A Comparative Study of Religions: Second EditionMugambi, J.N.K. This books is the result of concerted teamwork among the academia staff of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Nairobi between 1986 and 1990. The Project was prompted by the necessity to produce relevant and comprehensive textbooks for the undergraduate degree programme. The book has remained in demand, confirming the relevance and quality of its content covering the whole range of major religions of the world with extensive geographical and historical scope. It includes a specific section on African Religion, thus placing the African Religious Heritage within the mainstream of the comparative study of the world's religions. |
Contents
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SECTION III African Religion | 43 |
SECTION IV Religions of India | 67 |
SECTION V Religions of the Far East | 151 |
SECTION IV Religions of the Near East | 197 |
SECTION VII Comparative Study of Some Major Themes | 283 |
SECTION VIII The Present State of Religion and Future Prospects | 355 |
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Back cover | 390 |
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4GNKIKQP African Religion Ahura Mazda Amerindians Angra Mainyu animals attained became belief bhakti Bodhisattvas Brahman Buddha Buddhism called Century chapter Chinese Christianity church concept Confucianism Confucius creation creatures cult culture death deities destiny developed disciples divine doctrine dualism enlightenment evil EVKXKV example existence faith Gautama God’s gods Guru Hindu Hinduism holy human idea important India Islam Jain Jainism Japan Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism Karma later liberation Mahavira Mahayana Mainyu Man’s Religions meaning meditation missionary monks monotheism moral movements Muhammad Muslim Nanak nature Nirvana Noss one’s origin panentheism Pantheism Parrinder person philosophers practices prayers prophets PVTQFWEVKQP QH VJG reality relation religious rites ritual S.G. Kibicho sacred sacrifice salvation scholars scriptures sect Shinto Sikhism Sikhs social society soul spirits supernatural synagogue Taoism teaching Theravada things Torah totemism traditions transcendent universe Upanishads Vedas Vedic WFFJKUO World’s Living Religions worship Zarathustra Zoroastrianism