The Complete Idiot's Guide to World ReligionsPenguin, 2004 - 405 pages More than at any other time in history, readers are educating themselves on the world's major religions and what each believes. Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam often seem at odds with each other, and as readers struggle to understand, The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to World Religions, Third Edition, provides expanded and updated coverage to answer their questions. Expert comparative religion authors Toropov and Buckles provide the perfect companion for answering today's questions about both major and lesser-known religions and beliefs. Along with parts on each of the major five religions - describing history, rituals, celebrations, holy documents, deities, and structure - there is coverage of Asian paths of belief, non-scriptural religions, ancient creeds, and earth-based religions still practiced in Asia, Africa, South America, and island nations, as well as Europe and North America. |
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... Living , Dying ..205 25 Mahayana and All That 207 After the Buddha ....... The Two Schools of Buddhism Theravada Buddhism ...... 207 ......... 208 ... 209 Theravada Scriptures The Mahayana School Mahayana in Black and White Tibetan ...
... Living , Dying ..205 25 Mahayana and All That 207 After the Buddha ....... The Two Schools of Buddhism Theravada Buddhism ...... 207 ......... 208 ... 209 Theravada Scriptures The Mahayana School Mahayana in Black and White Tibetan ...
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... living on this planet . And in our technological age , with its instant communication , that planet has become smaller . Knowing more about each other , and about the belief systems that guide us , is a useful tool in gaining ...
... living on this planet . And in our technological age , with its instant communication , that planet has become smaller . Knowing more about each other , and about the belief systems that guide us , is a useful tool in gaining ...
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Contents
III | 3 |
V | 4 |
VI | 5 |
VII | 6 |
VIII | 7 |
X | 8 |
XII | 11 |
XIII | 12 |
CXLIII | 171 |
CXLIV | 173 |
CXLV | 175 |
CXLVII | 178 |
CL | 183 |
CLI | 184 |
CLII | 185 |
CLIV | 186 |
XIV | 13 |
XV | 15 |
XVI | 16 |
XVII | 18 |
XVIII | 21 |
XIX | 22 |
XX | 23 |
XXI | 25 |
XXII | 26 |
XXIII | 27 |
XXV | 29 |
XXVI | 31 |
XXVIII | 34 |
XXIX | 35 |
XXX | 36 |
XXXI | 37 |
XXXII | 41 |
XXXIII | 42 |
XXXIV | 43 |
XXXV | 44 |
XXXVI | 45 |
XXXVIII | 48 |
XXXIX | 51 |
XLI | 53 |
XLIII | 54 |
XLV | 57 |
XLVI | 59 |
XLVII | 60 |
XLVIII | 61 |
XLIX | 63 |
LI | 64 |
LII | 65 |
LIII | 66 |
LV | 69 |
LVI | 71 |
LIX | 74 |
LX | 75 |
LXI | 76 |
LXIII | 79 |
LXIV | 81 |
LXVI | 86 |
LXVII | 88 |
LXVIII | 89 |
LXIX | 90 |
LXX | 91 |
LXXI | 92 |
LXXII | 95 |
LXXVI | 96 |
LXXVII | 97 |
LXXVIII | 98 |
LXXIX | 99 |
LXXXII | 100 |
LXXXIV | 101 |
LXXXV | 103 |
LXXXVII | 104 |
LXXXVIII | 107 |
