Hexham, Irving. <br/><br/>
Understanding world religions / 
Irving Hexham. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/> Cover subtitle: An interdisciplinary approach. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. Studying religion. Introductory issues -- A biased canon -- part 2. African traditions. African religious traditions -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- God in Zulu religion -- The case of Isaiah Shembe -- part 3. The Yogic tradition. The origins of yogic religions -- The richness of the H8indu tradition -- Rethinking the Hindu tradition -- Gandhi the great contrarian -- Buddhism -- The development of Buddhist belief and practice -- The moral quest of Edward Conze -- Other yogic-type traditions -- part 4. The Abramic tradition. Early Judaism -- Rabbinic and other Judaisms -- Jewish faith and practice -- Martin Buber's Zionist spirituality -- Christianity -- Christian history -- Christian faith and practice -- Christian politics according to Abraham Kuyper -- The challenge of Islam -- Muslim beliefs and practices -- Muslim piety -- Sayyid Qutb and the reborth of contemporary Islam -- Conclusion: Whither religious studies? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780310314486 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019722753 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religions.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL80.3 H39 2011  / 19201 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>200