01425nam a2200169Ia 4500 240426s9999 xx 000 0 und d 97803102594420310259444 eng BL80.3 .H49 2011 Hexham, Irving Understanding World Religions / Irving Hexham Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 2011 512 p. : ill. , maps ; 24 cm. pt. 1. Studying religion. Introductory issues in the study of religion -- A biased canon -- pt. 2. African traditions. African religious traditions -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- God in Zulu religion -- The case of Isaiah Shembe -- pt. 3. The Yogic tradition. The origins of yogic religions -- The richness of the Hindu tradition -- Rethinking the Hindu tradition -- Gandhi the great contrarian -- Buddhism -- The development of Buddhist belief and practice -- The moral quest of Edward Conze -- Other yogic-type traditions -- pt. 4. The Abramic tradition. Early Judaism -- Rabbinic and other Judaisms -- Jewish faith and practice -- Martin Buber's Zionist spirituality -- Christianity -- Christian history -- Christian faith and practice -- Christian politics according to Abraham Kuyper -- The challenge of Islam -- Muslim beliefs and practices -- Muslim piety -- Sayyid Qutb and the rebirth of contemporary Islam -- Conclusion: Whither religious studies? Religions. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2024-04-26 0 BL80.3 .H49 2011 00033594 2024-04-26 16:26:43 2024-04-26 BK 52722 52722