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Title The religious traditions of Asia : religion, history, and culture / [edited by] Joseph M. Kitagawa.
Publisher Hoboken : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, [2013]
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Contents Cover; The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture; Copyright; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA; 1 HINDUISM; 2 BUDDHISM -- IN INDIA; 3 JAINISM; 4 THE SIKHS; 5 BUDDHISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; 6 ISLAM IN SOUTH ASIA; 7 ISLAM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; PART TWO INNER ASIA AND TIBET; 8 THE RELIGIONS OF TIBET; 9 THE SCHOOLS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM; 10 BON; 11 THE RELIGIONS OF INNER ASIA; 12 ISLAM IN CENTRAL ASIA; PART THREE EAST ASIA; 13 CHINESE RELIGION; 14 JAPANESE RELIGION; 15 KOREAN RELIGION; 16 BUDDHISM IN KOREA; 17 ISLAM IN CHINA; CONTRIBUTORS.
Summary This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Tibet, and East Asia. The major traditions that are described and discussed are (from the Southwest) Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam, and (from the East) Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto. In addition, the tradition of Bon in Tibet, the shamanistic religions of Inner Asia, and general Chinese, Korean and Japanese religion are also given full coverage. The emphasis througho.
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ISBN 9781136875908 (electronic bk.)
1136875905 (electronic bk.)
129985169X (electronic bk.)
9781299851696 (electronic bk.)
Subject Asia -- Religion -- Encyclopedias.
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Asia -- Religion.
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Genre Electronic books.
Add Author Kitagawa, Joseph Mitsuo, 1915-
Descript 1 online resource (385 pages)
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Contents Cover; The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture; Copyright; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA; 1 HINDUISM; 2 BUDDHISM -- IN INDIA; 3 JAINISM; 4 THE SIKHS; 5 BUDDHISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; 6 ISLAM IN SOUTH ASIA; 7 ISLAM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; PART TWO INNER ASIA AND TIBET; 8 THE RELIGIONS OF TIBET; 9 THE SCHOOLS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM; 10 BON; 11 THE RELIGIONS OF INNER ASIA; 12 ISLAM IN CENTRAL ASIA; PART THREE EAST ASIA; 13 CHINESE RELIGION; 14 JAPANESE RELIGION; 15 KOREAN RELIGION; 16 BUDDHISM IN KOREA; 17 ISLAM IN CHINA; CONTRIBUTORS.
Summary This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Tibet, and East Asia. The major traditions that are described and discussed are (from the Southwest) Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam, and (from the East) Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto. In addition, the tradition of Bon in Tibet, the shamanistic religions of Inner Asia, and general Chinese, Korean and Japanese religion are also given full coverage. The emphasis througho.
Note Description based on print version record.
ISBN 9781136875908 (electronic bk.)
1136875905 (electronic bk.)
129985169X (electronic bk.)
9781299851696 (electronic bk.)
Subject Asia -- Religion -- Encyclopedias.
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Asia -- Religion.
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Genre Electronic books.
Add Author Kitagawa, Joseph Mitsuo, 1915-
LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOLUME STATUS
 E-BOOK  -  AVAILABLE

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