{"product_id":"world-religions-in-practice-9781118972267","title":"World Religions in Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals and everyday practices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new edition of this major textbook, exploring the world''s great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices by focusing on the ''lived experience''\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis comparative study is enriched and broadened with the inclusion of a sixth religion, Daoism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes a thematic, comparative and practical approach; each chapter explores a series of key themes including birth, death, ethics, and worship across all six religions at each time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBroadens students'' understanding by offering an impartial discussion of the similarities and differences between each religion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an increased range of student-friendly features, designed to allow students to engage with each religion and extend their understanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Boxes ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on Scriptural References xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Beyond Time and Space 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Image 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The Second Commandment 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Shirk 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Incarnate Son 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Murti 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Opening the Radiance 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 The Three Bodies 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topics 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Book 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Shruti and Smriti 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Daozang 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 The Three Baskets 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 New Testament 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Tanach 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Qur’an 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topics 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Within Time and Space 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Ethics 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Dharma 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Pancasila 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Inner Power 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 The Ten Words 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 A New Commandment 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 The Greater Jihad 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Topics 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Birth 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Baptism 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 B’rit Milah 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Aqiqah 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Birth Samskaras 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 The Buddhist Exception 113\u003c\/p\u003e 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