刘易斯·M.霍普费（1935—1992），1956年毕业于美国贝勒大学，取得历史学和宗教研究的学士学位；1960年，从美国西南浸信会神学院取得神学硕士学位；1965年，从波士顿大学取得旧约圣经研究的博士学位。此后于肯德尔学院担任神学教员。在教学初期，霍普费博士意识到学 生们缺乏一本学习世界宗教的指导课本。为学生们提供一本简明适当、可读性强的课本成为他的目标。基于此，第一版《世界宗教》于1979年出版。霍普费博士是一位“作家、教师、牧师、考古学家、院长、举重运动员，以及学生、同事和教区居民的精神导师”，他通过文字和语言深入诠释了这些角色。《世界宗教》是他留给学术界的遗赠。 马克·R. 伍德沃德，亚利桑那州立大学宗教研究领域的副教授，加札马达大学（印度尼西亚）宗教与跨文化研究中心比较宗教学客座教授。他从伊利诺伊大学取得文化人类学博士学位，并曾在芝加哥神学...(展开全部)

In a sweeping reconsideration of the relation between religion and modernity, Jose Casanova surveys the roles that religions may play in the public sphere of modern societies. During the 1980s, religious traditions around the world, from Islamic fundamentalism to Catholic liberation theology, began making their way, often forcefully, out of the private sphere and into public l...(展开全部)

This 1999 book is about the religious life of the Greeks from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD, looked at in the context of a variety of different cities and periods. Simon Price does not describe some abstract and self-contained system of religion or myths but examines local practices and ideas in the light of general Greek ideas, relating them for example, to gen...(展开全部)

This 1999 book is about the religious life of the Greeks from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD, looked at in the context of a variety of different cities and periods. Simon Price does not describe some abstract and self-contained system of religion or myths but examines local practices and ideas in the light of general Greek ideas, relating them for example, to gen...(展开全部)

This definitive guide explores all the faiths from around the world. Together with the five main religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, there is a diverse range of newer faiths to ensure a compelling and comprehensive read. From the key concepts of ancient beliefs to the ground-breaking ideas at the heart of modern faiths, religious history is chroni...(展开全部)

Surveying the world's religions, from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism, and providing succinct yet thought-provoking insight into the philosophy and practices of each, The Religions Book is ideal for anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of the world's religions. With intriguing artwork, flow charts, and diagrams, complex world religions are made accessible in this comprehens...(展开全部)

The idea of "world religions" expresses a vague commitment to multiculture alism. Not merely a descriptive concept, "world religions" is also a particular ethos, a pluralist ideology, a logic of classification, and a form of knowledge that has shaped the study of religion and infiltrated ordinary language. In this ambitious study, Tomoko Masuzawa examines the emergence of "worl...(展开全部)

The idea of "world religions" expresses a vague commitment to multiculture alism. Not merely a descriptive concept, "world religions" is also a particular ethos, a pluralist ideology, a logic of classification, and a form of knowledge that has shaped the study of religion and infiltrated ordinary language. In this ambitious study, Tomoko Masuzawa examines the emergence of "worl...(展开全部)

Traces the spread of religions and cultures along the trans-Eurasian trade routes over a period of more than two millennia. Indian, Iranian, Semitic, and Mediterranean ideas all followed the same trajectory through Central Asia to China and beyond, picking up additional elements and sometimes being radically transformed along the way. This age-old pattern shows how the transmis...(展开全部)