World Religions in Practice: A Comparative IntroductionISBN: 978-1-4051-6702-4
Hardcover
448 pages
August 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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World Religions in Practice introduces five of the world's
great religions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam – and explores how they are lived and expressed in
custom, ritual, and symbol.
- A major new textbook exploring the world's great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices – by focusing on this 'lived experience' it goes beyond many traditional introductions to religious studies
- Adopts a directly comparative approach to develop a greater understanding of the nature of religion
- Each chapter engages with an individual theme, such as birth, death, food, pilgrimage and ethics, to illustrate how religious practices are expressed
- Broadens students' understanding by offering an impartial discussion of the similarities and differences between each religion
- Includes chapter-by-chapter opening themes and summaries, and will be accompanied by a website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/gwynne featuring additional resources and study questions.
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