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World's Religions - Hardcover

Stewart R. Sutherland

 
9780816189786: World's Religions

Synopsis

This single-volume introduction to the world's religions gives an account of the history, the theological basis, the practice and the current state of the study of religion and religions throughout the world. It combines a clear and non-technical style of presentation with a structure and range of contributions which reflect the richness and complexity of religion itself, of the religions of the world and the study of religions. 60 articles are grouped in six major sections: 1) Religion and the Study of Religion, 2) Judaism and Christianity, 3) Islam, 4) the Religions of Asia, 5) Traditional Religions, 6) New Religious Movements. There is an exhaustive index.

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