Religion

Summary: Introduces the history, philosophies, and rituals of various world religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity.

Record details

ISBN: 0756690803 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN: 9780756690809 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN: 075669079X
ISBN: 9780756690793
Physical Description: 72 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 fold-out wall chart.
optical disc
print
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: New York : DK Pub., c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

CD-ROM contains clip art.

Formatted Contents Note:

The religious quest -- Life and death in Egypt -- Gods of the Nile -- Gods and nature in Greece -- Greek gods of life -- Ancient Norse religion -- Native religions -- Rituals of life -- Hindu way -- Gods and heroes -- Four ways of salvation -- Buddhist path -- Devotion and meditation -- Tibetan Buddhism -- Tao principle -- Confucian piety -- Shinto harmony -- Jain respect for life -- Sikh teaching -- Zoroastrianism -- Jewish nation -- People of the Torah -- Family and community -- Christian faith -- Way of the cross -- Church of Christ -- Message of Islam -- People of the Quran -- People of the mosque -- Modern spirit -- Religious timelines.