The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Volume 1: Hinduism Buddhism Daoism; Volume 2: Judaism Christianity Islam

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A landmark work in which the six major living international world religions speak to readers in their own words. This magisterial Norton Anthology edited by world-renowned scholars under the direction of Pulitzer Prize winner Jack Miles offers a portable library of more than 1 000 primary texts from the worlds major religions: Hinduism Buddhism and Daoism (Volume 1); Judaism Christianity and Islam (Volume 2). The anthology brings together foundational worksthe Bhagavad Gita the Daodejing the Bible the Quranwith the writings of scholars seekers believers and skeptics whose voices over centuries have kept these religions vital. To help readers encounter strikingly unfamiliar texts with pleasure this Norton Anthology provides accessible introductions headnotes annotations pronouncing glossaries maps illustrations and chronologies. It also includes a dazzling general introduction by Jack Miles that questions whether religion can be defined and illuminates how world religions came to be acknowledged and studied absorbed and altered understood and misunderstood. For readers of any religion or none The Norton Anthology of World Religions opens new worlds that as Miles writes invite us all "to see others with a measure of openness empathy and good willIn that capacity lies the foundation of human sympathy and cultural wisdom." 48 pages of color illustrations