World Religions in Practice: A Comparative IntroductionISBN: 978-1-4051-6702-4
Hardcover
448 pages
August 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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- 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
- Explores the five major religions of Hinduism, Buddhism,
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, adopting 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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