LXXXIX | 108 |
XC | 109 |
XCI | 110 |
XCII | 113 |
XCIV | 114 |
XCV | 115 |
XCVI | 117 |
XCIX | 119 |
C | 121 |
CI | 122 |
CII | 123 |
CIII | 124 |
CV | 125 |
CVI | 126 |
CVII | 128 |
CVIII | 129 |
CIX | 131 |
CXI | 133 |
CXII | 134 |
CXIV | 136 |
CXV | 139 |
CXVII | 141 |
CXVIII | 143 |
CXX | 145 |
CXXI | 146 |
CXXII | 147 |
CXXIV | 148 |
CXXV | 149 |
CXXVI | 150 |
CXXVII | 152 |
CXXVIII | 153 |
CXXIX | 154 |
CXXXI | 155 |
CXXXII | 157 |
CXXXIII | 158 |
CXXXIV | 159 |
CXXXV | 163 |
CXXXVI | 165 |
CXXXVIII | 167 |
CXXXIX | 168 |
CXLI | 169 |
CXLII | 170 |
CLV | 187 |
CLVII | 189 |
CLIX | 190 |
CLX | 191 |
CLXI | 193 |
CLXII | 194 |
CLXIV | 195 |
CLXV | 197 |
CLXVI | 199 |
CLXVII | 200 |
CLXVIII | 201 |
CLXIX | 203 |
CLXX | 204 |
CLXXI | 205 |
CLXXII | 207 |
CLXXIV | 208 |
CLXXV | 212 |
CLXXVI | 215 |
CLXXVIII | 216 |
CLXXIX | 217 |
CLXXXI | 218 |
CLXXXII | 219 |
CLXXXIII | 220 |
CLXXXIV | 223 |
CLXXXVI | 224 |
CLXXXVII | 225 |
CLXXXVIII | 227 |
CLXXXIX | 228 |
CXCI | 229 |
CXCIII | 230 |
CXCIV | 231 |
CXCV | 233 |
CXCVI | 234 |
CXCVIII | 235 |
CC | 236 |
CCI | 238 |
CCII | 239 |
CCIII | 240 |
CCV | 243 |
CCVII | 247 |
CCVIII | 248 |
CCIX | 249 |
CCX | 250 |
CCXII | 253 |
CCXIII | 255 |
CCXIV | 256 |
CCXV | 258 |
CCXVI | 259 |
CCXVII | 261 |
CCXVIII | 263 |
CCXIX | 264 |
CCXX | 267 |
CCXXI | 270 |
CCXXII | 272 |
CCXXIII | 275 |
CCXXIV | 279 |
CCXXV | 280 |
CCXXVI | 281 |
CCXXVII | 284 |
CCXXVIII | 286 |
CCXXIX | 289 |
CCXXXI | 290 |
CCXXXII | 291 |
CCXXXIII | 293 |
CCXXXIV | 295 |
CCXXXV | 296 |
CCXXXVI | 300 |
CCXXXVII | 302 |
CCXXXVIII | 303 |
CCXXXIX | 304 |
CCXLI | 309 |
CCXLII | 310 |
CCXLIV | 312 |
CCXLV | 313 |
CCXLVI | 317 |
CCXLVII | 318 |
CCXLVIII | 321 |
CCXLIX | 323 |
CCLII | 329 |
CCLIII | 330 |
CCLV | 331 |
CCLVII | 332 |
CCLVIII | 333 |
CCLIX | 334 |
CCLXI | 336 |
CCLXII | 337 |
CCLXIV | 338 |
CCLXV | 339 |
CCLXVI | 340 |
CCLXVII | 341 |
CCLXVIII | 343 |
CCLXX | 353 |
CCLXXI | 359 |
CCLXXII | 367 |
CCLXXIII | 379 |
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Common terms and phrases
accept American ancient approach authority become beginning believers Buddha Buddhism called Catholic celebration century Chapter Christ Christian Church common completely Confucianism considered contemporary culture death described direct discussion distinctive divine doctrine early earth emphasize eternal eventually existence experience expression faith force formal gods heaven Hebrew Hindu Hinduism hold holy human idea important individual influence Islam Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism Know known Least living Lord major matter means movement Muhammad Muslims nature Need observance one's Orthodox particular Path period person practice practitioners prayer principles Prophet questions Qur'an reality Reform regarded religion religious rituals role Roman scriptures seen Shinto single social specific spiritual teachings term texts things thought tion tradition true understanding universe various Western What's It Mean worship