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The Harpercollins Concise Guide to World Religions

Mircea Eliade; Hillary S. Wiesner; Ioan P. Culianu

Synopsis:

This definitive volume presents an overview of all thirty-three of the world's principal religions. Renowned religion scholar Mircea Eliade based this compact volume on his three volume History of Religious Ideas and on the sixteen volume Encyclopedia of Religion, the ultimate reference in the field, which he edited. The HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religion gives the key insights into the leading figures, essential teachings, histories, sacred texts, and mythologies of the major religions around the world and throughout time.

Including:

• African Religions

• Australian Religions

• Buddhism

• Celtic Religion

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Mystery Religions

• North American Religions

• Prehistoric Religions

• South American Religions

• Shamanism

• Taoism

• Tibetan Religions

• Zoroastrianism

• And many more!

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Other editions: Softcover - 2009, Softcover - 2007, Softcover - 2007, Softcover - 2007, Softcover - 2007, Softcover - 2007, 2006, Softcover - 2006, 2006, Softcover - 2005