Description |
456 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Maps of the distribution of living faiths -- Part one. Prophecy. Judaism, or the religion of Israel Christianity : the early church Christianity : the Eastern schism and the Eastern Orthodox Church Christianity : St. Thomas and medieval theology Christianity : Protestantism Christianity : the Catholic Church since the Reformation Islam Zoroastrianism -- Part two. Wisdom. Hinduism Jainism Buddhism : the Theravāda Buddhism: the Mahāyāna Buddhism: in China and Japan Shinto Confucianism Taoism Dialetical materialism Sikhism -- For further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Summary |
Covers many world religions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism, Taoism, Sikhism, Dialectical meterialism, etc |
Notes |
"Originally published as The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Living Faiths, Fourth Edition." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 438-445) and index |
Subject |
Religions -- Encyclopedias.
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Religions.
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Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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Author |
Zaehner, R. C. (Robert Charles), 1913-1974, editor
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ISBN |
076070712X |
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9780760707128 |
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