The world's religions /
Smart, Ninian, 1927-2001.
The world's religions / Ninian Smart - 2nd ed - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998 - 608 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents: Part I: Earliest religions -- South Asia -- China -- Japan -- Southeast Asia --The Pacific -- The Americas -- The ancient Near East -- Persia and Central Asia --The Greek and Roman world -- Classical and medieval Christianity and Judaism -- Classical and medieval Islam -- Classical African religions --Part II: 14. The Explosion of Europe and the re-forming of Christianity -- North America --South Asia and reactions to colonial intervention -- China and Korea in modern times -- Modern Southeast Asia -- Japan in modern times -- Islam passes through the shadows -- The colonial impact in the Pacific -- Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union --Africa in the modern world -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Some final reflections on global religion.
0521631394 (hardcover) 0521637481 (pbk.)
98015080
Religions.
BL80.2 .S615
The world's religions / Ninian Smart - 2nd ed - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998 - 608 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents: Part I: Earliest religions -- South Asia -- China -- Japan -- Southeast Asia --The Pacific -- The Americas -- The ancient Near East -- Persia and Central Asia --The Greek and Roman world -- Classical and medieval Christianity and Judaism -- Classical and medieval Islam -- Classical African religions --Part II: 14. The Explosion of Europe and the re-forming of Christianity -- North America --South Asia and reactions to colonial intervention -- China and Korea in modern times -- Modern Southeast Asia -- Japan in modern times -- Islam passes through the shadows -- The colonial impact in the Pacific -- Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union --Africa in the modern world -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Some final reflections on global religion.
0521631394 (hardcover) 0521637481 (pbk.)
98015080
Religions.
BL80.2 .S615