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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.
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.