HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religions: The A-To-Z Encyclopedia of All the Major Religious Traditions

Eliade, Mircea; Couliano, Ioan P.

ISBN 10: 0060621516 / ISBN 13: 9780060621513

Verlag: HarperOne, 1999

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The definitive dictionary of the world's religions, compiled by two of the 20th century's most distinguished religion scholars.

This highly accessible resource distils Mircea Eliade's lifework of detailing and comparing humanity's entire religious heritage, providing fascinating insights into the character and worldview of the 33 principal religions. Including Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, Judaism, Islam, Shinto, Shamanism, Taoism, South American religions, Baltic and Slavic religions, Confucianism, and the religions of Africa and Oceania, The HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religions covers all kinds of religious figures, histories, sacred texts, mythologies, and mystical techniques.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Mircea Eliade founded the modern study of the history of religions and wrote many books, including Essential Sacred Writings from Around the World and The Sacred and the Profane.

Ioan P. Couliano was the professional heir to Mircea Eliade and the author of Out of This World and The Tree of Gnosis.

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Titel: HarperCollins Concise Guide to World ...
Verlag: HarperOne
Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
Einband: Paperback
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