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xvi, 592 pages : 24 cm Revised edition of: Man's religions / John B. Noss. 6th ed. c1980 Includes bibliographical references and index 1. Some primitive and bygone religions -- religion in prehistoric and primitive cultures -- Bygone religions that have left their mark on the west -- 2. The religions of India -- Early Hinduism: the passage from ritual sacrifice to mystical union -- Jainism: a study in asceticism -- Buddhism in its first phase: moderation in world renunciation -- the religious development of Buddhism: diversity in redemptive means -- Later Hinduism: religion as the determinant of social behavior -- Sikhism: A study in Syncretism -- 3. The religions of east Asia -- Native Chinese religion and Taoism -- Confucius and Confucianism: a study in optimistic humanism -- Shinto: the native contribution to Japanese religion -- 4. The religion of the middle east -- Zoroastrianism: a religion based on ethical dualism -- Judaism: encounter with One God in nature and social process -- Christianity in its opening phase: the religion of Jesus -- The religious development of Christianity -- Islam: The religious submission to God in interaction with various cultures
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- Author
- David S. Noss and John B. Noss
- Publisher
- New York: Macmillan ; London: Collier Macmillan
- Published
- 1984
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780023884702
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Fiction, Reference, Religion
- Rating
- 3.95 / 5 (25 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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