The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts, 2nd Edition - Couverture souple

Burke

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 140511049X ISBN 13 : 9781405110495

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2004

Synopsis

This popular introduction to the world's major religions provides a comprehensive survey of the major traditions together with selected primary readings.

• A new edition of this popular introduction to the world's major religions
  
• Provides a comprehensive survey of the major religious traditions together with selected primary readings
  
• Focuses on the beliefs and values that animate each religion, helping students to understand what makes them meaningful to their followers
  
• Includes new material on Sikhism and additional material on each religion's ethics and their encounter with the modern world
  
• Features chapter-by-chapter discussion and test questions, summaries, and suggestions for further reading
  
• Improved visual design, with extensive student aids including revised maps, timeline and charts.

The book is accompanied by a website at http: //www.blackwellpublishing.com/burke

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

T. Patrick Burke was for many years Professor of Religion at Temple University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 140511049X
• ISBN 13: 9781405110495
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 402
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Wiley VCH Verlag GmbH; info@wiley-vch.de; ; Boschstraße 12; Weinheim; Baden-Württemberg; 69469; Allemagne