A Reader's Guide to the Great ReligionsCharles J. Adams This unique guide is the only comprehensive survey of the literature on the history, beliefs, and institutions of the world's great religions. In 13 incisive essays "A Reader's Guide to the Great Religions" presents a critical selection and evaluation of the available literature . the athurs, each a leading authority on a particular religion, tell not only what to read, but why, suggesting works they think are the best and most useful or most typical of their kind. |
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South America by Juan Adolfo Vázquez | 78 |
The Religions of China excepting Buddhism | 90 |
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Africa Ainu Allen & Unwin American Ancient Arabic aspects biblical bibliography Buddha Buddhism Calcutta Cambridge century A.D. chapter Charles Chicago Press China Chinese Christian church Clarendon Press classical Columbia Univ commentary Confucianism critical cult culture D.T. Suzuki Delhi discussion doctrine E.J. Brill early edition Encyclopedia English essay faith George Allen Gnostic Greek Harper Hasidism Hindu Hinduism History of Religions important India Indian Institute interpretation introduction Islām Islamic Jaina Jainism Japan Japanese Jewish Jews John Journal Judaism Leiden literature London Macmillan Mahayana medieval modern movement Muḥammad Muslim mystical myth Mythology Old Testament Oriental original Oxford Univ Paris Paul period Philadelphia Philosophy primitive problem Prophet published Qur'ān Rāmānuja reader religious ritual Roman Sanskrit scholars sect Shi'ah Shinto Sikh Sikhism social Society sources student survey talmudic Taoism texts theology theory Theravada thought Tibetan tion Tokyo tradition translation vols volume Western writings Zoroastrian