The world's religions / Ninian Smart.
The world's religions / Ninian Smart.
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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T0380409
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Language
English
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Physical content
608 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Earliest Religion -- 2. South Asia -- 3. China -- 4. Japan -- 5. Southeast Asia -- 6. The Pacific -- 7. The America -- 8. The Ancient Near East -- 9. Persia and Central Asia -- 10. The Greek and Roman World -- 11. Classical and Medieval Christianity and Judaism -- 12. Classical and Medieval Islam...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
This book is a revised and updated edition of a popular work, which looks at the world's religions in terms of world history, and as constantly developing systems of belief. Religions are described through their symbols, rituals, followers, architecture and art. References, statistics, maps and pictures have been updated and added, illuminating the...
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The world's religions / Ninian Smart.
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Previous ed.: 1989.
Bibliography: p 597-599. - Includes index.
Transferred from N291/ 210.
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T0380409
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ISBN
0521631394 (hardcover)
9780521631396 (cased) :
0521631394 (cased) :
9780521637480 (pbk.) :
0521637481 (pbk.) :
9780521340052 :
0521340055 :
9780521637480 (pbk.)
0521637481 (pbk.)
9780521631396 (hardcover)
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291
MMS ID
991010048159702626
