Religions of the World, Media and Research Update & Time Pkg. - Softcover

Hopfe, Lewis M; Ellwood Emeritus, Robert S; Woodward, Mark R

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9780131629318: Religions of the World, Media and Research Update & Time Pkg.

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ISBN 10: 013162931X ISBN 13: 9780131629318

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2004

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For introductory courses in World Religions.Widely adopted for its accessible style and comprehensive, yet concise, presentation, this best-selling introduction to world religions is ideal for students with no previous exposure to the subject. It offers accurate, comparative descriptions of a broad range of religions. In addition to background material on religious theory and study, this text explores living religions in terms of the historical and cultural factors that produced them, the lives of their founders, their basic teachings, and their historical development and current status in the world. Primary source readings with specific representative samples are provided in each chapter.

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Robert S. Ellwood is Professor Emeritus of Religion at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. He is the author of more than a dozen books on comparative religion, including "Introducing Religion: From Inside and Outside"; Many Peoples, Many Faiths: An Introduction to the Religious Life of Humankind"; and "The History and Future of Faith: Religion Past, Present, and to Come".

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