This Believing World: A Simple Account of the Great Religions of Mankind
by Browne, Lewis; Lewis Browne
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillam Company, 1950. Reprinted February 1950 . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 347 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dj shows heavy wear in some places. Multiple tears on front of dj. Synopsis: The Simple Account of the Great Religions of Mankind. A masterpiece! Read the history at its best through the scholars who document it. Vous ne serez pas déçu. You will not be disappointed! Third reprinting of the original 1926 volume. More than 70 illustrations and maps by the author. Contents: How it all began, magic, religion. How religion developed in the Ancient World. Celts, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans. What happened in India? Brahmanishm, Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism. What happened in China? Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism. What happened in Persia? Zoroastrianism. What happened in Israel? Judaism. What happened in Europe? Jesus Christ. What Happened in Arabia? Mohammedanism, Islam. Illustrations and maps. No underlining or highlighting. Overall, this is a great copy with tight binding and clean pages. Full of so much fascinating information that this book is now reprinted in a modern softsover version. An incredible book of faith and outreach needed in this generation. Vous ne serez pas déçu. Lei non sarà deluso. Sie werden nicht enttäuscht werden. Usted no será desilusionado. (You will not be disappointed.). Thoughtful gift. Important theological text.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- This Believing World: A Simple Account of the Great Religions of Mankind
- Author
- Browne, Lewis; Lewis Browne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprinted February 1950
- Publisher
- The Macmillam Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Religious Studies, Global History
- Size
- 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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