A Comparative Study of Religions: Second EditionMugambi, J.N.K. This books is the result of concerted teamwork among the academia staff of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Nairobi between 1986 and 1990. The Project was prompted by the necessity to produce relevant and comprehensive textbooks for the undergraduate degree programme. The book has remained in demand, confirming the relevance and quality of its content covering the whole range of major religions of the world with extensive geographical and historical scope. It includes a specific section on African Religion, thus placing the African Religious Heritage within the mainstream of the comparative study of the world's religions. |
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... Humanity and Nature (Author, 1987); Death and Burial in Modern Kenya (Co-editor, 1989); The Biblical Basis for Evangelization (Author, 1989); African Christian Theology (Author, 1989); African Heritage and Contemporary Christianity ...
... Humanity and Nature (Author, 1987); Death and Burial in Modern Kenya (Co-editor, 1989); The Biblical Basis for Evangelization (Author, 1989); African Christian Theology (Author, 1989); African Heritage and Contemporary Christianity ...
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... human societies . The difference lies in the beliefs and practices which provide this double function in a given culture , because the beliefs and practices are developed and tailored with symbols , myths and rituals which are found in ...
... human societies . The difference lies in the beliefs and practices which provide this double function in a given culture , because the beliefs and practices are developed and tailored with symbols , myths and rituals which are found in ...
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... meaning has two sides to it. On the one hand, when unpredictable and unfortunate events take place in human life, people want to know the reasons or “meaning” behind such occurrences . On the other hand , in everyday life 8.
... meaning has two sides to it. On the one hand, when unpredictable and unfortunate events take place in human life, people want to know the reasons or “meaning” behind such occurrences . On the other hand , in everyday life 8.
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... human society are Edward B. Tylor , James Frazer , Bronislaw Malinowski , A.R. Radcliffe - Brown , Claude Levi - Strauss , Emile Durkheim , Max Weber and Talcott Parsons . The Historical Approach A third approach to the study of ...
... human society are Edward B. Tylor , James Frazer , Bronislaw Malinowski , A.R. Radcliffe - Brown , Claude Levi - Strauss , Emile Durkheim , Max Weber and Talcott Parsons . The Historical Approach A third approach to the study of ...
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... humans . The sentience and power of the fetishes to answer prayers did not come from some indwelling spirit , but ... human culture . According to Frazer , the magician believes that phenomena can be controlled through magic spells ...
... humans . The sentience and power of the fetishes to answer prayers did not come from some indwelling spirit , but ... human culture . According to Frazer , the magician believes that phenomena can be controlled through magic spells ...
Contents
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SECTION V Religions of the Far East | 151 |
SECTION IV Religions of the Near East | 197 |
SECTION VII Comparative Study of Some Major Themes | 283 |
SECTION VIII The Present State of Religion and Future Prospects | 355 |
Bibliography | 373 |
Index | 379 |
Back cover | 390 |
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Activity African Religion Ahura Mazda Amerindians Angra Mainyu animals attained became belief bhakti Bodhisattvas Brahman Buddha called Century chapter Chinese Christianity church concept Confucianism Confucius creation creatures cult culture death deities destiny developed devotion disciples divine doctrine dualism Empire enlightenment evil example existence Explain faith Gautama God's gods Guru Hindu Hinduism holy human idea important India Islam Jain Jainism Japan Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism Karma Kenya later liberation Living Religions Mahavira Mahayana Buddhism Mainyu man’s meaning meditation missionary monks monotheism moral movements Muhammad Muslim Nanak nature Nirvana Noss origin Panentheism Pantheism Parrinder person philosophers practices prayers prophets reality relation relationship religious rites ritual S.G. Kibicho sacred sacrifice salvation scholars scriptures sect Shinto Sikhism Sikhs social society soul spirits supernatural synagogue Taoism teaching temples Theravada things Torah totemism traditions transcendent universe Upanishads Vedas Vedic word worship Zarathustra Zoroastrianism