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Anthology of World Scriptures
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With ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD SCRIPTURES, 9th Edition you will encounter the most notable and instructive sacred texts from major world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. You'll also examine scriptures from new religious movements including Baha'i, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Christian Science Church, and the Unification Church. You'll study scriptural readings in context, see how each religion is actually practiced today, as well as be introduced to its history, teachings, organization, ethics, and rituals. To help you understand the readings, you'll find introductions, study questions, glossaries, extensive footnotes explaining more challenging parts of the readings, scriptural charts, and suggestions for further reading.
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Scripture
Among
the
World
’
s
Religions
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Music
during
Scripture
Recitation
Tibetan
Buddhist
monks
in
northern
India
sound
their
horns
during
a
ceremony
of
scripture
recitation.
The
scriptures,
in
the
traditional
format
of
long
rectangular
white
pages,
are
laid
out
before
them.
This
ceremony
increases
their
merit
and
also
brings
a
greater
knowledge
of
Buddhist
scriptures,
a
knowledge
that
is
an
essential
part
of
a
monk
’
s
progress
toward
enlightenment.
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1
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2017
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Statement
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Ch 1: Scripture Among the World’s Religions
- Ch 2: Hinduism
- Ch 3: Buddhism
- Ch 4: Jainism
- Ch 5: Sikhism
- Ch 6: Confucianism
- Ch 7: Daoism
- Ch 8: Shinto
- Ch 9: Zoroastrianism
- Ch 10: Judaism
- Ch 11: Christianity
- Ch 12: Islam
- Ch 13: New Religious Movements
- Index