Welcome to the Comparative Religion wikibook. This book is meant to explore world religions while discussing similarities and differences in themes, stories, locations, ideas, etc. Prior knowledge of religious theory should not be needed to understand the content of this book. Feel free to contribute, or ask questions on the discussion page.

Symbols of world religions. row 1: Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism row 2: Islam, Buddhism, Shinto row 3: Sikhism, Bahai, Jainism

Contents

• Why study other religions?
• History of religion
• Myth, story, history, archetype
• Gods
• Heroes
• Suffering and justice
• The city
• Rituals
• Places of power
  • Temples and schools
  • Stones
  • Trees
  • The Garden
  • The Maze
• Life as sacred
• Death as sacred
• Love
• Sex
• The other world
• The afterlife
• Faith and freedom
• Creation

References