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Istilah dan frasa umum
ancient Angra Mainyu animals Aśoka Avalokiteśvara became belief Brahmins Buddha Buddhism central century C.E. ceremonial China Chinese Christ Christian Church civilization Confucian cosmos cult culture Daoist dead death deities divine doctrine dynasty early East Eastern Egypt emperor empire especially ethical dimension experience faith fertility goddess gods Greek groups heaven Hindu holy human ideas ideology important India Islam Israel Israelite Jerusalem Jewish Jews Judaism king Laozi later living Lotus Sūtra Mahāvīra Mahāyāna Manichaeism medieval meditation modern monks movement Muhammad Muslims mystery mystical myth mythic narrative nature Neoplatonism numinous oral Torah Orthodox Osiris Persian person philosophical Polynesian practice Prophet Qur'an region religion religious rites ritual dimension Roman Rome sacred sacrifice samsāra scriptures shaman society soul Southeast Asia spirits Sri Lanka story Sūtra Ta'aroa teachings Temple Theravāda Theravādin thought Torah tradition ultimate various vision West Western whole worldview worship Zhuangzi Zoroastrianism Zurvanism
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