World Faiths is a brief introduction to the major world religions. The book provides detailed coverage of the historical development of different religious traditions, and, for each religion, presents issues of faith from the perspective of the believer. Each major religious tradition, from African and American Indian, through Christianity and Islam, to Shinto and Zoroastrianism is presented. Nigosian considers each religious tradition's basic belief patterns, its history and development, and its contemporary conditions. This new and updated edition has a separate chapter devoted to each religion so that students can gain insight into how beliefs and rituals develop within a cultural context. It also includes a focus on the daily life, role and status of women. New features of this edition are additional excerpts from sacred texts, study questions, and updated maps and timelines. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Understanding Religion....Pages 1-15 Religion in Prehistory....Pages 17-26 African Religion....Pages 27-51 American Indian Traditions....Pages 53-73 Hinduism....Pages 75-118 Buddhism....Pages 119-155 Jainism and Sikhism....Pages 157-176 Taoism and Confucianism....Pages 177-215 Shinto....Pages 217-243 Roots of Western Religions....Pages 245-295 Zoroastrianism....Pages 297-321 Judaism....Pages 323-368 Christianity....Pages 369-416 Islam....Pages 417-457 Baha’i....Pages 459-470 Religion in Global Perspective....Pages 471-480 Back Matter....Pages 481-529 Annotation This revised edition of this brief introduction to the major world religions features improved maps and illustrations, and increased coverage of current trends and the geographic distribution of believers in contemporary world religions. The book provides detailed coverage of the historical development of different religious traditions and, for each religion, presents issues of faith from the perspective of the believer. It includes extensive coverage of religion in everyday life, as well as gender rules and religion This revised edition of this brief introduction to the major world religions features improved maps and illustrations, and increased coverage of current trends. It also covers the development of different religious traditions and presents issues of faith from the perspective of the believer. S.a. Nigosian. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 491-519) And Index.
