Scriptures of the East - Softcover

Fieser, James; Powers, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070209790 ISBN 13: 9780070209794

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1997

Synopsis

This anthology of scriptures from the word's major religions in English translation discusses the nature and scope of scriptures within each religion and the history of the scripture presented. This volume covers scriptures from religions of the East.

About this title

From the Publisher

Sections and subsections contain brief editor's introductions which discuss the nature and scope of scripture within each religion, and the history of the scripture presented.
The book uses recent versus outdated public-domain translations and is sensitive to competing translations.
The selections are confined only to scriptures of religions that are practiced today and have a wide sphere of influence (i.e., excludes dead traditions such as ancient Greek, Mesopotamia, or Egyptian religions), emphasizes only religions that have a body of written literature (i.e., excludes African and Native American religions), and focuses on texts that discuss the lives and teachings of religious founders and present central doctrines.

From the Author

Anthology of sacred texts from the 12 great living religions
The text is a collection of scriptures from the 12 leading living religions (Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Baha’i). The selections cover key classical texts, mystical traditions, and texts written by or of interest to women. Each chapter of the book is opened with a substantial introduction to that religion, and each selection is prefaced with introductory comments. Most translations are recent, and selections are presented chronologically rather than topically.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070209790
• ISBN 13: 9780070209794
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264