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World religions : Eastern traditions
- Title
- World religions : Eastern traditions / edited by Willard G. Oxtoby.
- Publication
- Toronto ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BL80.2 .W66 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Oxtoby, Willard Gurdon.
- Description
- 554 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- An introduction to the religious traditions of South Asian and East Asian origin, including the Aboriginal traditions of Asia and the Pacific. The historical development of each religious tradition is outlined and issues on which adherents have differed among themselves are identified.
- Subject
- Note
- Map on inside front cover; time line on inside back cover.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [512]-516) and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. The Hindu Tradition / Vasudha Narayanan -- Ch. 2. The Jain Tradition / Vasudha Narayanan -- Ch. 3. The Sikh Tradition / Willard G. Oxtoby -- Ch. 4. The Buddhist Tradition / Roy C. Amore and Julia Ching -- Ch. 5. East Asian Religions / Julia Ching -- Ch. 6. Asian and Pacific Horizons / Willard G. Oxtoby -- Ch. 7. The Nature of Religion / Willard G. Oxtoby -- Appendix One: Transliteration of South Asian Terms -- Appendix Two: East Asian Dynastic Eras and Transliteration of Chinese Terms.
- ISBN
- 0195407504
- 9780195407501
- LCCN
- 96161350
- OCLC
- ocm34693258
- 34693258
- SCSB-2121406
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library