The World's Religions: Old Traditions and Modern Transformations

Preface Introduction Part I. 1. Earliest Religion 2. South Asia 3. China 4. Japan 5. Southeast Asia 6. The Pacific 7. The Americas 8. The Ancient Near East 9. Persia and Central Asia 10. The Greek and Roman World 11. Classical and Medieval Christianity and Judaism 12. Classical and Medieval Islam 13. Classical African Religions Part II. 14. The Explosion of Europe and the Re-Forming of Christianity 15. North America 16. South Asia and Reactions to Colonial Intervention 17. China and Korea in Modern Times 18. Modern Southeast Asia 19. Japan in Modern Times 20. Islam Passes Through the Shadows 21. The Colonial Impact in the Pacific 22. Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union 23. Africa in the Modern World 24. Latin America and the Caribbean 25. Some Final Reflections on Global Religion Bibliography Credits Index.