Readings in Eastern religions / [compiled by] Harold Coward, Eva Dargyay, and Ronald Neufeldt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coward, Harold G.

Neumaier-Dargyay, E. K. (Eva K.), 1937-

Neufeldt, Ronald W. (Ronald Wesley), 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--Religion.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont., Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Developed principally for use in introductory courses in the study of religious traditions in the East, this anthology offers a selection of readings from primary texts of India, China and Japan. The selections are arranged both chronologically and thematically within religious traditions and include readings from Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism (including Tibetan Buddhism), Sikhism, Early Chinese thought, Confuciansiim, Taoism, Mao Tse Tung, Shintoism, and Japan's new religions (Tenrikyo and Sokka Gakkai).

Contents:

Table of contents; Preface; Introduction; Names and Terms in Asian Languages; 1. Hinduism; 2. Jainism; 3. Buddhism; 4. Sikhism; 5. Early Chinese Thought; 6. Confucian Thought; 7. Taoist Thought; 8. Mao tse Tung; 9. Shinto; 10. New Religions; Glossary

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies.

ISBN:

0-88920-851-4

OCLC:

753480544