REL-103: World Religions

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This course is an intensive analysis of religions as cultural systems. The origin, history, and interpretation of religious ideas in the major religions of the Eastern and Western worlds will be discussed, emphasizing the contributions each has made to the cultural development of humankind. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam will be studied. Please return to the Lake Tahoe Community College Rising Scholar Program if found.

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Publisher
Lake Tahoe Community College
Subjects
Humanities
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: About Religion
  7. 1.1: Sacred Spaces
  8. 1.2: Sacred Texts
  9. 1.3: Religion Resources
  10. 2: Asian Origins
  11. 2.1: Daoism
  12. 2.2: Daoism Resources
  13. 2.3: Confucian Thought
  14. 2.4: Confucian Resources
  15. 2.5: Buddhism
  16. 2.6: Buddhist Resources
  17. 3: Indian Sub-Continent Origins
  18. 3.1: Hinduism
  19. 3.2: Hindu Resources
  20. 3.3: Sikhism
  21. 3.4: Sikh Resources
  22. 3.5: Jainism
  23. 3.6: Jain Resources
  24. 4: Middle Eastern Origins
  25. 4.1: Jewish Resources
  26. 4.2: Christianity
  27. 4.3: Christian Resources
  28. 4.4: Islam
  29. 4.5: Muslim Resources
  30. 4.6: Baha'i
  31. 4.7: Baha'i Resources
  32. 4.8: Judaism
  33. 5: Tribal Traditions- Africa, Australia and the Americas
  34. 5.1: History, Beliefs, Rituals, Legends
  35. 6: European Origins- Paganism, Nordic, Wicca
  36. 6.1: Nature as the Sacred Text
  37. Back Matter
  38. Index
  39. Glossary
  40. Detailed Licensing