Atlas of World Religions

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Front Cover Also In This Series Title Page Copyright Photograph Acknowledgements Epigraph Contents List of Maps Foreword A Chronology of World Religions Part 1: The Ancient World Megaliths Babylonia and Sumeria Religion in Ancient Egypt The Early City Religions The Religions of Ancient Greece Roman Religion Zoroastrianism Part 2: Hinduism The Origins of Hinduism Hindu Temple Worship Hinduism and the Sacred Hinduism in the Modern World Jainism Part 3: Buddhism The Origins of Buddhism What is Buddhism? Buddhism Spreads beyond India Buddhism in the Modern World Confucianism and Taoism Part 4: Judaism Origin of the Jewish People The Kingdom of Israel Jewish Dispersions The Jewish Diaspora Judaism and the Rise of Islam Anti-Semitism and Messianism Jewish Emancipation Judaism in the USA The Holocaust Part 5: Christianity Palestine under the Herods Judaism and the Early Church The Early Growth of Christianity Christianity Becomes Official Christendom in 1050 CE The European Reformations Christianity in the Americas c. 1750 An Age of Missions The Mormons Christianity Today Part 6: Islam Muhammad The Early Growth of Islam Islam in the Subcontinent Islam in South-east Asia Islam and Africa Islam in Modern Asia Islam in the Modern World Sikhism Part 7: World Religions Today Japanese Religions Religion in China Today What are Indigenous Religions? New Religious Movements Modern Pilgrimage Jerusalem: The Holy City What is the Hajj? Further Reading Gazetteer Index Back Cover