In his treatment of the Jain religion, Long makes an ancient tradition fully intelligible to the modern reader. He traces the history of the Jain community from founding sage Mahavira to the present day.

In addition, the author focuses on the meaning and continuing application to modern life of the Quran and hadith as sources for Islamic theology (kalam) and jurisprudence (fiqh).The book gives much attention to questions of universal values ...

It is arguably Confucianism, not Communism, which lies at the core of China's deepest sense of self.

It is arguably Confucianism, not Communism, which lies at the core of China's deepest sense of self.

But the tenets of Daoism laid down in the "Dao De Jing", and in later texts like the "Yi Jing" (or "Book of Changes"), continue to exert considerable fascination, particularly in the West, where in recent years they have been popularised by ...

In this fresh and engaging introduction to Daoism, Ronnie L Littlejohn discusses the central facets of a tradition which can sometimes seem as elusive as the slippery notion of 'Dao' itself.

The book presents Jainism in a way that is authentic and engaging to specialists and non-specialists alike.

The book presents Jainism in a way that is authentic and engaging to specialists and non-specialists alike.

Christianity began with the words and deeds of an obscure village carpenter's son who died a shameful criminal's death at the hands of the Roman occupiers of his country: itself an insignificant outpost of the powerful ruling Empire.

The book attractively combines the warm empathy of a Sikh with the objective insights and acute perspectives of a prominent scholar of religion.