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Author | Thomas Patrick Burke |
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Language | English |
Subject | Religion |
Genre | Textbook |
Published | 1996 (Blackwell) 2004 (Blackwell) |
ISBN | 978-1-55786-714-8 |
The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts is a textbook on religions and religious texts by Thomas Patrick Burke, first published in 1996 by Blackwell, with a second edition published in 2004.[1][2] The book has received reviews from journals including Pacifica and Religious Studies Review, along with being cited in its field and in use by educational institutions.[3][4]
Table of contents
[edit]- Part I: The Religions of Indian Origin
- Part II: The Religions of Chinese Origin
- 4. Traditional Chinese Religion and Confucianism. Confucianism Texts.
- 5. Taoism. Taoism Texts.
- 6. Chinese Buddhism. Chinese Buddhism Texts.
- Part III: The Religions of Semitic Origin
- 7. Judaism. Israelite Religion. Rabbinic Judaism. Judaism Texts.
- 8. Islam. Islam Texts.
- 9. Christianity. Christianity Texts.
See also
[edit]- The Concept of Justice: Is Social Justice Just?, another book by Burke
References
[edit]- ^ "The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts, 2nd Edition". Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Puett, Tiffany (2014). "The Political Discourse of Religious Pluralism: World Religions Textbooks, Liberalism, and Civic Identities". University of Waterloo. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Langmead, Ross (2007). "Book Review: The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts". Pacifica. 20 (3): 337–339. doi:10.1177/1030570X0702000313.
- ^ MacWilliams, Mark (2005). "Book Review of The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts". Religious Studies Review. 31: 171. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.2005.0016.x.