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Farrington, Karen.
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Historical atlas of ...
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Historical atlas of religions / Karen Farrington.
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Farrington, Karen.
New York : Checkmark Books, c2002.
Subjects
Religions -- History.
ISBN:
0816050694 (alk. paper) :
Description:
192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Contents:
Middle East: Story of Judaism -- Moses and the exodus -- Promised land -- Creation of Israel -- Maimonides-traveler and doctor -- Persecution of Jews -- Jewish tradition -- Focus of faith-the synagogue -- Story of Christianity -- Death of Christ -- St. Paul and the spread of Christianity -- Christian persecution -- Schism in Christianity -- Story of Islam -- Succession to the prophet -- Spread of Islam -- Koran- teacher of man -- Islamic worship -- Lifetime's journey-the Hajj -- Centers of prayer-mosques -- Selected ones-Sufism -- Baha'i-a refuge from Orthodoxy -- Religious conflicts in the Middle East -- North America: Gods of the moundbuilders -- Shamanism-the healing seers -- Pilgrim fathers -- Mormonism-a new mission -- Jehovah's Witnesses -- Out of the dark-spiritualism -- Christian Science -- Scientology -- Central and South America: Maya-order from chaos -- Aztec-divine fire of sacrifice -- Inca-time and space -- Jesuits-missionaries abroad -- Voodoo-Africa meets America -- Africa: Terracotta gods -- Star worshippers-the dogon -- Gods of the Nile-ancient Egypt -- Missionaries in Africa -- Rastafarianism -- Europe: Dawn of man -- Gods of the Greeks -- Roman empire -- Old Norse religion -- Christianity in the Middle Ages -- Crusades and Papal control -- Reformation in England -- Reformation in Europe -- To reach God-cathedrals -- Greek Orthodox Church -- Russian Orthodox Church -- Methodism-a precise approach -- Quakers -The Society of Friends -- Salvation Army -- Theosophy -- Religious conflicts in Europe.
Asia: Story of Hinduism -- Sacred texts-the Vedas -- Hindu tradition -- Reincarnation and the caste system -- Story of Buddhism -- Buddhist belief -- Buddhist lifestyle -- Buddhist texts -- Buddhist sects; Zen, Rinzai, Soto, and Tantric -- Persecution of Buddhists -- Jainism-faith of sympathy -- Zoroastrianims-faith of fire -- Taoism-the way to Confucius -- Confucianism-a civil system -- Shintoism-way of the Kami -- Story of Sikhism -- Sikh gurus -- Sikh religious texts -- Sikh worship-the Gurdwara -- Persecution of Sikhs -- Krishna consciousness -- Unification church -- Religious conflict in Asia -- Australasia: Spirits of dance-Aborigines -- Fierce spirit-Maori religion -- Easter Island-mystery in stone -- Conclusion-Is there a God?
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