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ISBN: 9780965067232
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1181
Book Description
Contains 3,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the world's religions; features thirty in-depth discussions of major religions; and includes illustrations and maps.
Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions ; Wendy Doniger, Consulting Editor
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965067232
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1181
Book Description
Contains 3,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the world's religions; features thirty in-depth discussions of major religions; and includes illustrations and maps.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965067232
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1181
Book Description
Contains 3,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the world's religions; features thirty in-depth discussions of major religions; and includes illustrations and maps.
Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions
Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher: Merriam-Webster
ISBN: 9780877790440
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
Book Description
Contains 3,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the world's religions; features thirty in-depth discussions of major religions; and includes illustrations and maps.
Publisher: Merriam-Webster
ISBN: 9780877790440
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
Book Description
Contains 3,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the world's religions; features thirty in-depth discussions of major religions; and includes illustrations and maps.
Reference Books Bulletin
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Category : Reference books
Languages : en
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Languages : en
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Anderson V. Laird
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Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Our Religions
Author: Arvind Sharma
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062064266
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
An essential introduction to the world's living religions by experts from each tradition -- published in conjunction with the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062064266
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
An essential introduction to the world's living religions by experts from each tradition -- published in conjunction with the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions.
World Religions
Author: Franjo Terhart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405490467
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Explores the origins, history, traditions, beliefs, and practices of five major world religions, as well as six smaller religions and movements, and explains how each has influenced world events and its followers' lives and actions.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405490467
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Explores the origins, history, traditions, beliefs, and practices of five major world religions, as well as six smaller religions and movements, and explains how each has influenced world events and its followers' lives and actions.
Language: The Basics
Author: R.L. Trask
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134635982
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
What makes human language unique? Do women speak differently from men? Just what is the meaning of "meaning"? Language: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the study of language. Written in an engaging and entertaining style, it encourages the reader to think about the way language works. It features: * chapters on 'Language in Use', 'Attitudes to Language', 'Children and Language' and 'Language, Mind and Brain' * a section on sign language * a glossary of key terms * handy annotated guides to further reading. Providing an accessible overview of a fascinating subject, this is an essential book for all students and anyone who's ever been accused of splitting an infinitive.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134635982
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
What makes human language unique? Do women speak differently from men? Just what is the meaning of "meaning"? Language: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the study of language. Written in an engaging and entertaining style, it encourages the reader to think about the way language works. It features: * chapters on 'Language in Use', 'Attitudes to Language', 'Children and Language' and 'Language, Mind and Brain' * a section on sign language * a glossary of key terms * handy annotated guides to further reading. Providing an accessible overview of a fascinating subject, this is an essential book for all students and anyone who's ever been accused of splitting an infinitive.
Savage Systems
Author: David Chidester
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813916644
Category : Africa, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
This work examines the emergence of the concepts of religion and religions on 19th-century colonial frontiers. It analyzes the ways in which European settlers, and indigenous Africans, engaged in the comparison of alternative religious ways of life as one dimension of intercultural activity.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813916644
Category : Africa, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
This work examines the emergence of the concepts of religion and religions on 19th-century colonial frontiers. It analyzes the ways in which European settlers, and indigenous Africans, engaged in the comparison of alternative religious ways of life as one dimension of intercultural activity.
The Popular Encyclopedia of World Religions
Author: Richard Wolff
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 9780736920070
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
A concise guide covers the history, beliefs and practices, key leaders, and impact upon the modern world of major world religions, including Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity.
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 9780736920070
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
A concise guide covers the history, beliefs and practices, key leaders, and impact upon the modern world of major world religions, including Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity.
Readings in Vedic Literature
Author: Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
Publisher: The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
ISBN: 9171497730
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Readings in Vedic Literature provides a firsthand experience of India's timeless wisdom. Along with concise essays, the book includes the entire Bhagavad-gita and illuminating excerpts from the Puranas and Upanisads. In this way the reader can discover the tradition for himself. “Readers, be of good cheer. To those of you who have surveyed in confusion the trackless path of Indian philosophy, this volume offers hope and respite. You are holding in your hands a reasonable and highly readable account of the particulars of Vedic thought. … Read and find enlightenment.” Professor Jerry Clack Department of Classics, Duquesne University “I am impressed by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami’s presentation. His initial chapter is one of the best statements available on the importance of the guru in transmitting spiritual knowledge.” Dr. Thomas J. Hopkins Department of Religious Studies, Franklin & Marshall College
Publisher: The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
ISBN: 9171497730
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Readings in Vedic Literature provides a firsthand experience of India's timeless wisdom. Along with concise essays, the book includes the entire Bhagavad-gita and illuminating excerpts from the Puranas and Upanisads. In this way the reader can discover the tradition for himself. “Readers, be of good cheer. To those of you who have surveyed in confusion the trackless path of Indian philosophy, this volume offers hope and respite. You are holding in your hands a reasonable and highly readable account of the particulars of Vedic thought. … Read and find enlightenment.” Professor Jerry Clack Department of Classics, Duquesne University “I am impressed by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami’s presentation. His initial chapter is one of the best statements available on the importance of the guru in transmitting spiritual knowledge.” Dr. Thomas J. Hopkins Department of Religious Studies, Franklin & Marshall College