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Dewey Decimal Number: 291 Edition: Rev Rep Format: Kindle Book Label: HarperCollins e-books Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 399 Publication Date: April 08, 2003 Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Release Date: April 08, 2003 Studio: HarperCollins e-books Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: From the world-renowned authority on religion comes a completely revised and updated version of his masterpiece. Explore the essential elements and teachings of the world's most predominant faiths, including: Hinduism; Buddhism; Confucianism; Taoism; Islam; Judaism; Christianity; the native traditions of Australia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Originally titled The Religions of Man, this completely revised and updated edition of Smith's masterpiece, now with an engaging new foreword, explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including:
Emphasizing the inner -- rather than institutional -- dimensions of these religions, Smith devotes special attention to Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. He convincingly conveys the unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and reveals their hold on the human heart and imagination. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Learning about major religionsWow. I am shocked by the last review on here. I have been very pleased with this book so far. I must admit I have only read the first 60 pages, but I can already tell that this is going to be head and shoulders above most religious books. I would rate it five stars, but since I have not completed it will refrain, and rate it only four. I was actually on here to buy it as a gift because I am enjoying it when I saw the negative coment on this. I don't think that being critical of these ... Read More Rating:  - Horay for belief!I had hoped to find a factual description of various world religions. Instead I found an author who is a cheerleader for all beliefs. This book is full of tedious quotations from other sources extolling the virtues of _____ (fill in the blank with any religion). The book has more poetry than facts, more praise than critical evaluation. The repression of women in much of the Islamic world is dismissed as un-Islamic without so much as a single sidelong glance. The endless cycle of religiously motivated ... Read More 
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