Introducing World Religions

Those concerned with introducing "post-colonial" discourse to students without losing the classic category of "the sacred" should find this textbook to be balanced and evocative. It presents workable concepts from the camps of both "religionists" and "reductionists" and students are challenged to move between "inside" and "outside" positions as they survey what have been called (controversially) "world religions".

Specially designed to assist learning it includes:

* chapter timelines showing key persons, events and dates

* themed boxes to encourage methodological enquiry

* key-point chapter summaries to support understanding and review

* study questions to assist classroom discussion

* maps, charts and photographs

* glossary of key terms and concepts

* key reading, a comprehensive bibliography and index

Ideal for one-semester or modular introductory survey courses on the world's religions, Introducing World Religions will be essential reading for any student of religions, worldwide.