A concise introduction to world religions paperback roy c. He died on march 6, 2003, in toronto, ontario, of colon cancer at the age of sixtynine. Eastern and western traditions, a concise introduction to world religions, third edition, is ideal for singlesemester courses. Judaism, zoroastrianism, christianity, islam, and religions of the ancient world. Jan 20, 2014 an anthology of world religions world religions. World religions eastern traditions download ebook pdf. Western traditions, 3 rd edition, edited by william g. Eastern traditions, 3rd edition 9780195426762 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Eastern traditions a concise introduction to world religions i teach at a school, am involved in adult education and lecture occasionally at a college. Eastern traditions, fifth edition, provides students with an accessible, engaging, and. Eastern traditions isbn 9780199002818 ship for free. The eastern religions are the religions that originated in east, south and southeast asia and thus have dissimilarities with western religions.
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Hindu, sikh, jain, buddhist, confucian, daoism, and the religions. Melanie coughlin, carleton university accessibly covering an impressive breadth of traditions, this book offers a unique option for instructors and students of religion. Building on the strong foundations established by the late willard g. Richard mann, carleton university this book is the best one i have seen for teaching eastern religions. What sets it apart is its visual appeal, comprehensiveness, and organization. Renowned contributors trace the origins and evolution of the major traditions, explain their essential teachings, outline their practices, and examine their. Some of the events described in this book may well offend the readers sensitivities. I ordered this book for a class i will be taking the fall semester at ohio northern university. Online library willard oxtoby world religions eastern traditions introduction to western religions. Now in a second edition, this highly accessible text provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to eastern religions. Rent world religions 4th edition 9780199002870 today, or search our site for other textbooks by willard g.
Amir hussain and publisher oxford university press canada. Eastern traditions is far better than other textbooks because it is accessible, but detailed, and the various images and boxes with selections of primary sources encourage students to learn. Worldcat is the worlds largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online. Eastern traditions, fourth edition, provides students with an authoritative examination of hinduism, sikhism, jainism, buddhism, and chinese, korean, and japanese religions. What are the top ten religions and what is the holy book. Willard gurdon oxtoby 19332003, one of the twentieth centurys foremost scholars of comparative religion, was born on july 29, 1933, in kentfield, california, across the bay from san francisco. We have you covered with 247 instant online tutoring. Renowned contributors trace the origins and evolution of the major traditions, explain their essential teachings, outline their practices, and examine their interactions with modern. This book is a major introduction to the religious traditions of south asian and east asian origin.
Renowned contributors trace the origins and evolution of the major traditions, explain their essential teachings, outline their practices, and. Western traditions, fifth edition, provides students with a thoughtprovoking survey of jewish, christian, muslim, ancient, indigenous, and new religious traditions. Additional readings may be occasionally supplied as handouts or online. World religions join me as i chat with bodie hodge and roger. Eastern traditions 9780199002818 by oxtoby, willard g amore, roy c hussain, amir and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. I feel that it masterfully explores the various world religions with great detail and clarity while making them accessible to students. It closely examines the major eastern religious traditionshinduism, jainism, sikhism, and buddhism. Separate chapters treat hinduism, jainism, sikhism, buddhism, east asian religions, and the aboriginal traditions of asia and the pacific. Eastern traditions 9780199002818 by oxtoby, willard g amore, roy c hussain, amir and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Accessible and engaging, this acclaimed text explores the origins, central teachings, divisions and branches, rituals and practices, influences on culture, and. Its a very good overview and fairly informative, but includes little i didnt already know in terms of major substance and also felt very detached and anthropological. Designed for the student and general reader, the book combines a historically descriptive perspective with key. Eastern traditions provides students with an authoritative examination of religions of the eastern world. Popular eastern religion books goodreads share book. In this contributed text, experts on hinduism, sikhism, jainism, buddhism, and chinese, korean, and japanese religions employ extensive knowledge and rigorous research to thoroughly investigate each tradition. Readings in eastern religions, 2 nd edition, edited by harold coward, ronal neufeldt, and eva k. Siddhartha by hermann hesse, tao te ching by lao tzu, the tao of pooh by benjamin hoff, buddha by karen armstrong, an. World religions eastern traditions download ebook pdf, epub. Eastern traditions provides students with an indepth survey of all the major traditions originating in asia. No one escapes its influence, be it direct or indirect.
Introduction to world religions oxford university press. Still, a fantastic introduction to eastern religions, and im glad to have it in my collection. Oxtoby taught at yale university from 19661971, before accepting a full professorship at the university of torontos trinity college, where he taught for 28 years. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book is a brief introduction to the religious traditions of south and east asian. Jan 28, 2010 religion is a common element of everyday life. I have bought four books from oxford publishing thinking that id be able to access the material easily.
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If i had known this before, i would not have purchased these four books. Western traditions, fourth edition, provides students with an authoritative examination of jewish, christian, muslim, ancient, indigenous, and new traditions. I am not trading this book in as i do with my other college text books, but keeping it in my personal library. Eastern traditions by willard oxtoby editor online at alibris. Great information, fantastic pictures and i love the layout of the book. Driven by his interest in comparative religion, oxtoby travelled to more than 100 countries and studied more than a dozen languages, including hebrew, arabic, ugaritic and sanskrit. Western traditions examines in detail the major western religious traditions. Eastern traditions 4th edition 9780199002818 by willard g. The expert contributors offer an authoritative examination of the origins, central teachings, divisions and branches, rituals and practices, influences on culture. Western traditions, a concise introduction to world religions, fourth edition, is ideal for singlesemester courses. Now in a second edition, this highly accessible text provides a comp. This book was the core textbook for a wonderful course i took on religion in india.
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