The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions Paperback - 1995
by Smith, Huston
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Detailed, absorbing, richly illustrated, and highly readable, this work presents the essential elements and teachings of each of the predominant world religions, including primal religions, and illuminates each with full-color illustrations. "If one buys only one of the number of recent introductions to world religions, this should be it".--Publishers Weekly.
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- Title The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions
- Author Smith, Huston
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperOne, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date September 22, 1995
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0WOPD40056KU
- ISBN 9780060674403 / 0060674407
- Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 10.6 x 8.6 x 0.5 in (26.92 x 21.84 x 1.27 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Buddhist
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Theometrics: Secular
- Library of Congress subjects Religions
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93024107
- Dewey Decimal Code 291
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The approach is at once classic and contemporary, retaining all the empathy, eloquence and erudition that millions of readers love about the earlier editions, while being edited and designed for a contemporary general readership. This delightful marriage of winsome text and remarkable pictures vividly brings to life the scope and vision of Huston Smith's expertise and insight.
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- New York Times, 01/07/1996, Page 32