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The anthropology of Eastern religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
The anthropology of Eastern religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
Autore Leaf Murray J.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (191 p.)
Disciplina 306.6095
Soggetto topico Anthropology of religion - Asia
Religion and sociology - Asia
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-7391-9241-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Related Approaches; "Higher" Traditions in General; The Theory; Using the Theory; Common Themes; The Order of Description; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Two: Vedas and Vedanta; Indus Valley Ideas; South Asian Texts and Sects; Translation Issues; The Vedas; The Upanishads; Organizations, Personnel, and Constituency of Vedanta; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Three: Jain and Buddhist Traditions; The Jain Tradition; The Buddhist Tradition; Buddhist Ethics: The Middle Way; Conclusion
Further ReadingNotes; Chapter Four: Hindu Traditions; Hinduism, Hindu Society, and Caste; Sikhism: Living Bhakti; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Five: China's Main Religions; Taoism; Confucianism; Legalism; Buddhism in China; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: Japan's Religious Traditions; Background; Shinto; Japanese Buddhist Sects; Zen; Bushido; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Religion and Social Development; Religion and Ethics; Final Thought; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Record Nr. UNINA-9910464574203321
Leaf Murray J.  
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The anthropology of Eastern religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
The anthropology of Eastern religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
Autore Leaf Murray J.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (191 p.)
Disciplina 306.6095
Soggetto topico Anthropology of religion - Asia
Religion and sociology - Asia
ISBN 0-7391-9241-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Related Approaches; "Higher" Traditions in General; The Theory; Using the Theory; Common Themes; The Order of Description; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Two: Vedas and Vedanta; Indus Valley Ideas; South Asian Texts and Sects; Translation Issues; The Vedas; The Upanishads; Organizations, Personnel, and Constituency of Vedanta; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Three: Jain and Buddhist Traditions; The Jain Tradition; The Buddhist Tradition; Buddhist Ethics: The Middle Way; Conclusion
Further ReadingNotes; Chapter Four: Hindu Traditions; Hinduism, Hindu Society, and Caste; Sikhism: Living Bhakti; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Five: China's Main Religions; Taoism; Confucianism; Legalism; Buddhism in China; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: Japan's Religious Traditions; Background; Shinto; Japanese Buddhist Sects; Zen; Bushido; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Religion and Social Development; Religion and Ethics; Final Thought; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Record Nr. UNINA-9910786406503321
Leaf Murray J.  
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The anthropology of Eastern religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
The anthropology of Eastern religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
Autore Leaf Murray J.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (191 p.)
Disciplina 306.6095
Soggetto topico Anthropology of religion - Asia
Religion and sociology - Asia
ISBN 0-7391-9241-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Related Approaches; "Higher" Traditions in General; The Theory; Using the Theory; Common Themes; The Order of Description; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Two: Vedas and Vedanta; Indus Valley Ideas; South Asian Texts and Sects; Translation Issues; The Vedas; The Upanishads; Organizations, Personnel, and Constituency of Vedanta; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Three: Jain and Buddhist Traditions; The Jain Tradition; The Buddhist Tradition; Buddhist Ethics: The Middle Way; Conclusion
Further ReadingNotes; Chapter Four: Hindu Traditions; Hinduism, Hindu Society, and Caste; Sikhism: Living Bhakti; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Five: China's Main Religions; Taoism; Confucianism; Legalism; Buddhism in China; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: Japan's Religious Traditions; Background; Shinto; Japanese Buddhist Sects; Zen; Bushido; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Religion and Social Development; Religion and Ethics; Final Thought; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Record Nr. UNINA-9910826452403321
Leaf Murray J.  
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The anthropology of Western religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
The anthropology of Western religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
Autore Leaf Murray J.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (277 p.)
