Matthews, Warren
World religions / Warren Matthews. - 2nd ed. - United States of America: Cengage Learning, c2010. - 425 p: ill.; 26 cm.
Includes questions for review, vocabularies, questions for discussions, notes, and guide for further readings (books, periodicals), glossary, bibliographical references and index
Brief contents -- Introduction -- 1. Religions of tribes and city-states (religions of Americas, religions of Africa) -- 2. Religions arising in India (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism) -- 3. religions of China and Japan -- 4. Religions that influenced east and west (ancient religions of Iraq and Iran) -- 5. Religions of the family of Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, new forms of Older religions, globalization and world religions).
Contents -- Introduction -- Common features of most religions -- what is sacred -- Distinctive features of the book -- Historical development -- Worldview -- The point of view of the text -- vocabulary.
ISBN 978-0-495-603390-0
Religion.
TH 200 M442 2010
World religions / Warren Matthews. - 2nd ed. - United States of America: Cengage Learning, c2010. - 425 p: ill.; 26 cm.
Includes questions for review, vocabularies, questions for discussions, notes, and guide for further readings (books, periodicals), glossary, bibliographical references and index
Brief contents -- Introduction -- 1. Religions of tribes and city-states (religions of Americas, religions of Africa) -- 2. Religions arising in India (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism) -- 3. religions of China and Japan -- 4. Religions that influenced east and west (ancient religions of Iraq and Iran) -- 5. Religions of the family of Abraham (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, new forms of Older religions, globalization and world religions).
Contents -- Introduction -- Common features of most religions -- what is sacred -- Distinctive features of the book -- Historical development -- Worldview -- The point of view of the text -- vocabulary.
ISBN 978-0-495-603390-0
Religion.
TH 200 M442 2010