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The World's Religions, by beloved author and pioneering professor Huston Smith ( Tales of Wonder ), is the definitive classic for introducing the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity,... Read Full Overview

Retaining all the beloved qualities of Huston Smith's classic The Religions of Man and the current fully revised and updated The World's Religions, this stunning pictorial presentation refines the text to its wonderful essentials. In detailed, absorbing, richly illustrated,... Read Full Overview

This book has seven basic chapters: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. These he calls the "Major Historical Religions". They all have sacred texts. This book was intended to be a brief survey without an in-depth analysis. A new section... Read Full Overview

Con un estilo claro, ameno, y did?ctico, esta obra cl?sica desgrana todas las grandes tradiciones de sabidur?a de la humanidad, incluyendo hinduismo, budismo, confucianismo, tao?smo, juda?smo, cristianismo, islamismo y las religiones tribales de Am?rica del Norte y del Sur, Australia,... Read Full Overview

Con un estilo claro, ameno, y did?ctico, esta obra cl?sica desgrana todas las grandes tradiciones de sabidur?a de la humanidad, incluyendo hinduismo, budismo, confucianismo, tao?smo, juda?smo, cristianismo, islamismo y las religiones tribales de Am?rica del Norte y del Sur, Australia,... Read Full Overview

The essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths are explored here. They include Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and the native traditions of the Americas, Australia and Africa.