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The New Penguin Handbook of Living Religions (Penguin Reference Books)
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Product Description
Comprehensive and informative, this survey of active religions has now been completely revised, with all its chapters updated to include modern developments and recent scholarship. This second edition also contains seven new chapters, including chapters on gender issues and spirituality, modern diaspora religions in the West, and new material on modern China. With charts and diagrams to illustrate and clarify the text, THE NEW PENGUIN HANDBOOK OF LIVING RELIGIONS is the definitive guide to understanding the belief systems of the world today. "Excellent ... the authors have provided interesting and readable contributions ... This whole book is a joy to read" The Times Higher Education Supplement
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #153355 in Books
- Published on: 2005-02-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 912 pages
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About the Author
John R Hinnells is Visiting Professor in Religious Studies at the University of Derby. He has edited WHO'S WHO OF RELIGIONS and THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF RELIGIONS for Penguin. He lives in Derby.
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A religious student's bible
This is a first class book. It is especially useful for the information on Diasporas. It gives a comprehensive outline on lots of useful subjects and is an invaluable tool for the student of religion. It gives a good grounding on a topic that can then be followed up and covers areas that other books simply don't cover. My only criticism is that of Knott whose piece on Britain, while good for figures, pails in comparison to Bilimoria's piece on Australia. This book should be somewhere in the Bibliography of every student.
