The Sacred Paths: Understanding the Religions of the WorldPearson Education, 2006 - 577 頁 This book combines study of the dynamic historical development of each religious tradition with a comparative thematic structure. In this way, the book helps readers to explore each of the major religions as a unique and integral system of meaning and life. At the same time, readers are encouraged to discover and explore the nature of religious experience by comparing basic themes and issues common to all religions. Covering the religions arising from India, China, Japan, and the Mediterranean world, this book introduces the key dimensions of religious experience, outlining the basic human concerns that give rise to religious experience, such as origin and identity, ultimate reality, human nature, and the good life. For anyone interested in exploring the origins and development of the diverse religions of the world. |
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... performing rituals to reactualize the creative , healing power . Sacred place has an important role in healing . In ... perform the intricate Ayurvedic system of traditional medicine , balancing the three doshas ( humours ) that , ac ...
... perform their highest role , much more common are the other rituals that the priests and exorcists perform for the service of the people in their everyday needs . The most important needs concern illness , bad luck , and death , already ...
... perform many of the important household rituals . And many duties fall to the oldest son , who in a special way is the representative of his grandfather and , thus , is very important for carrying on the worship of the ancestors and the ...