The World's Religions: Understanding the Living Faiths

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Peter Bernard Clarke
Reader's Digest, 1993 - 220 pages
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Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, Shinto, and Confucianism are explored from their beginnings to their roles today, and complemented by more than 400 color photos, illuminations, and paintings that illustrate each religion's cultural richness and diversity.

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Gives a good overview of religions, but not as appealing as the DK Eyewitness Series for students. Consulter l'avis complet

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20th century Abbasid Africa Arab Art Library Ashoka Asia became believe Brahmin Bridgeman Art Library Buddha Buddhist caliphate Catholic central century C.E. China Chinese Christ Christian church Confucian Confucius countries cult culture Daoist death deities divine doctrine dynasty early Egypt emperor empire enlightenment established Europe example faith festival founded founder Gautama German Gospel groups Guru Harding Picture Library Hindu Hinduism holy important India influence Iran Islam Israel Jain Japan Japanese Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism kami king known Krishna Laozi later laypeople leader living meditation million missionary modern monasteries monks mosque movement Muhammad Muslim mystic ofthe Orthodox Ottoman Photos pilgrimage political practice prayer priests prophet Qur'an Reformation religion religious rites ritual Robert Harding Picture Roman rulers sacred scholars scriptures Seicho No Ie Shiite Shinto shrine Sikhs society soul spiritual symbol teaching temple texts Theravada tradition Twelver Umayyad western worship Zoroastrian

À propos de l'auteur (1993)

PETER B. CLARKE is Professor of the History and Sociology of Religion at King's College London, where he is also Director of the Centre for New Religions and Director of the Japanese New Religions Project.

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TitreThe World's Religions: Understanding the Living Faiths
RédacteurPeter Bernard Clarke
Éditionillustrée
ÉditeurReader's Digest, 1993
ISBN0895775018, 9780895775016
Longueur220 pages
  
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