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020 _a1465408436
020 _a9781465408433
040 _aMPL
_cMPL
_erda
041 0 _aara
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245 1 4 _aThe religions book
_b[big ideas simply explained]
_ccontributors, Shulamit Ambalu, Michael Coogan, Eve Levavi Feinstein, Paul Freedman, Neil Philip, Andrew Stobart, Mel Thompson, Charles Tieszen, Marcus Weeks
250 _aFirst American edition
264 1 _aNew York, New York
_bDK Publishing
_c2013
300 _a352 pages
_billustrations (some color)
_c25 سم
336 _aنص
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aبدون وسيط
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _aكتاب
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes index
500 _aSubtitle from cover
505 0 _aPrimal beliefs from prehistory -- Ancient and classical beliefs from 3000 BCE -- Hinduism from 1700 BCE -- Buddhism from 6th century BCE -- Judaism from 2000 BCE -- Christianity from 1st century CE -- Islam from 610 CE -- Modern religions from 15th century
520 _aReligion has influenced human culture since prehistory, shaping everything from the politics of war and peace to notions of morality and issues of sex, reproduction, and family. On an individual level, it has also offered people a sense of meaning, purpose, and comfort, and even today, when science appears to offer answers to many of the worlds's conundrums, faith persists and many religions--including Christianity and Islam--are still growing. The Religions Book explains in a clear, accessible way more than 100 of the most important theological ideas, from those bound up in the earliest cultures to others that have emerged in the last few hundred years, along with all of the main tenets of the world's major faiths. In doing so, it considers key issues such as the problem of defining good and evil, the significance of suffering, creation and the afterlife ("Why are we here?" and "Why do we die?"), and the nature of god.--Publisher's description
596 _a1
650 0 _aReligion
650 0 _aReligions
700 1 _aAmbalu, Shulamit
_eauthor
700 1 _aCoogan, Michael David
_eauthor
700 1 _aFeinstein, Eve Levavi
_eauthor
700 1 _aFreedman, Paul
_d1949-
_eauthor
700 1 _aPhilip, Neil
_eauthor
700 1 _aStobart, Andrew
_eauthor
700 1 _aThompson, Mel
_d1946-
_eauthor
700 1 _aTieszen, Charles Lowell
_d1978-
_eauthor
700 1 _aWeeks, Marcus
_eauthor
856 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1318/2012286307-d.html
999 _c40469
_d40469