The Illustrated World's Religions by Huston Smith

The Illustrated World's Religions by Huston Smith

Fans of Huston Smith's classic The World's Religions will treasure this special 50th anniversary hardcover illustrated edition. This masterpiece of religious scholarship has been refined to its essentials and brought to a new level by the addition of richly detailed images.

The Illustrated World's Religions retains all the empathy, eloquence, and brilliance of earlier editions, while being edited and designed for a contemporary general readership. Visual presentations highlight chapters that explore the differences and similarities between Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and religions of indigenous people.Whether readers are interested in learning more about the religions of the world, understanding the religious component of current events, or undertaking their own spiritual journeys, The Illustrated World's Religions brings Huston Smith's expertise and insight to life.Huston Smith is an award-winning author who has sold millions of books. Smith has taught at Washington University, MIT, and Syracuse University and was most recently visiting professor at the University of California at Berkeley. He has been featured on a five-part Bill Moyers Special on PBS, "The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith.""If one buys only one of the number of recent introductions to world religions, this should be it." --Publishers Weekly

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ISBN 13	9780060674533
ISBN 10	0060674539
Title	The Illustrated World's Religions
Author	Huston Smith
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	1994-09-03
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.