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With a new preface and fresh package, this completely revised and updated version of The Religions of Man explores the essential elements and teachings of the world’s predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the native traditions... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Yahweh: The "God of Israel" in the Hebrew Bible. Yahweh is a modern scholarly vocalization of the name as it appears in Hebrew.
- Allah: Add a description of this character.
- Muslim
- Paul
- Gautama
- Harper
- Muhammad
- Chuang Tzu
- Adam
- Matthew
- Peter
- William James
- John
- Judah
- Nanak
- David
- Abraham
- Gandhi
- Medina
- Amos
- Luther
Setting & Locations edit
- Islam
- New York
- India
- China
- Hinduism
- Judaism
- Philosophical Taoism
- Israel
- Heaven
- London
- United States
- Tao Te Ching
- Mahayana
- Confucianism
- Japan
- Europe
- Jerusalem
- Egypt
- Sufism
- Palestine
- Rome
- Buddha
- England
- Africa
- Arabia
- Spain
- Koran
- Kyoto
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Mecca
- Bhagavad-gita
- Middle East
- Ramadan
- Babylon
- Himalayas
- Chicago
- Theravada Buddhism
First Sentence edit
Although the individuals that I name are now only memories for me, I begin this second edition of this book with the four paragraphs that launched its first edition.
Table of Contents edit
I. Point of Departure
II. Hinduism
III. Buddhism
IV. Confucianism
V. Taoism
VI. Islam
VII. Judaism
VIII. Christianity
IX. The Primal Religions
X. A Final Examination
Authors & Contributors edit
- Huston Smith (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 291
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