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- Atlas of World Religions
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- 2018
- Published by: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
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Understanding the where of the worldâs religious traditions is an important component of understanding the what. Fortress Press is pleased to offer an affordable, compact yet comprehensive atlas of world religions that will orient any student of religion.
The Fortress Atlas of World Religions is newly built from the ground up. Featuring more than fifty new maps, graphics, and timelines, the atlas is an immensely helpful companion to any study of world religions. Concise, helpful text written by acknowledged authorities guides the experience and interprets the visuals.
Table of Contents
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- List of Maps
- pp. 8-10
- A Chronology of World Religions
- pp. 12-13
- Part 1: The Ancient World
- Babylonia and Sumeria
- pp. 18-19
- Religion in Ancient Egypt
- pp. 20-21
- The Early City Religions
- pp. 22-24
- The Religions of Ancient Greece
- pp. 25-27
- Roman Religion
- pp. 28-29
- Zoroastrianism
- pp. 30-31
- Part 2: Hinduism
- The Origins of Hinduism
- pp. 34-35
- Hindu Temple Worship
- pp. 36-37
- Hinduism and the Sacred
- pp. 38-39
- Hinduism in the Modern World
- pp. 40-41
- Part 3: Buddhism
- The Origins of Buddhism
- pp. 46-47
- What is Buddhism?
- pp. 48-49
- Buddhism Spreads beyond India
- pp. 50-51
- Buddhism in the Modern World
- pp. 52-53
- Confucianism and Taoism
- pp. 54-57
- Part 4: Judaism
- Origin of the Jewish People
- pp. 60-61
- The Kingdom of Israel
- pp. 62-63
- Jewish Dispersions
- pp. 64-66
- The Jewish Diaspora
- p. 67
- Judaism and the Rise of Islam
- pp. 68-69
- Anti-Semitism and Messianism
- pp. 70-71
- Jewish Emancipation
- pp. 72-73
- Judaism in the USA
- pp. 74-75
- The Holocaust
- pp. 76-79
- Part 5: Christianity
- Palestine under the Herods
- pp. 82-83
- Judaism and the Early Church
- pp. 84-85
- The Early Growth of Christianity
- pp. 86-87
- Christianity Becomes Official
- pp. 88-91
- Christendom in 1050 CE
- pp. 92-93
- The European Reformations
- pp. 94-95
- Christianity in the Americas c. 1750
- pp. 96-97
- An Age of Missions
- pp. 98-101
- The Mormons
- pp. 102-103
- Christianity Today
- pp. 104-107
- Part 6: Islam
- The Early Growth of Islam
- pp. 112-113
- Islam in the Subcontinent
- pp. 114-115
- Islam in South-east Asia
- pp. 116-119
- Islam and Africa
- pp. 120-122
- Islam in Modern Asia
- pp. 123-125
- Islam in the Modern World
- pp. 126-127
- Part 7: World Religions Today
- Japanese Religions
- pp. 134-135
- Religion in China Today
- pp. 136-139
- What are Indigenous Religions?
- pp. 140-143
- New Religious Movements
- pp. 144-147
- Modern Pilgrimage
- pp. 148-151
- Jerusalem: The Holy City
- pp. 152-153
- What is the Hajj?
- pp. 154-155
- Further Reading
- p. 156
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