World Religions in Practice

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World Religions in Practice introduces five of the world'sgreat religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity,and Islam - and explores how they are lived and expressed incustom, ritual, and symbol. * A major new textbook exploring the world's great religionsthrough their customs, rituals and everyday practices - byfocusing on this 'lived experience' it goes beyond many traditionalintroductions to religious studies * Adopts a directly comparative approach to develop a greaterunderstanding of the nature of religion * Each chapter engages with an individual theme, such as birth,death, food, pilgrimage and ethics, to illustrate how religiouspractices are expressed * Broadens students' understanding by offering an impartialdiscussion of the similarities and differences between eachreligion * Includes chapter-by-chapter opening themes and summaries, andwill be accompanied by a website atwww.blackwellpublishing.com/gwynne featuring additionalresources and study questions.

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Paul Gwynne

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Anthropologie Anthropology Comparative & World Religions Kulturanthropologie Religion Religion & Theology Religion u. Theologie Social & Cultural Anthropology Soziale u. kulturelle Anthropologie Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft Weltreligion

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"An exciting and intriguing approach, taking central categories inreligion and indicating how they show up in different religionspragmatically ... the table of contents inspired me to dive rightin and read." Dr Darren J. N. Middleton, Texas ChristianUniversity "This is an impressive accomplishment that presents amoving and engaging encounter with the religious traditions of theworld." Kim Paffenroth, Iona College, USA "A very efficient, dynamic and useful tool in an approachto the five major religions of the world." Alexandria Egler, StFrancis College, USA "In an age when religion is increasingly in the news, butoften for all the wrong reasons, the need for a balanced,sympathetic and objective educational tool has never been greater.Paul Gwynne has provided an accessible introduction to religion.His approach is refreshingly obvious: it is through theunderstanding of what people are doing that we discover what theyare thinking. Practices reveal belief; religions are as religionsdo." Douglas Pratt, University of Waikato, NewZealand "A thoughtful and accessible approach to the religions from aphenomenological point of view. The book promotes the desirable endof understanding and sympathy between religious practitioners, andis an attractive choice as an introductory textbook." GeorgeSumner, University of Toronto "A carefully crafted and comparative approach to majorreligions, often serving to separate human populations, astemplates of how humankind in so many varied places has had suchsimilar needs, desires and hope. Gwynne's book represents a verycreative turn in this field." Dr Majorie M Snipes,University of West Georgia "This book treats the great traditions with a vividnessand immediacy which have seldom if ever been equalled. Instead ofplacing the main emphasis on doctrines, beliefs and their claims totruth, Paul Gwynne selects those aspects of life wherereligions become practical and guides us an appreciation ofeach which is aesthetically pleasing as well as providing usefulinformation. Surely one of the best ways to come to know a faithtradition different from one's own is to live among itsadherents. Reading this book is the next best thing. It shouldprove invaluable for educators and students as well as interestedlaypeople in a variety of professions." John D'ArcyMay, Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin
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