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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 291.82 EAN: 9780060663421 ISBN: 0060663421 Label: HarperOne Manufacturer: HarperOne Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: August 24, 1995 Publisher: HarperOne Release Date: July 20, 1995 Studio: HarperOne Related Items:
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 Rating: - The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's ReligionsThis book is a wonderful read and gives a broad view of the sacred stories of the world's major religions. The language is clear and easily understood. This is a good resource for understanding the basic precepts of a variety of beleif systems. I really enjoyed it. Rating: - A treasureOn repeated visits to the bookstore, I kept getting drawn to this book, leafing through it and inevitably had to buy it. The foreword of this book is written by Huston Smith, author of The World's religions. The author Philip Novak is a professor of religious studies. He wrote this book because there was no handy reference book for his students in which he could draw from all the wisdom of the various religions. This book was also written to be used in conjunction with Smith's book. ... Read More Rating:  - great idea, but...Let me start by saying that I am an undergraduate student taking a class on world religions. I didn't just pick this book up for a fun introduction to religious scripture; it's for my class. That said, I have really enjoyed it. We're only at Christianity in the class so far, but the author seems to have a wide-spread knowledge of which selections are important to talk about (though as a lay-person, I really have no idea) and include. I already have it all marked up with my favorite passages ... Read More Rating:  - The World's WisdomAn excellent compliation of primary materials on world religions. Excellent, but brief introductory notes make this book an excellent companion for introductory comparative religion courses. Rating: - Among The BestThis is defintiely one of the better book's on the wisdom of the various religions around the world. Good content, and a pretty diverse variety of material included here. Any studdent of religion will appreicate it. 
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