A History of the World's Religions
by David S. Noss, Blake R. Grangaard
14th Edition
Publisher: Routledge
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780367241858 |
| eText ISBN | 9781351578424 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 14th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 678 |
A History of the World's Religions, 14th Edition, connects the founding eras of global faiths with their contemporary forms. The textbook incorporates descriptive and interpretive details drawn directly from original source materials to present an accurate examination of world traditions.
Organized geographically and chronologically, the text addresses primal and bygone traditions, South Asian religions, East Asian systems, and Middle Eastern faiths. Major coverage includes the evolution of Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Designed for students and instructors, the fourteenth edition features instructional inset text boxes, timelines, figures, and maps to clarify historical transitions and geographic contexts across traditions.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Religion in Prehistoric and Primal Cultures
Chapter 2: Bygone Religions That Have Left Their Mark on the West
Chapter 3: Early Hinduism: The Passage from Ritual Sacrifice to Mystical Union
Chapter 4: Later Hinduism: Religion as the Determinant of Social Behaviour
Chapter 5: Jainism: A Study in Asceticism
Chapter 6: Buddhism in Its First Phase: Moderation in World Renunciation
Chapter 7: The Religious Developments of Buddhism: Diversity in Paths to Nirvana
Chapter 8: Sikhism: A Study in Syncretism
Chapter 9: Native Chinese Religion and Daoism
Chapter 10: Confucius and Confucianism: A Study in Optimistic Humanism
Chapter 11: Shinto: The Native Contribution to Japanese Religion
Chapter 12: Zoroastrianism: A Religion Based on Ethical Dualism
Chapter 13: Judaism in Its Early Phases: From Hebrew Origins to the Exile
Chapter 14: The Religious Developments of Judaism
Chapter 15: Christianity in Its Opening Phase: The Worlds and Work of Jesus in Apostolic Perspective
Chapter 16: The Religious Development of Christianity
Chapter 17: Islam: The Religion of Submission to God: Beginnings
Chapter 18: The Shīʿah Alternative and Regional Developments
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