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Religious beliefs have shaped the history of the world. Their effect can be seen in culture, philosophy and politics, and they have inspired people to serve others and to create great works of art, architecture and music. Yet differences in belief can cause bloodshed and war. Never before has it been more urgent to understand the great religions if we are to make sense of our 21st century world, its achievements and its conflicts. This new, revised edition of Beliefs That Changed the World tells the story of the major faiths from their earliest beginnings to their present day impact.

Dieses außergewöhnlich illustrierte Buch erkundet die großen historischen Stätten des Heiligen Lands aus der Luft. Wie nirgendwo sonst faszinieren Reichtum der religiösen und historischen Erbschaft dieses Landes. Über 35 Orte werden in ihrer Bedeutung historisch und im Kontext der drei großen Religionen Judentum, Christentum und Islam beleuchtet.

An essential guide to learning everything you need to know about the history, central practices, and the key teachings of many religions. A compelling and insightful guide for uncovering and understanding a variety of the world's major religions. This book will be the perfect gift for thinkers, borrowers, and students of religious studies and…

Mimoriadne zaujímavá a podnetná encyklopédia, ktorá osvetľuje celú židovsko-kresťanskú tradíciu od jej vzniku. Odborné úvahy o každej knihe Biblie. Podrobný náboženský výklad na historickom pozadí danej doby. Jedinečné usporiadanie zoznamujúce s jednotlivými biblickými knihami, ich príbehmi a učeniami, robí toto dielo čitateľsky veľmi príťažlivým aj pre tých, ktorí Bibliu doteraz bližšie nepoznali. Viac než 500 farebných ilustrácií, fotografií biblických miest, podrobných máp, historických reálií a umeleckých diel s náboženskou tematikou otvára udivujúci pohľad do sveta Biblie.... celý text

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions is a comprehensive survey of world religions from pre-history to the present day. Each religion is treated in depth, with text written by a recognized academic expert, and supported by extensive illustrations. The religions covered include Jainism, Chinese and Japanese religions, Hindu religions, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism, along with smaller sections on Zoroaster and Parsis, Greek and Rome, Egypt and Mesopotamia, aboriginal religions, Shamanism, and modern religions such as Bahai. The book includes a substantial bibliography, a full chronology for each section, a general chronology giving the most significant dates from all religions, and information on religious phenomena such as festivals and calendars. This is an authoritative reference book which will appeal equally to students of religion, teachers, and general interested readers. John Bowker is the author of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (Oxford, 2000), The Complete Bible An Illustrated Companion (DK Publishing, 1998) and and The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (Oxford, 1997). He is Greshan Professor, Greshan College, London and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and North Carolina State University.

In kompakter Form bietet „Das kleine Oxford-Lexikon der Weltreligionen“ den aktuellen Wissensstand zu den großen Religionen der Menschheitsgeschichte. Neben Judentum, Christentum, Islam, Hinduismus und Buddhismus finden auch ihnen verwandte Glaubensrichtungen, Bewegungen und Sekten breite Berücksichtigung. Mit seinen fundierten Informationen und zahlreichen Querverweisen in mehr als 8200 Einträgen sowie einem ausführlichen Sachindex ist es ein kompetenter Führer durch die Welt der großen Religionen.

The history of God cannot possibly be told. How can you write the history of One who is outside time and space, and who has no beginning and no end? Nevertheless, the desire to understand and experience the divine is a fundamental human need. For billions of people, through many millennia, the quest to answer the basic questions of existence -- Why are we born? What will happen to us when we die? and how should we live out lives? -- has become a search for God. A brief history of God explores the myriad ways in which humans have sought connection to the divine from the dawn of history to the present -- not just through religion and philosophy, but in art and literature, in music and dance, and in science.

Umfassendes Handbuch zu Entstehung, Autoren, Geschichte, kulturellen Hintergründen, Theologie und Personen des AT und NT