Religion: A Cross-Cultural Dictionary
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- Synopsis
- Religion is about the relationship between human beings and the supernatural world. Of the dozens of definitions of religion that have been suggested by theologians, historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and others, this one cuts to what is common to all religious systems. The term religious system is used here to mean all of the shared religious beliefs and practices that comprise the human-supernatural relationship of a particular indigenous culture or a particular world religion. A world religion is a religious system whose adherents are spread widely around the world and/or a religious system that has significantly influenced other religious systems. The term indigenous religion is used here to mean the religious system of a non-industrialized, non-Western society. This volume focuses on both world religions and indigenous religions. Sixteen major world religions are described in separate entries, a chronology of world religions is provided, and topical entries cover various aspects of world religions such as missionary activity and monotheism. The purpose of these sixteen world religion articles is to provide a basic profile of each religion, with a focus on the official beliefs and practices of each religion.
- Copyright:
- 1996
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 287 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780195123111
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 02/09/10
- Copyrighted By:
- ABC-CLIO, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Digital Divide Data
- Proofread By:
- Digital Divide Data
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.