01435cam a2200217 a 4500001001300000003000900013005001700022008004100039020001500080020002900095050001100124082001200135082001200147100003100159245008800190260005200278300004200330504006400372505076700436650001401203000006093276AuCNLKIN20130116140742.0891115s1989    enka     b    001 0 eng    a0521340055  a0521429064 (pbk. : 1992) 0aBL80.200a29121904a2002221 aSmart, Ninian,d1927-2001.14aThe world's religions :bold traditions and modern transformations /cNinian Smart.  aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c1989.  a576 p. :bports.(some col.) ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 565-567) and index.0 aIntroduction -- Part 1: Earliest religion -- South Asia -- China -- Japan -- Southeast Asia -- The Pacific -- The Americas -- The ancient Near East -- Persia and Central Asia -- The Greek and Roman world -- Classical and medieval Christianity and Judaism -- Classical and medieval Islam -- Classical African religions -- Part 2: The explosion of Europe and re-forming of Christianity -- North America -- South Asia and reactions to colonial intervention -- China and Korea in modern times -- Modern southeast Asia -- Japan in modern times -- Islam passes through the shadows -- The colonial impact in the Pacific -- Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union -- Africa in the Modern world -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Some final reflections on global religion. 0aReligions