World Religions in Practice: A Comparative Introduction

Content: Title Page 
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 List of Boxes
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 Introduction
 Part 1 Beyond Time and Space 
 Chapter 1 Image 
 1.1 Introduction
 1.2 The Second Commandment 
 1.3 Shirk 
 1.4 Incarnate Son 
 1.5 Murti 
 1.6 Opening the Radiance 
 1.7 The Three Bodies 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes
 Further Reading
 Chapter 2 Book 
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 Shruti and Smriti 
 2.3 Daozang 
 2.4 The Three Baskets 
 2.5 New Testament 
 2.6 Tanach 
 2.7 Qur\'an 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes
 Further Reading
 Part 2 Within Time and Space 
 Chapter 3 Ethics 
 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Dharma 3.3 Pancasila 
 3.4 Inner Power 
 3.5 The Ten Words 
 3.6 A New Commandment 
 3.7 The Greater Jihad 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes
 Further Reading
 Chapter 4 Birth 
 4.1 Introduction
 4.2 Baptism 
 4.3 B\'rit Milah 
 4.4 Aqiqah 
 4.5 Birth Samskaras 
 4.6 The Buddhist Exception 
 4.7 Chinese Customs 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes
 Further Reading
 Chapter 5 Death 
 5.1 Introduction
 5.2 The Wheel of Rebirth 
 5.3 The Last Sacrifice 
 5.4 Hun and Po 
 5.5 Resurrection of the Body 
 5.6 Salat al-Janazah 
 5.7 First Fruits 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes Further ReadingChapter 6 Marriage 
 6.1 Introduction
 6.2 Nikah 
 6.3 Under the Huppah 
 6.4 Householder and Forest-Dweller 
 6.5 Bride of Christ 
 6.6 The Renunciation 
 6.7 Arts of the Bedchamber 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes
 Further Reading
 Chapter 7 Food 
 7.1 Introduction
 7.2 Cuisines of Immortality 
 7.3 Ahimsa and Samadhi 
 7.4 Blessed Leftovers 
 7.5 Bread and Wine 
 7.6 Kosher 
 7.7 Halal 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes
 Further Reading
 Chapter 8 Clothing 
 8.1 Introduction
 8.2 The Veil of Modesty 
 8.3 Kippah, Tefillin and Tallit 
 8.4 The Thread and the Mark 8.5 Vestments and Habits 8.6 Garments of the Gods 
 8.7 The Three Robes 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes
 Further Reading
 Part 3 Time and Space 
 Chapter 9 Year 
 9.1 Introduction
 9.2 Four Seasons 
 9.3 Full Moons and Monsoons 
 9.4 Day of Brahma 
 9.5 The 78th Cycle 
 9.6 Harvests, History and High Holy Days 
 9.7 Lunar Year 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes
 Further Reading
 Chapter 10 Building 
 10.1 Introduction
 10.2 Mosque 
 10.3 Synagogue
 10.4 Church 
 10.5 Mandir 
 10.6 Temple Complex 
 10.7 Guan 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes
 Further Reading
 Chapter 11 Journey 11.1 Introduction11.2 The Sacred Ford 
 11.3 Reverencing the Mountain 
 11.4 Traces of Tathagata 
 11.5 The Quest of the Magi 
 11.6 Aliyah 
 11.7 Hajj 
 Summary
 Discussion Topics
 Notes
 Further Reading
 Conclusion
 Glossary
 Select Bibliography
 Index
 EULA