World Religions in Practice introduces the world's great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices. By focusing on this 'lived experience' it goes beyond many traditional introductions to religious studies, providing an in-depth, comparative study, and an understanding of the broader context in which these religions should be understood. INDICE: Introduction. Part I: Beyond Time and Space 1. Image The Second Commandment (Judaism) Shirk (Islam) Incarnate Son (Christianity) Murti (Hinduism) The Three Bodies (Buddhism) 2. Book Shruti and Smriti (Hinduism) The Three Baskets (Buddhism) New Testament (Christianity) Tanach (Judaism) Qur'an (Islam). Part II: Within Time and Space 3. Ethics Dharma (Hinduism) Pancasila (Buddhism) The Ten Words (Judaism) A New Commandment (Christianity) The Greater Jihad(Islam) 4. Birth Baptism (Christianity) B'rit Milah (Judaism) Aqiqah (Islam) Birth Samskaras (Hinduism) The Buddhist Exception (Buddhism) 5. Death The Wheel of Rebirth (Buddhism) The Last Sacrifice (Hinduism) Resurrection of the Body(Judaism) Salat al Jenazah (Islam) First-fruits (Christianity) 6. Marriage Nikah (Islam) Under the Huppah (Judaism) Householder and Forest-Dweller (Hinduism) Bride of Christ (Christianity) The Renunciation (Buddhism) 7. Food Ahimsa and Samadhi (Buddhism) Blessed Leftovers (Hinduism) Bread and Wine (Christianity) Kosher (Judaism) Halal (Islam) 8. Clothing The Veil of Modesty (Islam) Kippah, Tefillin and Tallith (Judaism) The Thread and the Mark (Hinduism) Vestments and Habits (Christianity) The Three Robes (Buddhism). Part III: Time and Space 9. Day Uposatha (Buddhism) Tithi (Hinduism) Sabbath (Judaism) The Lord's Day (Christianity) Salat (Islam) 10. Year Four Seasons (Christianity) Full Moonsand Monsoons (Buddhism) Day of Brahma (Hinduism) Harvests, History and High Holy Days (Judaism) Lunar Year (Islam) 11. Building Mosque (Islam) Synagogue (Judaism) Church (Christianity) Mandir (Hinduism) Temple Complex (Buddhism) 12. Journey The Sacred Ford (Hinduism) Traces of Tathagata (Buddhism) The Quest ofthe Magi (Christianity) Aliyah (Judaism) Hajj (Islam).Conclusion Glossary Select Bibliography Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-6703-1
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés