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Universal religions in world history : the spread of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam to 1500 / Donald Johnson, Jean Elliott Johnson.

By: Johnson, Donald, 1931-

Contributor(s): Johnson, Jean, 1934-

Language: English Series: Explorations in world historyPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2007]Copyright date: c2007Description: ix, 226 pages : |b illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780072954289 (soft cover : alk. paper); 0072954280 (soft cover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Religions -- HIstory -- Textbooks | Church history -- Textbooks | |a Islam -- History -- Textbooks | Buddhism | -- History -- TextbooksDDC classification: 200.9 LOC classification: BL80.3 | .J64 2007Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only

Contents:

The origins of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam -- The expanding world of Buddhism : Buddhist encounters from south to east Asia -- From manger to metropolis : the early spread of Christianity -- The widening reach of Dar Al-Islam -- Comparisons, contrasts, and synthesis.

Summary: Focusing on Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, this book traces the origins and spread of these "world" or "universal" religions. By examining cross-cultural encounters, it highlights the relationship between religious and cultural life and the political and social context in which it is embedded.

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Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-219)

The origins of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam --
The expanding world of Buddhism : Buddhist encounters from south to east Asia --
From manger to metropolis : the early spread of Christianity --
The widening reach of Dar Al-Islam --
Comparisons, contrasts, and synthesis.

Focusing on Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, this book traces the origins and spread of these "world" or "universal" religions. By examining cross-cultural encounters, it highlights the relationship between religious and cultural life and the political and social context in which it is embedded.

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