History of Religion East and West

The religious traditions of Asia and Europe, the ''East'' and ''West'' of the title, are sometimes regarded as being in sharp contrast with each other, the one ''mystical'', the other ''prophetic''. Whenever their religions are not so contrasted they are usually treated in isolation from each other: the religion of Israel, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Dr Li...