The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions - Hardcover

Huston Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060674539 ISBN 13: 9780060674533

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 2009

Synopsis

In honor of its 50th anniversary comes a special edition of Huston Smith's masterpiece "The World's Religions", the classic exploration of the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths. Emphasizing the inner - rather than the institutional - dimensions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Smith devotes special attention to Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, indigenous religions 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. This special 'plus' edition will include an essay by Smith which provides an overview of his life spent 'Exploring the World's Religious Frontiers'.

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Review:

"If one buys only one of the number of recent introductions to world religions, this should be it."-- "Publishers Weekly""[Huston Smith has] passionate intellect and immense heart.... He is the world's ambassador to religions everywhere."-- Thomas Moore, author of "Care of the Soul"

From the Back Cover:

Retaining all the beloved qualities of Huston Smith's classic "The Religions of Man" and the current fully revised and updated "The World's Religions," this stunning pictorial presentation refines the text to its wonderful essentials. In detailed, absorbing, richly illustrated, and highly readable chapters on Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and primal religions, we find refreshing and fascinating presentations of both the differences and the similarities among the worldwide religious traditions.

The approach is at once classic and contemporary, retaining all the empathy, eloquence and erudition that millions of readers love about the earlier editions, while being edited and designed for a contemporary general readership. This delightful marriage of winsome text and remarkable pictures vividly brings to life the scope and vision of Huston Smith's expertise and insight.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0060674539
• ISBN 13: 9780060674533
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256