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Author Coward, Harold G.

Title Readings in Eastern Religions
Published Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (377 pages)
Contents Table of contents; Preface; Introduction; Names and Terms in Asian Languages; 1. Hinduism; 2. Jainism; 3. Buddhism; 4. Sikhism; 5. Early Chinese Thought; 6. Confucian Thought; 7. Taoist Thought; 8. Mao tse Tung; 9. Shinto; 10. New Religions; Glossary
Summary Developed principally for use in introductory courses in the study of religious traditions in the East, this anthology offers a selection of readings from primary texts of India, China and Japan. The selections are arranged both chronologically and thematically within religious traditions and include readings from Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism (including Tibetan Buddhism), Sikhism, Early Chinese thought, Confuciansiim, Taoism, Mao Tse Tung, Shintoism, and Japan's new religions (Tenrikyo and Sokka Gakkai). Throughout the anthology, an effort has been made to present more than the usual short
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Subject Religion
SUBJECT Asia -- Religion
Subject Asia
Form Electronic book
Author Neumaier, Eva K
Neufeldt, Ronald
ISBN 9780889208513
0889208514
1282501488
9781282501485