Contents:
List of Maps 8
Foreword 11
A Chronology of World Religions 12
Part 1: The Ancient World 14
Megaliths 16
Babylonia and Sumeria 18
Religion in Ancient Egypt 20
The Early City Religions 22
The Religions of Ancient Greece 25
Roman Religion 28
Zoroastrianism 30
Part 2: Hinduism 32
The Origins of Hinduism 34
Hindu Temple Worship 36
Hinduism and the Sacred 38
Hinduism in the Modern World 40
Jainism 42
Part 3: Buddhism 44
The Origins of Buddhism 46
What is Buddhism? 48
Buddhism Spreads beyond India 50
Buddhism in the Modern World 52
Confucianism and Taoism 54
Part 4: Judaism 58
Origin of the Jewish People 60
The Kingdom of Israel 62
Jewish Dispersions 64
The Jewish Diaspora 67
Judaism and the Rise of Islam 68
Anti-Semitism and Messianism 70
Jewish Emancipation 72
Judaism in the USA 74
The Holocaust 76
Part 5: Christianity 80
Palestine under the Herods 82
Judaism and the Early Church 84
The Early Growth of Christianity 86
Christianity Becomes Official 88
Christendom in 1050 ce 92
The European Reformations 94
Christianity in the Americas c. 1750 96
An Age of Missions 98
The Mormons 102
Christianity Today 104
Part 6: Islam 108
Muhammad 110
The Early Growth of Islam 112
Islam in the Subcontinent 114
Islam in South-east Asia 116
Islam and Africa 120
Islam in Modern Asia 123
Islam in the Modern World 126
Sikhism 128
Part 7: World Religions Today 132
Japanese Religions 134
Religion in China Today 136
What are Indigenous Religions? 140
New Religious Movements 144
Modern Pilgrimage 148
Jerusalem: The Holy City 152
What is the Hajj? 154
Further reading 156
Gazetteer 157
Index 174
