Mastering World ReligionsIn one book, all the essential information to learn about six of the main religions - Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. * A complete, self-contained, well illustrated course for individual study or classroom use * Help for students to pass exams - suitable for GCSE and as an introduction to A-Level * Ideal general reading for anyone who wants to understand the basic beliefs and practices of the religions featured * Ideal for liberal and general studies courses, and for multicultural education * Includes material on items of human interest to help enthuse and inspire the reader. |
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Contents
| 50 | |
PART III ISLAM | 112 |
PART IV HINDUISM | 152 |
PART V BUDDHISM | 206 |
PART VI SIKHISM | 252 |
General questions | 289 |
General glossary | 291 |
Appendix | 296 |
Index | 298 |
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Common terms and phrases
Adi Granth Allah avatar Baisakhi baptism believe Bible birth blessing body Brahman Buddha Buddhism called caste celebrated century ceremony Christ Christian Church Communion death dharma disciples divine doctrine enlightenment eternal faith Father festival five five Ks Give reasons God’s goddess gods Gospel gurdwara Guru Gobind Singh Guru Granth Sahib Guru Nanak heaven Hebrew Hindu Hinduism Holy Spirit human hymns important India Islam Israel Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism Khalsa Krishna live Mahayana Makkah marriage means meditation Messiah monks Moses mosque Muhammad Muslims Orthodox Passover person pilgrimage prayer priest Prophet Qur’an Rama Ramadan rebirth recited religion religious resurrection revelation rites ritual Roman Catholic Sabbath sacred sacrifice Salat salvation sangha scriptures Shabbat Shiva Sikh Sikhism soul spiritual surah symbol symbolise synagogue teaching Temple Testament Theravada Torah Total 20 marks tradition Veda Vedic Vishnu word worship
Bibliographic information
| Title | Mastering World Religions Palgrave Master Series |
| Author | Ray Colledge |
| Publisher | Macmillan International Higher Education, 2017 |
| ISBN | 1349143294, 9781349143290 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Biblical Studies / General Religion / Christianity / General |
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