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This is where you will compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment.
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Leaf, Murray J. The Anthropology of Eastern Religions: Ideas, Organizations, and Constituencies. Lexington Books, 2014.
The book is a reliable and verifiable secondary source by anthropologist Murray Leaf, where he analyzes and compares the beliefs and foundations of Eastern Religions, specifically of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto.
Harvey, Peter., and Peacock. Buddhism. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001.
This book by authors; Harvey, Peter, and Peacock is a secondary source which discusses only Buddhism and focus on its beliefs and traditions. The source provides context for Buddhism in order to accurately compare it to Hinduism.
Knott, Kim. Hinduism. Oxford University Press, 1998.
Knott’s book provides a general introduction to Hinduism, examining its effects on society and the core through traditions and sacred texts. The secondary source is essential to understand Hinduism and its relationship with Buddhism and role in the East.
Mann, Richard D. “Material Culture and the Study of Hinduism and Buddhism.” Religion Compass, vol. 8, no. 8, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2014, pp. 264–73
The peer reviewed secondary source by author Richard Mann analyzes the history of material culture between Hinduism and Buddhism. The interaction that is created within the material culture discussed gives a direct example of the relationship the two religions have and how they may be similar.
