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The "Times" World Religions: A Comprehensive Guide to the Religions of the World
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Product Description
This volume presents a comprehensive survey of the origins, developments, beliefs and distribution of the world's religions. Full-colour maps, pictures and a comprehensive and accessible text combine to form a global overview of human faith and a key to understanding its role in the modern world. In the 21st century religion retains its power to move: from the devotion felt for religious leaders such as the Pope and the Dalai Lama, to the more sinister role faith plays at the heart of many of today's conflicts, in the Middle East to India, in Kosovo and Chechenia. Yet the evolution and history, the beliefs and practices of today's world faiths are often poorly understood. The book's coverage ranges from faiths such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism to cover issues such as secularism, less well-known belief systems such as Pacific Cargo Cults and includes a section on religion in the ancient world.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1123202 in Books
- Published on: 2002-09-02
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
It's easy to see how important religion is, and how it's linked with what's going on in the world. This book presents a fully-comprehensive survey of the origins, developments, beliefs and distribution of the world's religions.
From the Publisher
A comprehensive guide to the religions of the world. This breadth of coverage, together with full-colour mapping and an accessible text combine to produce a truely-comprehensive history of faith.
About the Author
Martin Palmer is the director of ICOREC, the international consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture, which specialises in projects related to religious, enviromental adn development issues. he was also instrumental in the creation of the alliance of Religions and conservation, first launched in 1995. In 1997 he founded the Sacred Land Project. In 1997 he also won the Sandford Prize for religious broadcasting for his Good Friday meditation, which combined pagan and Christian imagery.
He studied theology at Cmabridge, with a special emphasis on Chinese and Japanese studies. He has been a pioneer in in the areas of interfaith enviromental education . He is also the author of many books including Travels Through Sacred China, Sacred Britain, Sacred Gardens and The Jesus Sutras.
