Introduction to World Religions: Third Edition

Title Page
Copyright
Consulting Editors
Contents
Contributors
List of Maps
List of Time Charts
List of Festival Charts
List of Illustrations
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Part 1: Understanding Religion
What Is Religion?
Phenomenology and the Study of Religion
The Anthropology of Religion
The Sociology of Religion
The Psychology of Religion
Theological Approaches to the Study of Religion
Critical Theory and Religion
Ritual and Performance
Part 2: Religions of Antiquity
Religion Before History
Land of the Aztecs and Incas
The Ancient Near East
Ancient Egypt
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrian Beliefs
The Ancient Religions of Greece and Rome
The Religion of the Celts
The Religions of Scandinavia
Nomads of the Steppes
Part 3: Indigenous Religions
Understanding Indigenous Religions
Indigenous Religions in Asia
The Foe of Papua New Guinea
Australian Aboriginal Religions
Melanesia
South American Indigenous Religions
Native North Americans
Inuit
Norse Shamanism
African Indigenous Religions
The Bangwa
The Zulu
Part 4: Hinduism
A Historical Overview
Philosophy
Sacred Writings
Beliefs
Worship and Festivals
Family and Society
Hinduism in the Modern World
Part 5: Buddhism
A Historical Overview
Sacred Writings
Beliefs
Family and Society
Buddhism in the Modern World
Part 6: Jainism
A Historical Overview
Sacred Writings
Beliefs
Family and Society
Worship and Festivals
Jainism in the Modern World
Part 7: Chinese Religions
Chinese Religions
Christianity in Contemporary China
Part 8: Korean and Japanese Religions
Sinkyo
Japanese Religions
Part 9: Judaism
A Historical Overview
Sacred Writings
Beliefs
Family and Society
Worship and Festivals
The Holocaust
Branches of Judaism
Judaism in the Modern World
Part 10: Christianity
A Historical Overview
Jesus
Sacred Writings
Beliefs
Worship and Festivals
Family and Society
Contemporary Christianity
Part 11: Islam
A Historical Overview
The Unity and Variety of Islam
Sacred Writings
Beliefs
Worship and Festivals
The Law of Islam
Science, Art, and Culture
Family and Society
Islam in the Modern World
Part 12: Sikhism
A Historical Overview
Sacred Writings
Beliefs
Worship and Festivals
Family and Society
Sikhism Today
Part 13: Religion in Today's World
From Existentialism to Postmodernism
New Religious Movements
The Bahá‘í Faith
Secularization and Sacralization
Religion and Globalization
Religion and Politics
Women and Religion
Rapid Fact-Finder
Index
Picture Acknowledgments