Disciplina 306.6
Soggetto topico Religions
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-7391-9239-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Other Approaches; "Higher" Traditions in General; Further Reading; Websites; Chapter Two: Backgrounds to the West; Geopolitics; City Gods and Law; Gilgamesh Epic; Gods and Oaths; Family and Clan Gods; Mystery Cults; Zoroastrianism; Greek and Roman Philosophy; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Three: Judaism; Central Ideas; Biblical History; Legal Content in the Tanakh; Subsequent Developments; Ceremonies; Recent Organizational Developments; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes
Chapter Four: Early ChristianityCore Ideas; The Life of Christ; The Gospels in the Context of Judaism; Christianity beyond the Jewish Context; Formation of the Canon; Christianity's Two Idea Systems; Conclusion: The End of Early Christianity; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Five: Islam; Foundation; The Division Between Sunni and Shia; Elements of Doctrine; Organizations; Constituency; Baha'i; Ahmadiyya movement; The Arab Spring; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: Later Christianity; Roman Catholicism: Centralization; The Crusades and Inquisition
Pre-Reformation Heretical MovementsThe Renaissance and the Reformation; The Counter-Reformation; The Radical Reformation; The Great Awakenings; United Church of Canada; "Marginal" Christians; Critical Scholarship and Public Theology; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Religion and Social Development; Religion and Ethics; Final Thought; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Record Nr. UNINA-9910464574903321
Leaf Murray J.  
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The anthropology of Western religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
The anthropology of Western religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
Autore Leaf Murray J.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (277 p.)
Disciplina 306.6
Soggetto topico Religions
ISBN 0-7391-9239-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Other Approaches; "Higher" Traditions in General; Further Reading; Websites; Chapter Two: Backgrounds to the West; Geopolitics; City Gods and Law; Gilgamesh Epic; Gods and Oaths; Family and Clan Gods; Mystery Cults; Zoroastrianism; Greek and Roman Philosophy; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Three: Judaism; Central Ideas; Biblical History; Legal Content in the Tanakh; Subsequent Developments; Ceremonies; Recent Organizational Developments; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes
Chapter Four: Early ChristianityCore Ideas; The Life of Christ; The Gospels in the Context of Judaism; Christianity beyond the Jewish Context; Formation of the Canon; Christianity's Two Idea Systems; Conclusion: The End of Early Christianity; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Five: Islam; Foundation; The Division Between Sunni and Shia; Elements of Doctrine; Organizations; Constituency; Baha'i; Ahmadiyya movement; The Arab Spring; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: Later Christianity; Roman Catholicism: Centralization; The Crusades and Inquisition
Pre-Reformation Heretical MovementsThe Renaissance and the Reformation; The Counter-Reformation; The Radical Reformation; The Great Awakenings; United Church of Canada; "Marginal" Christians; Critical Scholarship and Public Theology; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Religion and Social Development; Religion and Ethics; Final Thought; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Record Nr. UNINA-9910786406103321
Leaf Murray J.  
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The anthropology of Western religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
The anthropology of Western religions : ideas, organizations, and constituencies / / Murray J. Leaf
Autore Leaf Murray J.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (277 p.)
Disciplina 306.6
Soggetto topico Religions
ISBN 0-7391-9239-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Other Approaches; "Higher" Traditions in General; Further Reading; Websites; Chapter Two: Backgrounds to the West; Geopolitics; City Gods and Law; Gilgamesh Epic; Gods and Oaths; Family and Clan Gods; Mystery Cults; Zoroastrianism; Greek and Roman Philosophy; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Three: Judaism; Central Ideas; Biblical History; Legal Content in the Tanakh; Subsequent Developments; Ceremonies; Recent Organizational Developments; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes
Chapter Four: Early ChristianityCore Ideas; The Life of Christ; The Gospels in the Context of Judaism; Christianity beyond the Jewish Context; Formation of the Canon; Christianity's Two Idea Systems; Conclusion: The End of Early Christianity; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Five: Islam; Foundation; The Division Between Sunni and Shia; Elements of Doctrine; Organizations; Constituency; Baha'i; Ahmadiyya movement; The Arab Spring; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Six: Later Christianity; Roman Catholicism: Centralization; The Crusades and Inquisition
Pre-Reformation Heretical MovementsThe Renaissance and the Reformation; The Counter-Reformation; The Radical Reformation; The Great Awakenings; United Church of Canada; "Marginal" Christians; Critical Scholarship and Public Theology; Conclusion; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Religion and Social Development; Religion and Ethics; Final Thought; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Record Nr. UNINA-9910816973303321
Leaf Murray J.  
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui