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Taking a refreshing new approach to understanding different faiths, World Religions looks at the beliefs and practices of many different religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Islam.
World Religions: The Great Faiths Explored & ExplainedReviewed by Rachel Hoover, 2010-01-31
I was very impressed with the arrival of my book, this service provider was very quick and efficient, and the book was in good condition.
Good generalizationReviewed by Rebecca L. Claypool, 2010-01-09
I purchased this for a nephew (14 yrs) for X-mas, per his request,
but like most books, I had to read it before I wrapped it. The
reviews on Amazon that I based my purchase on were correct. I
wanted a general review of the world's religions but not a
dissertation (like many of the books I looked at). The pictures of
the relgious art were a beatuful compliment to the writing. The
descriptions of the various religious practices were comprehensive
but not overwhelmimg to the casual reader in most respects.
The description of Hindu religion was confusing, but this could be
due to my total ignorance of this religion and its complexity and
not the fault of the writer. My biggest complaint is the lack of
information on Ancient (Greek, Egyptian, Roman, Babylonia, and et
al) African, American Indian, Carribean, South American and other
religious customs that are not considered "main-stream" religious
traditions. These religious practices are an important part of
religion development in the past (X-mas trees, Easter eggs) and
will continue to influence religious tradtions now and in the
future. More information on these traditions would have been
appreciated.
Over-all a good general survey of major world religions.
A decent introductionReviewed by M. Keller, 2009-04-29
It is an interesting and fairly well executed overview to the major world religions. I do not agree with much of the introduction regarding the inception and purpose of religions, but that is simply my opinion. It also does not include some fairly large religions like Juche and many Native African religions. Use this book as a basic introduction only, it does not contain a great deal of in-depth information.
BeautifulReviewed by Cate, 2009-02-27
I sent this to my boyfriend and haven't seen it myself. He's read it many times and says the photos are gorgeous. He liked it so much he gave it to a friend and had me get him another one. Great starting reference for world religions.
Please add missing bitsReviewed by Max Kummerow, 2009-01-18
This book offers a wealth of information and lovely images on religions, but I found it missing some important bits, possibly because I felt that it neglected religions I consider important. The phrase "native religions" reeks of colonialist condescension. How about instead "earliest religions" or "hunter-gatherer religions." David Suzuki's "wisdom of the elders" argues that these pagan or nature worship religions offer keys to human survival because they are less separated from nature, they reflect cultures more at peace with and respectful of their environments. So I'd like to see more on North American native beliefs and myths (animals are our brothers, earth our mother), certainly Aboriginal Australian dreamtime thinking reflects the paradox that this ancient culture had such simple physical artifacts, but such complex thinking about man and nature. The world's oldest cultures surely deserve a mention. Pacific Islanders are left out as well. And what about us modern pagans--scientists who believe what they see, remain sceptical of the supernatural and find ethical foundations in our origins as a social animal that needs rules for behavior relative to ourselves, others and nature? That's the important religion challenging the warlike God religions today (Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have slaughtered their enemies with too much support from God to remain credible). We scientists believe in universal respect for human rights and cherish human diversity. That is quite a hopeful departure from thinking everyone who believes differently than us is bound for a lake of eternal fire.
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