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Dimensions of the Sacred An Anatomy of the World's Beliefs

Paperback • 1996 • English

Dimensions of the Sacred An Anatomy of the World's Beliefs

By Ninian Smart

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About the book

A world-renowned religion scholar explores the world's major religions and comparable secular systems of thought in this unusually wide-ranging and accessible work. Ninian Smart considers Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, as well as Marxist-Leninism, Maoism, nationalism, and Native American, African, and other systems of belief. His goal is to advance our understanding of how we as human beings interact thoughtfully with the cosmos and express the exigencies of our own...Show more

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9780520219601

Publisher

University of California Press

Published year

1996

Language

English

Original title

Dimensions of the Sacred An Anatomy of the World's Beliefs

Format

Paperback

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