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Paperback HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religions: The A-To-Z Encyclopedia of All the Major Religious Traditions Book

ISBN: 0060621516

ISBN13: 9780060621513

HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religions: The A-To-Z Encyclopedia of All the Major Religious Traditions

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The definitive dictionary of the world's religions, compiled by two of the 20th century's most distinguished religion scholars. This highly accessible resource distils Mircea Eliade's lifework of detailing and comparing humanity's entire religious heritage, providing fascinating insights into the character and worldview of the 33 principal religions. Including Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, Judaism, Islam, Shinto, Shamanism, Taoism, South American...

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A Historical Guide, Not A Religious One

This book is very detailed and 'concise'. The two readers who have reviewed it looked at it as a religious book, when really it is a brilliant historical account of the basic religions of the world. And looked at from that perspective, it deserves 5 stars, because you can never detect any biasedness while reading it. You can't tell what religion the writers belong to, which gives this book a distance which is necessary when studying one of the greatest emotional tools of the world: religion.
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