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Title

A comparative study of religions / edited by J.N.K. Mugambi.

Publication

Nairobi, Kenya : University of Nairobi Press, 2010.

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Additional Authors

Mugambi, J. N. Kanyua (Jesse Ndwiga Kanyua)

Description

x, 389 p.; 21 cm.

Subject

• Religions

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-377) and index.

Contents

The scope of comparative religion / E.M. Kasiera -- Theories of the origin of religion / E.M. Kasiera -- Religion of the Eskimos / E.M. Kasiera -- Religion of the indigenous Australians / E.M. Kasiera -- Religion of the indigenous Americans / E.M. Kasiera -- Earlier studies of African religion / S.G. Kibicho -- Nature and structure of African religion / S.G. Kibicho -- The conception of God in African religion / S.G. Kibicho -- The conception of divinities and spirits / S.G. Kibicho -- Pre-Vedic elements in Hinduism / E.M. Kasiera -- Vedic Hinduism / E.M. Kasiera -- Classical Hinduism / E.M. Kasiera -- Origins and teachings of Jainism / S.G. Kibicho -- The lay aspect of Jainism / S.G. Kibicho -- The origins of Buddhism / S.G. Kibicho -- The enlightenment of the Buddha / S.G. Kibicho -- The philosophical foundation of Buddhist teaching / S.G. Kibicho -- The spread of Buddhism, and its scriptures / S.G. Kibicho -- The origin of Sikhism / S.G. Kibicho -- Sikhism after Nanak / S.G. Kibicho -- Confucianism / D.W. Waruta -- Taoism / D.W. Waruta -- Shintoism / D.W. Waruta -- The spread of Mahayana Buddhism in northern lands / S.G. Kibicho -- Some of the main sects of Buddhism in Japan / S.G. Kibicho -- Buddhism in Tibet / S.G. Kibicho -- The rise of Zoroastrianism / D.W. Waruta -- The teachings of Zarathustra / D.W. Waruta -- The evolution of Judaism / B.J. Ekeya -- Basic teachings and practice of Judaism / B.J. Ekeya -- The religious and cultural background of early Christianity / G.E.M. Ogutu -- Christ and the Church he founded / G.E.M. Ogutu -- Growth and spread of Christianity / G.E.M. Ogutu -- The religious heritage of Arabia before and during Muhammad's time / J.N.K. Mugambi -- Muhammad as the founder of Islam / J.N.K. Mugambi -- Islam : a living world religion / D.W. Waruta -- Creative act of God / J.J. Ongong'a -- Forms of theism [pantheism and dualism] / J.J. Ongong'a -- Models of relationship / J.J. Ongong'a -- The nature and destiny of man / J.J. Ongong'a -- Good and evil / J.J. Ongong'a -- Salvation / J.J. Ongong'a -- Death / J.J. Ongong'a -- Immortality of the soul / J.J. Ongong'a -- The state of religion in the contemporary world / J.N.K. Mugambi -- The future of religion / J.N.K. Mugambi.

Call Number

Sc D 11-769

ISBN

• 9789966846891
• 9966846891

LCCN

2010305618

OCLC

726091718

Title

A comparative study of religions / edited by J.N.K. Mugambi.

Imprint

Nairobi, Kenya : University of Nairobi Press, 2010.

Edition

2nd ed.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-377) and index.

Added Author

Mugambi, J. N. Kanyua (Jesse Ndwiga Kanyua)

Research Call Number

Sc D 11-769