The Cambridge Illustrated History of Religion
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Author | : John Bowker |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2002-01-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780521810371 |
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 Handbook: 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.
Author | : Francis Robinson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521669931 |
Islamic peoples account for one fifth of the world's population and yet there is widespread misunderstanding in the West of what Islam really is. Francis Robinson and his team set out to address this, revealing the complex and sometimes contrary nature of Muslim culture. As well as taking on the issues uppermost in everyone's minds, such as the role of religious and political fundamentalism, they demonstrate the importance of commerce; literacy and learning; Islamic art; the effects of immigration, exodus, and conquest; and the roots of current crises in the Middle East, Bosnia, and the Gulf. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the interaction between Islam and the West, from the first Latin translations of the Quran to the fatwa on Salman Rushdie. This elegant book deliberately sets out to dismantle the Western impression of Islam as a monolithic world and replace it with a balanced view, from current issues of fundamentalism to its dynamic culture and art. Francis Robinson is the editor of two outstanding reference works: Atlas of the Islamic World Since 1500 (Cambridge, 1982) and The Cambridge Encyclopedia of India (1989).
Author | : P. J. Marshall |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2001-08-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521002547 |
Up to World War II and beyond, the British ruled over a vast empire. Modern western attitudes towards the imperial past tend either towards nostalgia for British power or revulsion at what seem to be the abuses of that power. The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire adopts neither of these approaches. It aims to create historical understanding about the British empire on the assumption that such understanding is important for any informed appreciation of the modern world. Through striking illustration and a text written by leading experts, this book examines the experience of colonialism in North America, India, Africa, Australia, and the Caribbean, as well as the impact of the empire on Britain itself. Emphasis is placed on social and cultural history, including slavery, trade, religion, art, and the movement of ideas. How did the British rule their empire? Who benefited economically from the empire? And who lost?
Author | : Patricia Buckley Ebrey |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1999-05-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521669917 |
A look at the over eight thousand year history and civilization of China.
Author | : Michael A. Hoskin |
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Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521411585 |
Traces the history of astronomy as a science from ancient times to the present and describes the discoveries that have contributed to current beliefs about space and the universe
Author | : John McManners |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 776 |
Release | : 2001-03-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780192854391 |
A general history of Christianity to 1800 in chronological order.
Author | : Robert A. Orsi |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 443 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0521883911 |
Informative and provocative, this book introduces readers to debates in the contemporary study of religion and suggests future research possibilities.
Author | : Robert Fossier |
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Total Pages | : 602 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : History |
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Lavishly illustrated, and with numerous maps and charts, this is the finest general introduction to the medieval world of recent times.
Author | : Colin Jones |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1999-05-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521669924 |
Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.