Mysticism and Religious Traditions
Author | : Steven T. Katz |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Steven T. Katz |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Gillian Bennett |
Publisher | : Penguin Group |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Richard P. H. Greenfield |
Publisher | : Amsterdam : A.M. Hakkert |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Marion Bowman |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2014-10-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1317543548 |
Vernacular religion is religion as people experience, understand, and practice it. It shapes everyday culture and disrupts the traditional boundaries between 'official' and 'folk' religion. The book analyses vernacular religion in a range of Christian denominations as well as in indigenous and New Age religion from the nineteenth century to today. How these differing expressions of belief are shaped by their individual, communal and national contexts is also explored. What is revealed is the consistency of genres, the persistence of certain key issues, and how globalization in all its cultural and technological forms is shaping contemporary faith practice. The book will be valuable to students of ethnology, folklore, religious studies, and anthropology.
Author | : Philip Sheldrake |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2012-11-29 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0191642436 |
It has been suggested that 'spirituality' has become a word that 'can define an era'. Why? Because paradoxically, alongside a decline in traditional religious affiliations, the growing interest in spirituality and the use of the word in a variety of contexts is a striking aspect of contemporary western cultures. Indeed, spirituality is sometimes contrasted attractively with religion, although this is problematic and implies that religion is essentially dogma, moralism, institutions, buildings, and hierarchies. The notion of spirituality expresses the fact that many people are driven by goals that concern more than material satisfaction. Broadly, it refers to the deepest values and sense of meaning by which people seek to live. Sometimes these values are conventionally religious. Sometimes they are associated with what is understood as 'the sacred' in a broader sense - that is, of ultimate rather than merely instrumental importance. This Very Short Introduction, written by one of the most eminent scholars and writers on spirituality, explores the historical foundations of the thought and considers how it came to have the significance it is developing today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Chet Meyers |
Publisher | : North Star Press of St. Cloud |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-05 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780878398300 |
Chet Meyers taught university students for over thirty years in a variety of disciplines: human services, education, natural science, philosophy, and spirituality. His writing ranges from freshwater fishing strategies to college teaching strategies and existential grappling with life's meaning. While addressing complex issues and concepts, Chet's writing has been described by his students as clear, personal, and always accessible. He credits his wife, Mother Nature, and Johann Sebastian Bach as three primary sources that sustain his sanity.
Author | : Kenneth Shouler |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2010-03-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1440500363 |
An easy-to-use and comprehensive guide that explores the intriguing dogma and rituals, cultural convictions, and often-checkered backgrounds and histories of the world's religions.
Author | : Ninian Smart |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1998-06-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780521631396 |
The World's Religions offers a fascinating insight into a wide range of faiths, their history and their followers. In the richly illustrated new edition of this popular book, religions are described through their symbols, rituals, followers, architecture and art. References, statistics, maps and pictures have been updated and added. The text has been thoroughly revised to highlight recent developments, such as the spread of Islam, African-American and Hispanic-American religious experience, and women priests.
Author | : Joseph Kitagawa |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2013-09-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1136875905 |
This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Tibet, and East Asia. The major traditions that are described and discussed are (from the Southwest) Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam, and (from the East) Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto. In addition, the tradition of Bon in Tibet, the shamanistic religions of Inner Asia, and general Chinese, Korean and Japanese religion are also given full coverage. The emphasis throughout is on clear description and analysis, rather than evaluation. Ten maps are provided to add to the usefulness of this book, which has its origin in the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Mircea Eliade of the University of Chicago.
Author | : John J. McGraw |
Publisher | : AEGIS PRESS |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 0974764507 |
From its beginnings in prehistoric religion to its central importance in Western faith traditions, the soul has been a constant source of fascination and speculation. Brain & Belief seeks to understand mankind's obsession with life, death, and the afterlife. Exploring the latest insights from neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and existential psychology, McGraw exhaustively researches the various takes on the human soul and considers the meaning of the soul in a postmodern world. The ambitious scope of the book is balanced by a deeply personal voice whose sympathy for both science and religion is resonant.