The Huston Smith reader / edited with an introduction by Jeffery Paine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Huston.

Contributor:

Paine, Jeffery, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

Religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For more than sixty years, Huston Smith has not only written and taught about the world's religions, he has lived them. This Reader presents a rich selection of Smith's writings, covering six decades of inquiry and exploration, and ranging from scholarship to memoir. Over his long academic career, Smith's tireless enthusiasm for religious ideas has offered readers both in and outside the academy a fresh understanding of what religion is and what makes it meaningful. The Huston Smith Reader offers a comprehensive guide to understanding religion and spirituality as well as a memorable record of Huston Smith's lifelong endeavor to enrich the inner lives of his fellow humans.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preview: The Book Now in Your Hands

Introduction: Grand Tour of All the Worlds

Welcome to the Reader

Book One. A Personal Starting Point

Book Two. The Sacred Dimensions of Everyday Life

Book Three. I Never Met a Religion I Didn't Like

Book Four. The Big Picture

Book Five. Return to the Personal

Conclusion: The Sacred Unconscious

Afterword: The Man Who Took Religion Seriously: Huston Smith in Context

Works by Huston Smith

Credits

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613521033

9781280116742

1280116749

9780520952355

0520952359

OCLC:

776108960