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In one book, all the essential information to learn about six of the main religions judaism, christianity, islam. Discover the origins and traditions of world religions. Read the world s religions by available from rakuten kobo. From islam to jehovahs witnesses and from new age spirituality to atheism, darwinism, and naturalism, world religions and cults 101 featureskey teachings of each religionquickglance. The great faiths explored and explained paperback february 20, 2006. In addition to his 28 books, alan watts delivered hundreds of public lectures and. Convenient online shopping for school and office supplies, arts and crafts, gifts for all occasions, and the latest bestselling books. Discover the historical importance of religion in the worlds cultures closely edited for clarity and readability, and conceived for students with little or no background in the academic study of religions, religions of the world offers the most uptodate and historically accurate coverage of the worlds major religions. The world s religions, originally titled the religions of man, is a book written by religious studies scholar huston smith. Mcguckin, liyakat takim, lawrence cunningham, and the. Read religion 101 from allah to zen buddhism, an exploration of the key people. The book was first published in 1958 and has been translated into twelve languages. From allah to zen buddhism, an exploration of the key people, practices, and beliefs that have shaped the religions of the world adams 101. Introduction to world religions, third edition fortress press.
It is as objective a look as possible at the major religions of the world today for the purpose of enlightening people of different cultures and beliefs about each other. Mar 21, 2015 i found very interesting joseph campbells the masks of god. It also contains large open educational resource, oers, sections on world religions including audio files and videos power points etc. It comprises four large volumes, so it is quite a long read, and there are parts specially in the first volume, which deals with primitive mythologies that are very outdated, but in ge. Bruce and stan address these questions and more as they take a close look at some of the worlds major religions and belief systems. Discusses the different religions of the world, including their histories, their common practices, and each religions thoughts on what happens to an individuals.
The historical importance of religion in world cultures. And now, it has never been easier to learn about the religions of the world. Second, the religions of man, apparently revised as the world s religions, by huston smith. The first part covers the history and development of the major religions and the original form of indigenous religions, and the second covers the way in which religions have coped with the modern world with colonialism, technological change, and contact with other religions. Only aggregate anonymized information on copies of books sold is communicated back to us so any personal information supplied to amazon is kept strictly confidential as described in. Introduction to world religions christian books, bibles.
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