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Living Religions, 8th edition, Paperback / softback Book

Living Religions, 8th edition Paperback / softback

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Living Religions , now in its eighth edition, is a highly readable and stimulating survey of the world's major religious traditions .

It provides a clear and straightforward account of the development, doctrines, and practices of the major faiths, with an emphasis on the personal consciousness of believers and their own accounts of its relevance in contemporary life.

The book also describes new and emerging religious movements and explores the attitudes of various faiths towards issues such as the role of women, the environment and society, as well as covering the disturbing rise in violence perpetrated in the name of religion.

Highly illustrated with photographs, maps and timelines, this is the leading overview of the modern religious world. * Revised and updated eighth edition of the leading survey of the modern religious world* Covers all major religions, as well as new and emerging religious movements* Includes interviews with followers of each faith* Highly illustrated with photographs, maps and timelines * Provides fascinating insights into significant festivals and religious practices?ConsultantsJoseph Adler Kenyon CollegeAfe Adogame University of EdinburghRobin Rinehart Lafayette CollegeKarma Lekshe Tsomo University of San DiegoWang MinQing () Cornell University and Hunan University, ChinaVanessa Ochs University of VirginiaAmy DeRogatis Michigan State UniversityAli Ihsan Yitik Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, TurkeyDr. Mohinder Singh Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, New DelhiChristine Gudorf Florida International UniversityArvind Sharma McGill University, Montreal

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