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Brief Introduction to Jainism and Sikhism [Pehme köide]

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This brief introduction to Jainism and Sikhism is designed to help readers understand these important religious traditions. With both nuance and balance, this text provides broad coverage of various forms of Jainism and Sikhism with an arresting layout with rich colors. It offers both historical overviews and modern perspectives on Jain and Sikh beliefs and practices. The user-friendly content is enhanced by charts of religious festivals, historic timelines, updated maps, and a useful glossary.

It is ideal for courses on Jainism, Sikhism, and South Asian religions and will be a useful, concise reference for all readers eager to know more about these important religious tradition and their place in our contemporary world.

Contributors 8(3)
List of Maps
9(2)
List of Time Charts
9(2)
List of Festival Charts
9(2)
List of Illustrations
10(1)
Preface 11(3)
PART 1 UNDERSTANDING RELIGION
1 What Is Religion?
14(3)
2 Phenomenology and the Study of Religion
17(6)
3 The Anthropology of Religion
23(5)
Myths and Symbols
26(2)
4 The Sociology of Religion
28(5)
5 The Psychology of Religion
33(3)
6 Theological Approaches to the Study of Religion
36(4)
7 Critical Theory and Religion
40(4)
8 Ritual and Performance
44(10)
PART 2 JAINISM
9 A Historical Overview
54(8)
Leaders and Enlightenment
60(2)
10 Sacred Writings
62(4)
11 Beliefs
66(5)
12 Family and Society
71(4)
13 Worship and Festivals
75(8)
The Puja of Eight Substances
77(3)
I am a Jain
80(3)
14 Jainism in the Modern World
83(5)
Modern Jain Leaders
84(4)
PART 3 SIKHISM
15 A Historical Overview
88(6)
The Ten Gurus
90(2)
The Khaha
92(2)
16 Sacred Writings
94(2)
17 Beliefs
96(5)
The Mul Mantra
100(1)
18 Worship and Festivals
101(6)
The Golden Temple
103(2)
Guru Hargobinds Release
105(2)
19 Family and Society
107(5)
I am a Sikh
110(2)
20 Sikhism Today
112(16)
Gallery
119(3)
Rapid Fact-Finder
122(6)
Index 128(2)
Picture Acknowledgments 130