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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 4th Impression. Paperback. Sunned spine to cover. The great faiths of the world are divided into two basic types. One evisages a set relationship between god and man based on direct revelation, and regards this life as preparatory for the next. The other works upward independently of direct revelation, with no clearly determined god and aims at release of the sould from the body, often through a series of incarnations. In this survey the contributors deal not only with such accepted faiths as Protestantism, Hinduism, Catholicism. Buddhism, Islam and Taosim, but with the more recent addition to their number - Marxism - which is discussed in relationship with the older fields of human belief. Contents: Editorial Acknowledgement. Map of the Distribution of Living Faiths. Introduction. Prophecy. Wisdom. Conclusion. For Further Reading. Acknowledgments. Notes on the Contributors. Index. 436 pp. Plastic protective covering. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Condizione: Good. Scuffs to jacket edges. Gentle fading to boards and light foxing to board and page edges. Mild tanning to page edges. Contents clear and legible.