The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions by John Bowker

The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions by John Bowker

The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions is the most wide-ranging A-Z reference guide to all aspects of the world's religions past and present. Whether the reader seeks quick, accessible answers from the short entries or more detailed discussion from the longer more discursive articles, it offers a wealth of unrivalled and unbiased authoritative detail. With a total of over 8,200 entries, an extensive topic index, and an original and in-depth introductory essay this new dictionary, drawing on the latest research, is the definitive compendium on the subject. Religions - Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism and Parsis Movements, sects, and cults - more than 500 entries, including Bauls, Cargo cults, New Age, Rastafarians, ISKCON, Soka Gakkai, Hizballah Texts, books - over 1,000 listed and described, authorities, theology, scripture Individuals - founders, leaders, exponents, followers, gurus, philosophers, mystics, heretics, poets Sacred sites - cities, buildings, centres of pilgrimage Customs, practices, dogmas, beliefs, traditions, festivals and fasts, artefacts such as altars, rosaries, icons, torah ornaments, and fetishes Ethics - method and issues including abortion, animals, birth control, just war, sexuality and homosexuality, suicide Themes - on general topics relevant to all religions such as prayer, biogenetics, asceticism, confession, cosmology, art and architecture, music and dance Accessible reference - hundreds of quotations, many translated specially for this book; suggestions for further reading at the end of entries; detailed system of cross-references; alternative spellings given for words with several transliterated forms; table of Chinese headwords given in both Wade-Giles and Pin yin Topic index - listing 13,000 entries on major themes such as Brahman, breathing, death, beliefs, and rituals, heavens and paradises, kami, mandala, mantra and yantra, mysticism, Sufism, yoga, and Zen practice.

Bowker, John: - An internationally renowned author, editor and series editor in the fields of comparative religion and world religion, John Bowker is currently Gresham Professor at Gresham College, London, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and North Carolina State University. He is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a former Professor of Religion at Lancaster University. Professor Bowker's recent books include What Muslims Believe (1995), The Oxford Dictionary of World Religion (1997) and The Complete Bible Handbook (1998). His previous books for Cambridge are Targums and Rabbinic Literature (1969), Jesus and the Pharisees (1973), The Problems of Suffering in the Religions of the World (1970; paperback 1975) and The Meanings of Death (1991; Canto paperback 1993).

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Titel	The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Autor	John Bowker
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1997-03-27
Seitenanzahl	1124
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