The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and CultureJoseph Kitagawa Routledge, 5 sep 2013 - 384 pagina's This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Tibet, and East Asia. The major traditions that are described and discussed are (from the Southwest) Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam, and (from the East) Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto. In addition, the tradition of Bon in Tibet, the shamanistic religions of Inner Asia, and general Chinese, Korean and Japanese religion are also given full coverage. The emphasis throughout is on clear description and analysis, rather than evaluation. Ten maps are provided to add to the usefulness of this book, which has its origin in the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Mircea Eliade of the University of Chicago. |
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Buddhism in India | 41 |
Jainism | 97 |
The Sikhs | 111 |
Buddhism in Southeast Asia | 119 |
Islam in South Asia | 143 |
Islam in Southeast Asia | 165 |
The Religions of Tibet | 195 |
The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism | 207 |
Per Kvaerne | 217 |
The Religions of Inner Asia | 223 |
Chinese Religion | 257 |
Japanese Religion | 305 |
Korean Religion | 333 |
Buddhism in Korea | 347 |
Islam in China | 355 |
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The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture Joseph Kitagawa Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2013 |