Title:
The world's religions / Huston Smith.
ISBN:
9780061660184
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Edition:
Fiftieth anniversary edition.
Publication Information:
New York : HarperOne, 2009.
Physical Description:
xvi, 431 pages ; 21 cm
General Note:
Reprint of the Rev. ed. originally published: [San Francisco, CA] : Harper SanFrancisco, c1991 ; 1st HarperCollins pbk. ed. published in 1958 as "The Religions of man."
Includes a bonus section, "Plus : insights, interviews, and more!" containing "Exploring religious frontiers, " transcribed from the First Kern Lecture sponsored by the Theosophical Society in America, " Bederman Auditorium, Chicago, Ill., Apr. 18, 2002, [by] Huston Smith (p. 402-415) and "Huston Smith's search for wisdom in a bewildered world, " by Richard Marranca, originally published in Shambhala Sun magazine, July 1997 (p. 416-431).
Contents:
Foreword (Dec. 1998) -- Preface to the 50th anniv. ed. (Jan. 2009) -- Point of departure -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- Confucianism -- Taoism -- Islam -- Judaism -- Christianity -- The primal religions -- A final examination.
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OCLC Number:
ocn398189122
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