The Story of World Religions
This volume invites readers to explore the gods, faiths, beliefs, rituals, and celebrations of the world s religions, from the dawn of civilization to the present day. Valuable insights and privileged glimpses into all the major religions are offered, with historical background and cultural context provided. Each religion s key beliefs and principles, sacred texts, festivals, and holidays are described and explained in vibrant detail. Lavishly illustrated, with full-color images in dynamic spreads, this book is chock full of maps, primary source images, documents and texts, and artifacts.
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