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The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Religions, Second Edition
The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Religions Second Edition Author:Brandon Toropov, Father Luke Buckles A comprehensive look at ideas about God--in every corner of the globe. — More than at any other time in history, ordinary people are reading up on the world's major religions. Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam often seem at odds with each other, and as readers struggle to understand, The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Religion... more »s, Third Edition, provides expanded and updated coverage to answer their questions. Here, comparative theologists Toropov and Buckles provide many answers to today's questions about both major and lesser-known religions and beliefs. Each of five parts, one for every major religion, discusses history, rituals, celebrations, holy documents, deities, and structure. Included are:
* The fundamentals of Judaism. Christianity. Islam. Hinduism, and Buddhism.
* The origins of Asian religions including Taoism, Confucianism. and Shinto.
* The beliefs of ancient faiths of the Egyptians, Druids, Aztecs, and Incas.
* The traditions of nonscriptural nature religions from Africa, North America, and island cultures.« less