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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 291.82
EAN: 9780060663421
ISBN: 0060663421
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: August 24, 1995
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: July 20, 1995
Sales Rank: 3441
Studio: HarperOne
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Product Description:
A world Bible for our time from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources!
In this perfect companion to Huston Smith's bestselling The World's Wisdom, Philip Novak distills the most powerful and elegant expressions of the wisdom of humankind. Authentic, poetic translations of key texts are coupled with insightful introductions and "grace notes."
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This book is a wonderful read and gives a broad view of the sacred stories of the world's major religions. The language is clear and easily understood. This is a good resource for understanding the basic precepts of a variety of beleif systems. I really enjoyed it.
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On repeated visits to the bookstore, I kept getting drawn to this book, leafing through it and inevitably had to buy it.
The foreword of this book is written by Huston Smith, author of The World's religions. The author Philip Novak is a professor of religious studies. He wrote this book because there was no handy reference book for his students in which he could draw from all the wisdom of the various religions. This book was also written to be used in conjunction with Smith's book. ... Read More
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Let me start by saying that I am an undergraduate student taking a class on world religions. I didn't just pick this book up for a fun introduction to religious scripture; it's for my class.
That said, I have really enjoyed it. We're only at Christianity in the class so far, but the author seems to have a wide-spread knowledge of which selections are important to talk about (though as a lay-person, I really have no idea) and include. I already have it all marked up with my favorite passages ... Read More
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An excellent compliation of primary materials on world religions. Excellent, but brief introductory notes make this book an excellent companion for introductory comparative religion courses.
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This is defintiely one of the better book's on the wisdom of the various religions around the world. Good content, and a pretty diverse variety of material included here. Any studdent of religion will appreicate it.
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