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Table of Contents:
PART 1 Some Primal and Bygone Religions 1          Religion in Prehistoric and Primal Cultures 2          Bygone Religions That Have Left Their Mark on the West   PART 2 The Religions of South Asia 3          Early Hinduism: The Passage from Ritual Sacrifice to Mystical Union 4          Later Hinduism: Religion as the Determinant of Social Behavior 5          Jainism: A Study in Asceticism 6          Buddhism in Its First Phase: Moderation in World Renunciation 7          The Religious Development of Buddhism: Diversity in Paths to Nirvana 8          Sikhism: A Study in Syncretism   PART 3 The Religions of East Asia 9          Native Chinese Religion and Daoism 10        Confucius and Confucianism: A Study in Optimistic Humanism 11        Shinto: The Native Contribution to Japanese Religion   PART 4 The Religions of the Middle East 12        Zoroastrianism: A Religion Based on Ethical Dualism 13        Judaism in Its Early Phases: From Hebrew Origins to the Exile 14        The Religious Development of Judaism 15        Christianity in Its Opening Phase: The Words and Work of Jesus in Apostolic Perspective Glossary 16        The Religious Development of Christianity 17        Islam: The Religion of Submission to God: Beginnings 18        The Sh `ah Alternative and Regional Developments