Hexham, Irving. <br/><br/>
Understanding world religions / 
Irving Hexham. 
 - Grand Rapids, Mich. :  Zondervan,  c2011. 
 - 512 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Cover subtitle: An interdisciplinary approach. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. 1. Studying religion. Introductory issues -- A biased canon -- pt. 2. African traditions. African religious traditions -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- God in Zulu religion -- The case of Isaiah Shembe -- pt. 3. The Yogic tradition. The origins of yogic religions -- The richness of the H8indu tradition -- Rethinking the Hindu tradition -- Gandhi the great contrarian -- Buddhism -- The development of Buddhist belief and practice -- The moral quest of Edward Conze -- Other yogic-type traditions -- pt. 4. The Abramic tradition. Early Judaism -- Rabbinic and other Judaisms -- Jewish faith and practice -- Martin Buber's Zionist spirituality -- Christianity -- Christian history -- Christian faith and practice -- Christian politics according to Abraham Kuyper -- The challenge of Islam -- Muslim beliefs and practices -- Muslim piety -- Sayyid Qutb and the reborth of contemporary Islam -- Conclusion: Whither religious studies? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780310259442 (hbk.) 0310259444 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010013103 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religions.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL 80.3  / .H49 2011