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Introduction to the World's Major Religions
[Six Volumes]

0-313-33634-2/978-0-313-33634-8

Description
World religions and religious diversity are increasingly being taught in schools. This trend reflects the changing religious landscape of the United States with significant new immigrant groups who worship outside the dominant Judeo-Christian traditions. The purpose of these six narrative volumes, each covering a major world religion, is to provide high school students on up and general readers with a clear, objective, detailed overview on the religion's history of foundation, text and major tenets, branches, practice worldwide, rituals and holidays, and major figures. The set fills a niche between the available sophisticated adult offerings and those for a middle school audience, and offers up-to-date information and perspectives. Little knowledge of the religion and only an intellectual interest in the subject are assumed.The six titles in the set are: ; Judaism ; Confucianism and Taoism ; Buddhism ; Christianity ; Islam ; HinduismEach volume contains the following elements: ; Introduction ; Chronology ; Timeline ; Narrative chapters on history of foundation, texts and major tenets, branches, practice worldwide (including demographics), rituals and holidays, and major figures ; Glossary ; Bibliography ; Set index ; Illustrations .

Reviews:
-Because of its focus on the six major religious movements, Introduction to the World's Major Religions will be of interest particularly to high school, public, junior college, and undergraduate libraries. —Reference & User Services Quarterly
-This work can confidently be recommended to libraries and teachers....I would buy it without hesitation for the school and small college library, and regard it as a useful series of summaries of six highly complex (and often obscurely and controversially explained) faith/belief/ideology systems....Neatly and strongly bound and generally good paper, subtly distilled for those starting out on their studies and for readers keen to remind themselves about faith essentials, alert to modern changes and challenges, and providing sound reading at the intended level, this introduction is recommended. —Reference Reviews
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