A History of the World's Religions

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David S. Noss Blake R. Grangaard (Clinical Neuropsychological Services Inc., Ohio, USA)

A History of the World's Religions

David S. Noss, Blake R. Grangaard (Clinical Neuropsychological Services Inc., Ohio, USA)

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Routledge
03 January 2018

History; Religion: general; Other non-Christian religions

A History of the World's Religions bridges the interval between the founding of religions and their present state, and gives students an accurate look at the religions of the world by including descriptive and interpretive details from original source materials. Refined by over forty years of dialogue and correspondence with religious experts and practitioners around the world, A History of the World's Religions is widely regarded as the hallmark of scholarship, fairness, and accuracy in its field. It is also the most thorough yet manageable history of world religion available in a single volume. A History of the World’s Religions examines the following topics:

Some Primal and Bygone Religions

The Religions of South Asia

The Religions of East Asia

The Religions of the Middle East

This fourteenth edition is fully updated throughout with new images and inset text boxes to help guide students and instructors. Complete with figures, timelines and maps, this is an ideal resource for anyone wanting an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the world’s religions.

By: David S. Noss, Blake R. Grangaard (Clinical Neuropsychological Services Inc., Ohio, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 14th edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm,
Weight: 1.610kg
ISBN: 9781138211681
ISBN 10: 1138211680
Pages: 678
Publication Date: 03 January 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brief Contents Part 1 Some Primal and Bygone Religions 1: Religion in Prehistoric and Primal Cultures 2: Bygone Religions That Have Left Their Mark on the West Part 2 The Religions of South Asia 3: Early Hinduism: The Passage from Ritual Sacrifice to Mystical Union 4: Later Hinduism: Religion as the Determinant of Social Behaviour 5: Jainism: A Study in Asceticism 6: Buddhism in Its First Phase: Moderation in World Renunciation 7: The Religious Developments of Buddhism: Diversity in Paths to Nirvana 8: Sikhism: A Study in Syncretism Part 3 The Religions of East Asia 9: Native Chinese Religion and Daoism 10: Confucius and Confucianism: A Study in Optimistic Humanism 11: Shinto: The Native Contribution to Japanese Religion Part 4 The Religions of the Middle East 12: Zoroastrianism: A Religion Based on Ethical Dualism 13: Judaism in Its Early Phases: From Hebrew Origins to the Exile 14: The Religious Developments of Judaism 15: Christianity in Its Opening Phase: The Worlds and Work of Jesus in Apostolic Perspective 16: The Religious Development of Christianity 17: Islam: The Religion of Submission to God: Beginnings 18: The Shīʿah Alternative and Regional Developments

David S. Noss taught in the Religion and Philosophy Department of Heidelberg College from 1950 until his retirement in 1989, although he continued teaching students and advising faculty until his passing in 2010. Blake Grangaard earned his B.A. from St. Olaf College, M.Div. from Luther Theological Seminary and Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. He was a pastor for almost 10 years before turning to academia. He is currently a Professor of Religion at Heidelberg University, USA.

Reviews for A History of the World's Religions

Over the last few decades, the professional study of religion has fetishized difference and denied sameness. It has also chosen to focus on the local and to ignore the global. As a field, we have allergically avoided the big picture. But not here. Noss and Grangaard have given us a marvelous text on precisely this big picture and this more generous view of human history. Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University, USA, and is author of Comparing Religions: Coming to Terms, with Ata Anzali, Andrea R. Jain, and Erin Prophet. Having utilized many editions of A History of World Religions in undergraduate Religious Studies classes, I eagerly await each new edition. The updates, glossaries and encyclopedic information are invaluable. I won't assign any other textbook but this one! Amy Fisher, Interfaith Center, Suffolk University, USA. A History of the World's Religions is particularly valuable in that it traces the historical evolution of the world's religions. It also answers three crucial existential questions: What do adherents of each religious tradition think? What do they feel? And how do they act? I have yet to find a better resource to introduce the major world religions. Dr. Mark Etling, School for Professional Studies, Saint Louis University, USA.