World religions in America
| Titel: | World religions in America : an introduction / Jacob Neusner, ed. |
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| Beteiligt: | |
| Ausgabe: | Rev. and expanded |
| Veröffentlicht: | Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, 2000 |
| Umfang: | XII, 271 S. |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| RVK-Notation: | Vorliegende Ausgabe: | Online-Ausg.: 2000. - Online-Ressource. |
| ISBN: | 9780585306841 (Sekundärausgabe) ; 0585306842 (Sekundärausgabe) |
| Hinweise zum Inhalt: |
Inhaltsbeschreibung der Sammlung und Zugangshinweise
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X
- List of Illustrations
- p. vii
- Preface to the Third Edition
- p. ix
- Acknowledgments
- p. xi
- Introduction
- p. 1
- 1.
- Native Americans and Their Religions
- p. 8
- 2.
- Protestant Christianity in the World and in America
- p. 24
- 3.
- The Religious World of African Americans
- p. 48
- 4.
- The Catholics in the World and in America
- p. 66
- 5.
- The Religious World of Hispanic Americans
- p. 78
- 6.
- Orthodox Christianity in the World and in America
- p. 92
- 7.
- Judaism in the World and in America
- p. 106
- 8.
- Hinduism in India and in America
- p. 124
- 9.
- Buddhism in the World and in America
- p. 142
- 10.
- East Asian Religions in Today's America
- p. 154
- 11.
- Islam in the World and in America
- p. 172
- 12.
- World Religions Made in the U.S.A.: Apocalyptic Communities--Seventh-day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses
- p. 186
- 13.
- World Religions Made in the U.S.A.: Metaphysical Communities--Christian Science and Theosophy
- p. 202
- 14.
- The Church of Scientology: A Very New American Religion
- p. 220
- 15.
- Nature Religions: American Neopaganism and Witchcraft
- p. 238
- 16.
- The Baha'i Faith in the World and in America
- p. 256
- 17.
- The Latter-day Saint (Mormon) Religion in America and the World
- p. 272
- 18.
- Religion and Women in America
- p. 290
- 19.
- Religion and Politics in America
- p. 302
- 20.
- Religion and Society in America
- p. 314
- Glossary
- p. 323
- Index
- p. 333
