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The world's religions : our great wisdom traditions / Huston Smith.
LIBRA BL80.2 .S645 1991 copy 2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Huston.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religions.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copies 1 & 2)
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 399 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [1991]
- Summary:
- With a new preface, this completely revised and updated version of The Religions of Man explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the native traditions of the Americas, Australia, Africa, and Oceania. The author emphasizes the inner, rather than institutional, dimensions of these religions and gives special attention to Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. He conveys the unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and reveals their hold on the human heart and imagination.
- Contents:
- Point of departure
- - Hinduism
- - Buddhism
- - Confucianism
- - Taoism
- - Islam
- - Judaism
- - Christianity
- - Primal religions
- - Final examination.
- Notes:
- Rev. and updated ed. of: The religions of man. 1958.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0062507990
- 9780062507990
- 0062508113
- 9780062508119
- OCLC:
- 23650354
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