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World Religions in Practice

A Comparative Introduction
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World Religions in Practice offers a comprehensive and comparative exploration of six major world religions, focusing on how their customs, rituals, and everyday practices shape believers' lived experiences. This expanded edition introduces Daoism alongside the existing religions, examining key life themes such as birth, death, ethics, and worship through a thematic and practical lens, providing readers with an impartial understanding of similarities and differences across faiths.
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Ideal for students and readers interested in religion and spirituality, especially those seeking a clear and comparative study of how major religions are practiced in daily life.

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A new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals and everyday practices.

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A new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals and everyday practices.

World Religions in Practice is a new edition of this major textbook, exploring the world's great religions through their customs, rituals, and everyday practices by focusing on the "lived experience".

  • This comparative study is enriched and broadened with the inclusion of a sixth religion, Daoism.
  • Takes a thematic, comparative, and practical approach; each chapter explores a series of key themes including birth, death, ethics, and worship across all six religions at each time.
  • Broadens students' understanding by offering an impartial discussion of the similarities and differences between each religion.
  • Includes an increased range of student-friendly features, designed to allow students to engage with each religion and extend their understanding.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118972267

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 August 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 590g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Paul Gwynne lectures in comparative religion in the General Education Program of the University of New South Wales. He completed his doctoral studies in Rome and has taught theology and religious studies in Indonesia and at the Melbourne College of Divinity. His previous books include Special Divine Action (1996), the first edition of World Religions in Practice (2008, Wiley Blackwell) and Buddha, Jesusand Muhammad: A Comparative Study (2014, Wiley Blackwell).

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