"The Love Suicides At Sonezaki"
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A 4 page discussion of the early eighteenth century play by Japanese dramatist Chikamatsu Monzaemon. This paper discusses the sexual and religious intonations of the play and discusses it from Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Roman Catholic, and modern American perspectives. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPjpLove.rtf

4 Brief Religion Papers
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A 12 page research paper that offers 4 brief papers. The first contrasts and compares religious service and practice between a Catholic Mass, a Jewish service and a Moslem prayer service. The second discusses how Jewish faith affects the life of an interviewed practitioner. The third discusses Langston Hughes' short story "Salvation" and Philip Roth's short story "Conversion of the Jews." The fourth discusses how the various world religions share certain values, yet religion has caused dissention and fragmentation, but, as Durkheim points out, is essential to human psychological welfare. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: kh4rel.rtf

A Brief Comparison of Native American Religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, and Taoism
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An 8 page overview of each of these fascinating religions. The author discusses the importance of the environment as a factor in shaping the evolution of Native American Religions, then goes on to provide a brief overview of the beliefs and ideologies of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: PPrelDiv.rtf

A Comparison of Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity
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This 7 page paper looks at three of the great religions of the world. Precepts of each are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: SA146rel.rtf

A Comparison of Different Forms of Buddhism
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This 7 page paper is based on notes from a student concerning a visit to two facilities, one a Buddhist monastery that supports the Theravada tradition and the other, the Karma Ling Buddhist Centre that is aligned with Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhism is discussed in general. The two types of buddhism are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA217bud.rtf