Sacred Texts of the World

LeeAndro · Jun 12, 2022

Sacred Texts of the World
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With few exceptions, humanity's religions are grounded in their sacred texts-foundational writings that crystallize the principles and vision of the faiths, forming the basis of belief and action.

Remarkable in their centrality and enduring appeal, sacred writings offer a uniquely revealing window into global thought, culture, and history.

With few exceptions, humanity's religions are grounded in their sacred texts-foundational writings that crystallize the principles and vision of the faiths, forming the basis of belief and action.
The worldwide library of sacred texts is a vast and extraordinary canon that includes a large number of the most impactful books ever written. Beyond the Hebrew and Christian scriptures and Islam's Qur'an, jewels of the world's sacred writings include the Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Sutras, Daoism's Daodejing, and the Analects of Confucius, as well as the revered texts of traditions such as Zoroastrianism and Jainism, and modern faiths such as Baha'i. These are texts that people around the world live by and, at times, are willing to die for.
Remarkable in their centrality and enduring appeal, sacred writings offer a uniquely revealing window into global thought, culture, and history. A familiarity with the diverse body of world scriptures offers you
a penetrating look at how people from different traditions have viewed the cosmos, the world, and human beings;
a grasp of the core values and beliefs of the world's highly influential faiths;
a deep sense of the worldview, cultural themes, perceptions, and concerns driving the societies that produced the texts;
direct knowledge and understanding of a towering body of world literature, reflecting richly varied traditions; and
the words and insights of some of the wisest human beings in history on the self, the mind, ethics, morality, and meaningful living.
At their core, sacred writings take you to the essence of the world's faiths as they give meaning and inspiration to countless millions of people around the globe. In doing so, the texts provide a significant bridge to understanding other peoples and ways of life, and an opportunity to look at our own traditions and assumptions with fresh eyes and a greatly enlarged perspective.
Now, in Sacred Texts of the World, Professor Grant Hardy of the University of North Carolina at Asheville takes you deeply into the world canon of sacred writings that have played an integral role in human culture and history. Covering a wide spectrum of texts, the course examines the scriptures of seven major religious traditions, as well as nine lesser-known or smaller faiths, including sacred writings from the ancient Egyptian and Mayan civilizations. These 36 lectures provide rich insights into world cultures and the meaning of religious faith.
A Global Richness of Sacred Traditions
Within each faith studied, the lectures provide an overview of the full range of sacred writings, focusing on the texts that are the most significant and relevant for comprehending the tradition.
In addition to extensive study of the scriptures of the Judeo-Christian and Islamic worlds, you'll discover religious texts from vastly differing cultures, including these iconic writings:
The Hindu Upanishads: Within a broad look at the huge Hindu canon, study the spiritual arguments and dialogues of the Brihadaranyaka and Chandogya Upanishads, core wisdom texts elaborating the underlying unity of brahman (ultimate reality) and atman (the self or soul).
The Adi Granth of Sikhism: Unpack this most unusual text, the beloved heart of the Sikh religion; study its precepts expressed in hymns, poetry, and prayers; and learn how devotees treat the book as a living guru.
Lectures:
01 Reading Other People's Scriptures
02 Hinduism and the Vedas
03 What Is Heard-Upanishads
04 What Is Remembered-Epics
5 Laws of Manu and Bhagavad Gita
06 Related Traditions-Sikh Scriptures
07 Judaism-People of the Book
08 Five Books of Torah
09 Prophets and Writings
10 Apocrypha and Dead Sea Scrolls
11 Oral Torah-Mishnah and Talmud
12 Related Traditions-Zoroastrian Scriptures
13 The Three Baskets of Buddhism
14 Vinaya and Jataka
15 Theravada Sutras
16 Mahayana Sutras
17 Pure Land Buddhism and Zen
18 Tibetan Vajrayana
19 Related Traditions-Jain Scriptures
20 Five Confucian Classics
21 Four Books of Neo-Confucianism
22 Daoism and the Daodejing
23 The Three Caverns of Daoist Scriptures
24 Related Traditions-Shinto and Tenrikyo
25 Christian Testaments Old and New
26 Gospels and Acts
27 Letters and Apocalypse
28 Apocryphal Gospels
29 Related Traditions-Mormon Scriptures
30 Islam and Scriptural Recitation
31 Holy Qur'an
32 Hadith and Sufism
33 Related Traditions-Baha'i Scriptures
34 Abandoned Scriptures-Egyptian and Mayan
35 Secular Scripture-U.S. Constitution
36 Heavenly Books, Earthly Connections

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