World Religions: From Ancient History to the Present

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871961296
• ISBN13: 9780871961297
• Release Date: March 1984
• Publisher: Facts on File Publications
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

world religions

I love learning about other religions and I think everyone should know about other religions so that way they wont be as judgemental about them and this book gives really useful information about them.

an encyclopedia of religions

This book follows the religious history of the world. It starts from ancient times, continues with religions of Egypt, India, Greece, China and Japan, and concludes with Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It gives the sense that religion almost everywhere arose as a result of a particular need, and evolved in a certain way to address those needs. I found the section on Chinese religions (Confucianism, Buddism and Taoism) especially well-written. (I am no content expert; I mean this section was interesting and easy to read). Some sections are packed with information, and one does not remember much after a few days (such as the section on religions of Greece where several gods are mentioned one after another without going into much detail). I didn't like the organization of pictures. There are quite a few black and white photographs, but instead of being scattered in the book close to the place where they are mentioned, the pictures are gathered on a few pages throughout the book. This makes it difficult to match them with their mention in the text. I think it could have been written in a less formal way to make it easier to read. It seems that it was aimed to be an encyclopedia, a book of reference, and that is what it is.