Religious traditions of the world :

Religious traditions of the world : a journey through Africa, Mesoamerica, North America, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, China, and Japan / edited by H. Byron Earhart. - 1st ed. - [San Francisco, Calif.] : HarperSanFrancisco, c1993. - xx, 1204 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Religions of Africa: traditions in transformation / Religions of Mesoamerica: cosmovision and ceremonial centers / Native religions of North America: the power of visions and fertility / Judaism: revelation and traditions / Christianity: a way of salvation / Islam and the Muslim community / Hinduism: experiments in the sacred / Buddhism: the path to Nirvana / Religions of China: the world as a living system / Religions of Japan: many traditions within one sacred way / E. Thomas Lawson -- David Carrasco -- Ake Hultkrantz -- Michael A. Fishbane -- Sandra Sizer Frankiel -- Frederick M. Denny -- David M. Knipe -- Robert C. Lester -- Daniel L. Overmyer -- H. Byron Earhart.

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