World Religions Overview

Author: Religious Research Center Editors
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Publish Date: 1993-01-01
Features: This book is divided into three main parts.
1. An Overview of World Religions Today. It provides a general introduction to the current state of world religions and summarizes recent trends in the development of world religions.
2. An Introduction to the Basic Conditions of Religions in Various Countries, including the legislative and basic policies of religious institutions and governments regarding religious issues.
3. An Introduction to Some Transnational Religious Organizations and Institutions, including those considered "unorthodox" by mainstream religions but self-identified as religious organizations. The purpose of introducing such organizations is to enable readers to gain a more objective and comprehensive understanding of some phenomena in the development of contemporary foreign religions.
The sources of this book's data are primarily research findings published by domestic and international scholars in the past decade, as well as articles, reports, and news published in foreign newspapers and magazines in recent years. Due to space limitations, it is not possible to cite sources in the text. Instead, a list of major reference books is provided at the end of the book for readers to consult.
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