The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions

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Retaining all the beloved qualities of Huston Smiths classic The Worlds Religions this stunning pictorial presentation refines the text to its wonderful essentials. In detailed absorbing richly illustrated and highly readable chapters on Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism Taoism Islam Judaism Christianity and primal religions we find refreshing and fascinating presentations of both the differences and the similarities among the worldwide religious traditions. The approach is at once classic and contemporary retaining all the empathy eloquence and erudition that millions of readers love about the earlier edition while being edited and designed for a contemporary general readership. This delightful marriage of engaging text and remarkable pictures vividly brings to life the scope and vision of Huston Smiths expertise and insight.