The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture

ISBN-13: 9780700717620 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 384 str.

Kitagawa, Joseph

Opis

This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Tibet, and East Asia. The major traditions that are described and discussed are (from the Southwest) Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam, and (from the East) Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto. In addition, the tradition of Bon in Tibet, the shamanistic religions of Inner Asia, and general Chinese, Korean and Japanese religion are also given full coverage. The emphasis throughout is on clear description and analysis, rather than evaluation. Ten maps are provided to add to the usefulness of this book, which has its origin in the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Mircea Eliade of the University of Chicago.

This textbook covers all the religious traditions of southwest Asia, southeast Asia, central Asia, Tibet and east Asia, with an emphasis on clear description and analysis. This work has its origin in Mircea Eliade's Encyclopedia of Religion.

Recenzje

'a very good overview of the manifold religious traditions that are woven into the social fabric of vast regions of Asia...One of the sure merits of this volume is that, alongside the well-known major religions, it has also given due importance to those somewhat less known religious traditions of Asia, that survive either independently or in a state of fusion with other religious traditions.' - Bibliographia Missionaria

Spis treści

Introduction.  Maps  Part 1: South and Southeast Asia  1. Hinduism  2. Buddhism in India  3. Jainism  4. The Sikhs  5. Buddhism in Southeast Asia  6. Islam in South Asia  7. Islam in Southeast Asia  Part 2: Inner Asia and Tibet  8. The Religions of Tibet  9. The Schools of Tibetan Buddhism  10. Bon  11. The Religions of Inner Asia  12. Islam in Central Asia  Part 3: East Asia  13. Chinese Religion  14. Japanese Religion  15. Korean Religion  16. Buddhism in Korea  17. Islam in China.  List of Contributors

O autorze

The late Joseph M. Kitagawa was Professor Emeritus of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, USA.