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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0078038278
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0078038273
• Author: Michael Molloy

The goal of the 6th edition is to better meet the Introduction to Religion course challenges of building student engagement, developing critical analysis skills, and building writing skills. The 6th edition of Experiencing the World’s Religions continues to include primary sources, current examples, and coverage of women, to ensure students are introduced to unfamiliar religions in ways that are accessible, inviting, and intriguing.

Table contents:

Chapter 1. Understanding Religion

What Is Religion?

 

Patterns Among Religions

 

Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Religion

 

Key Critical Issues

 

Why Study the Major Religions of the World?

 

The Pilgrimage

 

Chapter 2. Indigenous Religions

 

Discovering Indigenous Religions

 

Studying Indigenous Religions: Learning from Patterns

 

Sacred Practices in Indigenous Religions

 

Indigenous Religions Today

 

Chapter 3. Hinduism

 

The Origins of Hinduism

 

The Upanishads and the Axis Age

 

Living Spiritually in the Everyday World

 

Devotional Hinduism

 

Hinduism and the Arts

 

Hinduism: Modern Challenges

 

Chapter 4. Buddhism

 

The Beginnings of Buddhism: The Life of the Buddha

 

The Basic Teachings of Buddhism

 

The Influence of Indian Thought on Early Buddhist Teachings

 

The Early Development of Buddhism

 

Mahayana Buddhism: The “Big Vehicle”

 

Vajrayana Buddhism: The “Diamond Vehicle”

 

Buddhism and the Modern World

 

Chapter 5. Jainism and Sikhism

 

Shared Origins

 

Jainism

 

Background

 

Mahavira and the Origins of Jainism

 

Worldview

 

Jain Ethics

 

The Development of Jainism and Its Branches

 

Jain Practices

 

Jain Scriptures

 

Jain Art and Architecture

 

Sikhism

 

Background

 

Nanak and the Origins of Sikhism

 

The Worldview and Teachings of Nanak

 

The Development of Sikhism

 

Sikh Scriptures

 

Sikhism and the Modern World

 

Chapter 6. Daoism and Confucianism
Basic Elements of Traditional Chinese Beliefs

 

Daoism

 

The Origins of Daoism

 

The Basic Early Teachings

 

Daoism and the Quest for Longevity

 

The Development of Daoism

 

Daoism and the Arts

 

Daoism and the Modern World

 

Confucianism

 

The Dao in Confucianism

 

The Life of Confucius

 

Living According to Confucian Values

 

Confucian Literature

 

The Development of Confucianism

 

Confucianism and the Arts

 

Confucianism and the Modern World

 

Chapter 7. Shinto

 

The Origins of Shinto

 

The Historical Development of Shinto

 

Essentials of Shinto Belief

 

Shinto Religious Practice

 

Shinto and the Arts

 

Shinto Offshoots: The New Religions

 

Shinto and the Modern World

 

Chapter 8. Judaism

 

An Overview of Jewish History

 

The Hebrew Bible

 

Biblical History

 

Cultural Conflict during the Second Temple Era

 

The Development of Rabbinical Judaism

 

Questioning and Reform

 

Judaism and the Modern World

 

Jewish Belief

 

Religious Practice

 

Divisions within Contemporary Judaism

 

Jewish Identity and the Future of Judaism

 

Chapter 9. Christianity

 

The Life and Teachings of Jesus

 

Early Christian Beliefs and History

 

The Early Spread of Christianity

 

Influences on Christianity at the End of the Roman Empire

 

The Eastern Orthodox Church

 

Christianity in the Middle Ages

 

The Protestant Reformation

 

The Development of Christianity Following the Protestant Reformation

 

Christian Practice

 

Christianity and the Arts

 

Christianity Faces the Modern World

 

Chapter 10. Islam

 

The Life and Teachings of Muhammad

 

Essentials of Islam

 

The Historical Development of Islam

 

Sufism: Islamic Mysticism

 

Islamic Law and Philosophy

 

Islam and the Arts

 

Islam and the Modern World

 

Chapter 11. Alternative Paths

 

Origins of New Religions

 

Contemporary Paganism: Wicca and Druidism

 

Religions of the Yoruba Tradition: Santería, Voodoo, Candomblé

 

Theosophy

 

Scientology

 

Falun Gong

 

Cao Dai

 

Rastafarianism

 

Baha’i

 

New Religious Movements: A Special Role

 

Chapter 12. The Modern Search

 

Modern Influences on the Future of Religion

 

The Recurring Challenge of Change

 

Environmentalism: A Religious Phenomenon?

 

Eclectic Spirituality

 

Notes

 

Credits

 

Index

 

In each chapter:

 

Related Readings

 

Key Terms

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