Religion : Comparative Religion

The illustrated book gives historical and cultural background of major holidays around the world. Introduces major world carnival, festivals and parades. Where is the best time to spend February?. What nation celebrates Durga Puja in September?. What are major film festivals around the world?. Do you know what is celebrated on March 8, and where?. When is Vietnamese New Year, and how is it celebrated?. Educate yourself about world celebrations, observations, parades, carnivals, festivals and holidays. Use your down time to read about your favorite holidays. Table of Contents. Index By Month | A-Z Index. Holidays: Overview | National Holidays | International | Labour Day | Flag Day | Independence Day | Republic Day | Federal holiday (USA) | Unofficial | New Year | Secular Holidays List | Holidays of Japan | Chinese Holidays. Religious Holidays: Christian | Buddhist | Muslim | Jewish | Hindu | Bahá''í | Celtic/Pagan/Neopagan. Festivals: Overview | Arts Festival | Beer Festival | Literary Festival | Film Festival | Music Festival | Food Festival | Religious Festival | Sand Festival | Theatre Festival | Hot air balloon festivals | LGBT Festivals | Storytelling festival | New Media art festivals | Renaissance fair. by Country: Australia | Romania | Iran | Canada | United States | United Kingdom | Hindu | China | Japan. Carnivals: Overview | History | Around the world: Cities | Europe | Latin America | North America & Australia | Carnivals List | Parades | Parties. About Calendars: Liturgical year | Gregorian calendar | Roman Catholic calendar of saints | Islamic Calendar | Buddhist Calendar | Hebrew Calendar | Chinese Calendar more...

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At the center of this story is the Temple Mount, holy to both Judaism and Islam. Messianic fervor has driven Israeli settlers to oppose peace; Islamic apocalyptic visions cast Israel's actions in Jerusalem as diabolic plots. This book explains the Mount's dangerous fascination for fundamentalists, and shows why risks will increase in the new millennium. more...

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This volume offers a unique perspective on the discussion of weapons of mass destruction by broadening the debate to include secular and religious investigations. It contains a structured dialogue between representatives of the following ethical traditions: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, feminism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, liberalism, natural law, pacifism, and realism. more...

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An objective, well-researched history of contemporary new religions and cults.New religious movements - popularly known as cults - arouse strong public opinion and most books on the subject are polemical, giving hostile reaction rather than informed exploration. Exploring New Religions provides an account of a wide variety of new religions, focusing on their origins, beliefs and practices, which are set out in a dispassionate way, leaving readers to form their own value judgements. George Chryssides provides important analysis of the killer cults-the Jonestown People's Temple, Waco, the Solar Temple and Heaven's Gate-examining the factors that made their followers willing to die for their cause. Older groups like the Jehovah's Witnesses and Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are discussed, and Chryssides traces the development of a variety of strands of spirituality, ranging from New Thought, Spiritualism and Theosophy. Subsequent chapters include the Baha'i, the Family (formerly Children of God), the Hare Krishna movement (ISKCON), the Jesus Army, the Rastafarians, the Church of Scientology, Transcendental Meditation (TM) and the Unification Church ('the Moonies'). Lower profile groups are also discussed including: EST (Erhard Seminar Training), the New Kadampa Tradition, Brahma Kumaris, Sai Baba, Subud and the Western Buddhist Order. A study of the New Age phenomenon, and an account of societal responses to new religions at religious, societal and political levels is also included. more...

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After September 11th, Ranya Idliby, an American Muslim of Palestinian descent, faced constant questions about Islam, God, and death from her children, the only Muslims in their classrooms. Inspired by a story about Muhammad, Ranya reached out to two other mothers -- a Christian and a Jew -- to try to understand and answer these questions for her children. After just a few meetings, however, it became clear that the women themselves needed an honest and open environment where they could admit -- and discuss -- their concerns, stereotypes, and misunderstandings about one another. After hours of soul-searching about the issues that divided them, Ranya, Suzanne, and Priscilla grew close enough to discover and explore what united them. more...

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