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The Major Religions

Textbook on religions and religious texts

This article is about the 1996 book. For the topic, see Major religious groups.

The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts is a textbook on religions and religious texts by Thomas Patrick Burke, first published in 1996 by Blackwell, with a second edition published in 2004.[1][2] The book has received reviews from journals including Pacifica and Religious Studies Review, along with being cited in its field and in use by educational institutions.[3][4]

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Table of contents

  • Part I: The Religions of Indian Origin
  • Part III: The Religions of Semitic Origin
    • 7. Judaism. Israelite Religion. Rabbinic Judaism. Judaism Texts.
    • 8. Islam. Islam Texts.
    • 9. Christianity. Christianity Texts.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts, 2nd Edition". Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. [2]
    Puett, Tiffany (2014). "The Political Discourse of Religious Pluralism: World Religions Textbooks, Liberalism, and Civic Identities". University of Waterloo. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  3. [3]
    Langmead, Ross (2007). "Book Review: The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts". Pacifica. 20 (3): 337–339. doi:10.1177/1030570X0702000313.
  4. [4]
    MacWilliams, Mark (2005). "Book Review of The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts". Religious Studies Review. 31: 171. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.2005.0016.x.


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