Geoffrey Parrinder Boeken

Looks at the history and beliefs of ancient and modern religions, including Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

In the 2nd half of the 20th century, religion is still very much alive; several of the great missionary religions, Islam in particular, make many new converts every year. With the changing structure of our community life many people must be making their 1st acquaintance with different races & varying creeds.What do these living faiths entail? Who were their founding prophets, visionaries & messiahs? How do the faithful worship?What are their different beliefs, dogmas, moral laws & heresies?Prof. Parrinder presents an unbiased study of the world's living religions & illustrates the modern reforms & new attitudes adopted in face of the threats of materialism & dictatorship.ForewordIslam & the Arab worldHinduismJains, Sikhs & ParsisBuddhism in South-east AsiaChina's three waysJapanese Shinto & BuddhismAfricans, Australians & American IndiansJudaismChristianityEpilogueBooks for Further ReadingIndex

" ...Sexualität gilt als ein Hauptproblem aller Religionen. Dies zeigt der Autor in beeindruckender Weise. Der Bogen spannt sich von Indien, China und Japan über Afrika und die islamischen Länder bis zum Judentum und Christentum. Nur wer das schier unüberschaubare historische Material so im Griff hat wie Parrinder, ist imstande, die Wurzeln und Grundlinien der Sexualität in den einzelnen Religionen vor Augen zu stellen." (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)