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World religions in practice : a comparative introduction / Paul Gwynne.

By: Publication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2009.Description: xvi, 427 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781405167031
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 200 22 GWY
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PART 1 BEYOND TIME AND SPACE
1 IMAGE
The Second Commandment {Judaism}
Shirk {Islam}
Incarnate Son {Christianity}
Murti {Hinduism}
The Three Bodies {Buddhism}

2 BOOK
Shruti and Smriti {Hinduisu}
The Three Baskets {Buddhism}
New Testament {Christianity}
Tanach {Judaism}
Qur'an {Islam}

PART II WITHIN TIME AND SPACE
3 Ethics
Pancasila {Buddhism}
The Ten Words {Judaism}
A New Commandment {Christianity}
The Greater Jihad {Islam}

4 BIRTH
Baptism {Christianity}
B'rit Milah {Judaism}
Aqiqah {Islam}
Birth Samskaras {Hinduism}, etc.

5 DEATH
The Wheel of Rebirth {Buddhism}
The Last Sacrifice {Hinduism}
Resurrection of the Body{Judaism}
Salat al-Jenazah {Islam}
First-Fruits {Christianity}

6 MARRIAGE
Nikah {Islam}
Under the Huppah {Judaism}
Householder and Forest-Dweller{Hinduism}
Bride of Christ {Christianity}
The Renunciation {Buddhism}

7 FOOD
Ahimsa and Samadhi {Buddhism}
Blessed Leftovers {Christianity}
Kosher {Judaism}
Halal {Islam}

8 CLOTHING
The Veil of Modesty {Islam}
Kippah, Tefillin, and Tallit {Judaism}
The Thread and The Mark {Hinduism}
Vestments and Habits {Christianity}
The Three Robes {Buddhism}

PART III TIME AND SPACE
9 DAY
Uposatha {Buddhism}
Tithi {Hinduism}
Sabbath {Judaism}
The Lord's Day {Christianity}
Salat { Islam}

10 YEAR
Four Seasons {Christianity}
Full Moons and Monsoons {Buddhism}
Day of Brahma {Hinduism}
Harvests, History, and High Holy Days {Judaism}
Lunar Year {Islam}

11 BUILDING
Mosque {Islam}
Synagogue {Judaism}
Church {Christianity}
Mandir {Hinduism}
Temple Complex{Buddhism}

12 JOURNEY
The Sacred Ford {Hinduism}
Traces of Tathagata {Buddhism}
The Quest of the Magi{Christianity}
Aliyah {Judaism}
Hajj {Islam}


Includes bibliographical index: p. 410-427

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