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

Eliade, Mircea; Couliano, Ioan P.

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ISBN 10: 0060621516 ISBN 13: 9780060621513

Casa editrice: HarperSanFrancisco, 1999

Riassunto

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

This highly accessible resource distills 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 relgious figures, histories, sacred texts, mythologies, and mystical techniques.

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Recensione:

‘At once a reference work to be returned to repeatedly and a book that can be read from cover to cover.’
Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions

L'autore:

Mircea Eliade founded the modern study of the history of religions and authored many books, including The History of Religious Ideas and The Sacred and the Profane. Ioan P. Couliano was his professional heir and the author of Out of This World and The Tree of Gnosis.

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• Editore: HarperSanFrancisco
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0060621516
• ISBN 13: 9780060621513
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320