Dawn of Religious Pluralism: Voices from the World's Parliament of Religions, 1893

by Richard Hughes Seager

Book Overview

On September 11th, 1893, the Columbian Liberty Bell at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago sounded ten times, symbolizing what were then considered the ten great religious traditions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shintoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. One of the most significant events in American religious and cultural history had begun. The ochre robes of Buddhist ascetics, the vermilion cloaks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812692233
• ISBN13: 9780812692235
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"