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

by Mircea Eliade (Author), Ioan P. Couliano (Author)

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.

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This definitive volume presents an overview of all thirty-three of the world's principal religions. Renowned religion scholar Mircea Eliade based this compact volume on his 3-volume History of Religious Ideas and on the 16-volume Encyclopedia of Religion, the ultimate reference in the field, which he edited. The HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religions gives key insights into the leading figures, the histories, sacred texts, and mythologies of the major religions around the world and throughout time.

INCLUDING:

-- AFRICAN RELIGIONS --

-- AUSTRALIAN RELIGIONS --

-- BUDDHISM --

-- CELTIC RELIGION --

-- HINDUISM --

-- ISLAM --

-- MYSTERY RELIGIONS --

-- NORTH AMERICAN RELIGIONS --

-- PREHISTORIC RELIGIONS --

-- SOUTH AMERICAN RELIGIONS --

-- SHAMANISM --

-- TAOISM --

-- TIBETAN RELIGIONS --

-- ZOROASTRIANISM --

AND MANY MORE!