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World Faiths

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Understanding Religion

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    Pages 1-15
  3. Religion in Prehistory

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    Pages 17-26
  4. African Religion

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    Pages 27-51
  5. American Indian Traditions

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    Pages 53-73
  6. Hinduism

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    Pages 75-118
  7. Buddhism

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    Pages 119-155
  8. Jainism and Sikhism

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    Pages 157-176
  9. Taoism and Confucianism

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    Pages 177-215
  10. Shinto

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    Pages 217-243
  11. Roots of Western Religions

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    Pages 245-295
  12. Zoroastrianism

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    Pages 297-321
  13. Judaism

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    Pages 323-368
  14. Christianity

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    Pages 369-416
  15. Islam

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    Pages 417-457
  16. Baha’i

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    Pages 459-470
  17. Religion in Global Perspective

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    Pages 471-480
  18. Back Matter

    Pages 481-529

About this book

World Faiths is a brief introduction to the major world religions. The book provides detailed coverage of the historical development of different religious traditions, and, for each religion, presents issues of faith from the perspective of the believer.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Victoria College, University of Toronto, Canada

    S. A. Nigosian

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