Book Series
The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices
New & Published Titles:
Mahayana Buddhism
The Doctrinal Foundations
Originating in India, Mahayana Buddhism spread across Asia, becoming the prevalent form of Buddhism in Tibet and East Asia. Over the last twenty-five years Western…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35653-4 (Routledge)
Theravada Buddhism
A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo
Written by the leading authority on Theravada Buddhism, this up-dated edition takes into account recent research to include the controversies over the date of the…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36509-3 (Routledge)
The Jains
The Indian religion of Jainism, whose central tenet involves non-violence to all creatures, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. Dundas looks at… read more2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-26606-2 (Routledge)
Zoroastrians
Their Religious Beliefs and Practices
This book traces the continuous history of the faith from the time it was preached by Zoroaster down to the present day - a span… read more2000 | Paperback: 978-0-415-23903-5 (Routledge)
The Religions of Oceania
More than a quarter of the world's religions are to be found in the regions of Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, together called Oceania. The… read more1995 | Paperback: 978-0-415-06019-6 (Routledge)
The British
Their Religious Beliefs and Practices 1800-1986
This is a source book for the study of religions in Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It covers an important period in… read more1988 | Paperback: 978-0-415-01300-0 (Routledge)
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The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices provides pioneering and scholarly introductions to different religions and is concerned with their beliefs and practices in their social, cultural and historical settings.