World Religions in America, Fourth Edition: An IntroductionJacob Neusner Westminster John Knox Press, 2009 M10 7 - 462 pages The fourth edition of World Religions in America continues its lauded tradition of providing students with reliable and nuanced information about America's religious diversity, while also reflecting new developments and ideas. Each chapter was updated to reflect important changes and events, and current statistics and information. New features include a timeline of key events and people for each tradition, sidebars on major movements or controversies, personal stories from members of various faiths, a theme-based organization of subjects, more subheads, three new chapters exploring America's increasing religious diversity, and suggestions for further study. |
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... North and South Carolina, by British Presbyterians from the area around the Irish Sea, the border regions of Scotland and Northern England, and the Irish counties of Ulster, in particular. The first European settlements in Texas, New ...
... North and South Carolina, by British Presbyterians from the area around the Irish Sea, the border regions of Scotland and Northern England, and the Irish counties of Ulster, in particular. The first European settlements in Texas, New ...
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... North America there are still more than one hundred Native American tribal traditions. Most Native Americans now speak English, but many also speak their native languages. Many Native American communities understand that keeping alive ...
... North America there are still more than one hundred Native American tribal traditions. Most Native Americans now speak English, but many also speak their native languages. Many Native American communities understand that keeping alive ...
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... north and with winter. Yellow, the color of morning and evening light in winter, is associated with northern clans. One's clan determines the range of occupations and religious activities one has. Because the north correlates with war ...
... north and with winter. Yellow, the color of morning and evening light in winter, is associated with northern clans. One's clan determines the range of occupations and religious activities one has. Because the north correlates with war ...
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... North America show that the differences among the cultures are so vast as to exclude almost anything held in common that is not also common to all human beings (one might think of archetypes). Yet Native Americans have increasingly ...
... North America show that the differences among the cultures are so vast as to exclude almost anything held in common that is not also common to all human beings (one might think of archetypes). Yet Native Americans have increasingly ...
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... North America, are small houses in which people go to purify themselves, to learn religious information, and to talk about serious things. Pueblo people use kivas, partly underground rooms, for performing rituals. Large Eskimo ...
... North America, are small houses in which people go to purify themselves, to learn religious information, and to talk about serious things. Pueblo people use kivas, partly underground rooms, for performing rituals. Large Eskimo ...
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