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The religious traditions of Asia : religion, history, and culture / / [edited by] Joseph M. Kitagawa



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Titolo: The religious traditions of Asia : religion, history, and culture / / [edited by] Joseph M. Kitagawa Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2002
Edizione: 2nd ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
Disciplina: 291/.095
Soggetto topico: Asia - Religion
Soggetto geografico: Asia Religion Encyclopedias
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: KitagawaJoseph Mitsuo <1915->  
Note generali: "Transferred to Digital Printing 2007"--T.p. verso.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture; Copyright; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA; 1 HINDUISM; 2 BUDDHISM - IN INDIA; 3 JAINISM; 4 THE SIKHS; 5 BUDDHISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; 6 ISLAM IN SOUTH ASIA; 7 ISLAM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; PART TWO INNER ASIA AND TIBET; 8 THE RELIGIONS OF TIBET; 9 THE SCHOOLS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM; 10 BON; 11 THE RELIGIONS OF INNER ASIA; 12 ISLAM IN CENTRAL ASIA; PART THREE EAST ASIA; 13 CHINESE RELIGION; 14 JAPANESE RELIGION; 15 KOREAN RELIGION; 16 BUDDHISM IN KOREA ; 17 ISLAM IN CHINA; CONTRIBUTORS
Sommario/riassunto: This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Tibet, and East Asia. The major traditions that are described and discussed are (from the Southwest) Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam, and (from the East) Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto. In addition, the tradition of Bon in Tibet, the shamanistic religions of Inner Asia, and general Chinese, Korean and Japanese religion are also given full coverage. The emphasis througho
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ISBN: 1-138-14676-5
1-315-02964-2
1-136-87590-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910453059103321
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