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World Religions in Practice: A Comparative Introduction - Softcover

Gwynne, Paul

 
9781405167031: World Religions in Practice: A Comparative Introduction
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1405167033 ISBN 13: 9781405167031
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

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World Religions in Practice introduces five of the world's great religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - and explores how they are lived and expressed in custom, ritual, and symbol.
* A major new textbook exploring the world's great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices - by focusing on this 'lived experience' it goes beyond many traditional introductions to religious studies
* Adopts a directly comparative approach to develop a greater understanding of the nature of religion
* Each chapter engages with an individual theme, such as birth, death, food, pilgrimage and ethics, to illustrate how religious practices are expressed
* Broadens students' understanding by offering an impartial discussion of the similarities and differences between each religion
* Includes chapter-by-chapter opening themes and summaries, and will be accompanied by a website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/gwynne featuring additional resources and study questions.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Paul Gwynne lectures in comparative religion in the General Education Program of the University of New South Wales. He completed his doctoral studies in Rome and has taught theology and religious studies in Indonesia and at the Melbourne College of Divinity.

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World Religions in Practice introduces the world's great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices. By focusing on this "lived experience" it goes beyond many traditional introductions to religious studies, providing an in-depth, comparative study and an appreciation of the broader context in which these religions should be understood.
* Explores the five major religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, adopting a directly comparative approach to develop a greater understanding of the nature of religion
* Each chapter engages with an individual theme, such as birth, death, food, pilgrimage and ethics, to illustrate how religious practices are expressed
* Broadens students' understanding by offering an impartial discussion of the similarities and differences between the religions
* Includes chapter-by-chapter opening themes and summaries, and is accompanied by a website at
www.blackwellpublishing.com/gwynne featuring additional resources and study questions.

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Verlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1405167033
ISBN 13 
9781405167031
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
444
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