Asian Religions: A Cultural Perspective

This lively introduction offers a complete overview of the mainAsian religions, their traditions and contemporary relevance, andhow they are lived and practiced today.

• Provides readers with an all-embracing introduction toAsian religions, covering each of the main traditions in a stylethat is lively and distinctive
• Focuses on Asian religions as lived and practiced by realpeople, leading readers to a deeper understanding of Asianspiritualities and traditions, and their contemporaryrelevance
• Uses exercises, activities, and an appealing mixture ofexamples, such as novels, throughout the book, to both inform andengage readers
• Employs a comparative approach, highlighting the contrastsbetween Asian and Western modes of thinking and living
• Debates the influence of religion on real-world issuesincluding work, economic growth, the environment, human rights, andgender relations
• Written by an acclaimed scholar in this field, who is able todraw on his remarkable knowledge across all relevant religioustraditions