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Victoria Kennick Urubshurow - Introducing World Religions - 9780415772709 - V9780415772709
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Introducing World Religions

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Description for Introducing World Religions Paperback. Enables students to explore religious ideas and culture in terms of the players (key figures), the script (foundational texts) and performance (religious practices). This book includes the principle (God, Dharma, Dao), imaginal figures (angels, baals, bodhisattvas), exceptional persons (founders, prophets, gurus), and historical persons. Num Pages: 416 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 818.

Introducing World Religions offers an exciting new approach to the study of the world's religions. Taking its inspiration from performance studies and using an innovative dramatic metaphor, it enables students to explore religious ideas and culture in terms of the players (key figures), the script (foundational texts) and performance (religious practices). The discussion of key players treats human and non-human figures on the world stage, including the principle (God, Dharma, Dao), imaginal figures (angels, baals, bodhisattvas), exceptional persons (founders, prophets, gurus), and historical persons (significant players in the drama of religions). The discussion of the foundational texts includes materials that ... Read more

Those concerned with introducing "post-colonial" discourse to students without losing the classic category of "the sacred" should find this textbook to be balanced and evocative. It presents workable concepts from the camps of both "religionists" and "reductionists" and students are challenged to move between "inside" and "outside" positions as they survey what have been called (controversially) "world religions".

Specially designed to assist learning it includes:

  • chapter timelines showing key persons, events and dates
  • themed boxes to encourage methodological enquiry
  • key-point chapter summaries to support understanding and review
  • study questions to assist classroom discussion
  • maps, charts and photographs
  • glossary of key terms and concepts
  • key reading, a comprehensive bibliography and index.

Ideal for one-semester or modular introductory survey courses on the world's religions, Introducing World Religions will be essential reading for any student of religions, worldwide. The accompanying website to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415772709.

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
803g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415772709
SKU
V9780415772709
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Victoria Kennick Urubshurow
Victoria Urubshurow is Associate Professor at the University of Maryland University College, where she was given a "Teaching Excellence Award" in 2007. She has taught  college courses in world religions and culture for over two decades in various permutations including: Religions of the World: East, Religions of the World: West, Buddhism, Hinduism, Religions of China and Japan, Islam, Introduction to Philosophy, ... Read more

Reviews for Introducing World Religions
'A very interesting approach that should resonate with many students on introductory courses in religion. Although the idea of basing the analysis of religions on performance is novel at this basic level, it is easy to grasp and will be attractive to students and those coming to religious studies as a discipline for the first time. The coverage is comprehensive ... Read more

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