A new handbook of living religions / / edited by John R. Hinnells [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, UK ; ; Cambridge, Mass., USA, : Blackwell Publishers, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 902 p. ) : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 291
• Soggetto topico: Religions; Religion - General; Religion; Philosophy & Religion
• Altri autori: HinnellsJohn R
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: A handbook of living religions.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [849]-851) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction to the New Handbook / John R. Hinnells -- Introduction to the First Edition / John R. Hinnells -- pt. I. The Religions. 1. Judaism / Alan Unterman. 2. Christianity / Andrew Walls. 3. Islam / Alford T. Welch. 4. Zoroastrianism / Mary Boyce. 5. Hinduism / Simon Weightman. 6. Sikhism / W. Owen Cole. 7. Jainism / Kendall W. Folkert and John E. Cort. 8. Buddhism / L.S. Cousins. 9. Chinese Religions / Michael Saso. 10. Japanese Religions / David Reid. 11. Native North American Religions / Armin W. Geertz. 12. Religions of the Pacific / Brian Colless and Peter Donovan. 13. African Religions / Aylward Shorter. 14. New Religious Movements in Primal Societies / Harold W. Turner. 15. Modern Alternative Religions in the West / J. Gordon Melton. 16. Baha'ism / Denis MacEoin -- pt. II. Cross-Cultural Issues. 17. Religion and Gender / Ursula King. 18. Spirituality / Ursula King. 19. The Study of Diaspora Religion / John R. Hinnells. 20. African Diaspora Religion / Ossie Stuart.
• Sommario/riassunto: Chapters on these topics: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Chinese religions, Japanese religions, Native North American religions, religions of the Pacific, African religions, new religious movements in primal societies, modern alternative religions in the West, Baha'ism, religion and gender, spirituality, the study of diaspora religion, African diaspora religion, the Australian South Asian diaspora, the religions of South Asian communities in Britain, the religions of the South Asian diaspora in Canada, South Asian religions in the United States, and comparative reflections on South Asian religion in international migration.
• Titolo autorizzato: A new handbook of living religions
• ISBN: 1-4051-6661-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910877858203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II