The religious traditions of Asia : religion, history, and culture /

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Imprint:	Hoboken : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, [2013]
Description:	1 online resource (385 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Religion. Asia -- Religion -- Encyclopedias. Asia -- Religion. Asia. Electronic books. Encyclopedias.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11303767

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Other authors / contributors:	Kitagawa, Joseph M. (Joseph Mitsuo), 1915-1992.
ISBN:	9781136875908 1136875905 129985169X 9781299851696
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields. They cover all the religious traditions of Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Tibet, and East Asia. The major traditions that are described and discussed are (from the Southwest) Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam, and (from the East) Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto. In addition, the tradition of Bon in Tibet, the shamanistic religions of Inner Asia, and general Chinese, Korean and Japanese religion are also given full coverage. The emphasis througho.
Other form:	Print version: Kitagawa, Joseph. Religious Traditions of Asia. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013 9781136875908

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