Encyclopedia of the World's Religions

FROM OUR EDITORS

Examines the major living faiths, with a focus on the traditions, tenets, and writings central to each. Part One covers religions of prophetic revelation, with sections on Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism. Part Two covers wisdom religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, et al.) -- whose teachings do not necessarily emanate from a divine source.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

WARS HAVE BEEN FOUGHT, territories divided, and lives cut short-all in the name of religion. Through the meaning of religion cannot be fully encompassed by any single definition, the ingredients of faith, a need to belong, and a desire for transcendence are perhaps present in every form of worship.