The world's religions : old traditions and modern transformations
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0521429064
ISBN 13
9780521429061
Category
Publication Year
1992
Publisher
Subject
Religions.; Religions.
Description
576 pages : 24 cm; Introduction -- Earliest religion -- South Asia -- China -- Japan -- Southeast Asia -- The Pacific -- The Americas -- The ancient Near East -- Persia and central Asia -- The Greek and Roman world -- Classical and medieval Christianity and Judaism -- Classical and medieval Islam -- Classical African religion -- The explosion of Europe and the re-forming of Christianity -- North America -- South Asia and reactions to colonial intervention -- China and Korea in modern times -- Modern Southeast Asia -- Japan in modern times -- Islam passes through the shadows -- The colonial impact in the Pacific -- Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union -- Africa in the modern world -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Some final reflections on global religion.;
Biblio Notes
27895215
Number of Copies
1
