ISBN:
0199725810
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1280532548
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1423784251
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9780199725816
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9781280532542
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9781423784258
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 155 p.)
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DDC:
200
Keywords:
RELIGION / Comparative Religion
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RELIGION / Reference
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Godsdiensten
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Internationalisatie
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Religions
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Globalisierung
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Religion
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Religions
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Religion
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Religion
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-142) and index
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Thinking globally about religion / Mark Juergensmeyer -- Global religions. Christianity / Harvey Cox -- Islam / Said Amir Arjomand -- Judaism / Harvey E. Goldberg -- Hinduism / T.N. Madan -- Buddhism / Gananath Obeyesekere -- African religion / Jacob Olupona -- Local religious societies / Juha Pentikäinen -- Religion in a global age. Religion in global perspective / Martin Riesebrodt -- Anti-global religion / Roland Robertson -- The global future of religion / Ninian Smart
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The essays collected here provide brief and accessible introductions to the major world religions in their global contexts. The volume begins with an introduction to the globalization of religion by Mark Juergensmeyer, and is followed by individual essays on Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and local religious societies. The book concludes with three essays reflecting on the global religious scene. Taken together, these essays provide a concise and authoritative introduction to the state of worldwide religion in the 21st century
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