| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Using This Book: Bibliography and Translations -- 1 JUDAISM -- The Bible: The Origins of the Jewish People -- Tanakh: History and Revelation -- Tanakh: Canon and Translations -- Interpretation of Torah: Mishnah and Talmuds; Shulhan Aruch -- Maimonides: Mishneh Torah -- Qabbalah: Zohar -- Liturgy and Prayer: Amida and Piyyutim -- 2 CHRISTIANITY -- The New Testament: Jesus and the Canon -- The New Testament: The Gospels -- The New Testament: Epistles and Other Writings -- Translations: The Vulgate, The Authorised Version |
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Creeds and Confessions: The Apostles� and the Nicene Creeds from Augsburg to Peter the Great -- Councils: Ecumenical Councils, Vatican I, Vatican II -- Prayers and Hymns: The Office, The Book of Common Prayer, Hymns, John and Charles Wesley -- Liturgy and Eucharist: The Last Supper; Kontakia -- Prayer and Monastic Orders: Basil the Great, Dionysius, The Philokalia -- Monasticism: Rule of Benedict -- Christianity of the Celts: Columbanus, Patrick, Carmina Gaedelica -- Acts of the Martyrs: Polycarp, Dietrich Bonhoeffer -- Augustine: The Confession |
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Thomas Aquinas: Summa contra Gentiles, Summa TheologicaPoetry: Dante and Others -- The Reformations: Luther, Calvin -- The Reformations: Trent, John of the Cross, Ignatius -- 3 ISLAM -- The Quran: Muhammad the Prophet -- The Quran: Revelation, the People of the Book -- The Quran: The Mushaf -- Hadith: The Six Sound Collections -- Shariaand the Life of Muhammad: ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah -- AlGhazali: Ihya 'Ulum udDin, Munqidh mm adDalal -- Sufis -- The Poets of Persia: Farid, Sa'di, Hafiz, Jami, Rumi -- 4 ZOROASTRIANS ANP PARSIS |
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Zarathustra: Gathas, Yasna, Avesta5 INDIA -- The Vedas -- Upanishads and Agamas -- Sutras: Badarayana's Vedanta Sutra, Patanjali's Yoga Sutra -- Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras: Manusmriti -- The Epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata -- Puranas: Bhagavata Purana -- The Song of the Lord: Bhagavadgita -- The Love of God: Gitagovinda -- The Love of God: Alvars and Nayanars -- Taritra: Shrividya -- The Gitas: Anugita, Ishvaragita and Devigita -- The Sants: Kabir -- 6 SIKHS -- Guru Nanak: Japji and Mul Mantra |
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The Gurus: Adi Granth, Guru Granth Sahib and Dasam Granth7 JAINS -- Agamas, Suttas and Tattvartha Sutra -- 8 BUDDHISM (for Buddhism in Korea, see Korea) -- The Buddha: The First and Final Addresses -- Sacred Texts of Buddhists: The Pali Canon and the Canons of Tibet, China and Japan -- Lives of the Buddha: Jatakas, Buddhacarita and Lalitavistara -- The Sangha: Vinaya Pitaka, Dhammapada -- Dharma/Dhamma: Abhidhamma, Visuddhimagga, Milindapañha -- Mahayana: Sutras -- Perfection of Wisdom: Ashtasahasrika Sutra, The Diamond-Cutter Sutra, The Heart Sutra, and Nagarjuna |
| Summary |
This magisterial guide introduces the great faiths of the world through their most important writings. Surveying 400 key religious books, the author engagingly discusses the content, core tenets, and significance of each |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Originally published in Great Britain in 2011 by Atlantic Books |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Sacred books.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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Sacred books.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300183177 |
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0300183178 |
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0300179294 |
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9780300179293 |
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