Religions (Metro Books Edition)

by Philip Wilkinson

Overview

Visual Reference Guides: Religions is a comprehensive who's who of the deities and holy figures of each faith, featuring profiles with insightful information and eye-catching photographs. It explores the religious practices and traditions of each belief system, from day-to-day devotions to key events in the religious calendar and examines all of the world's major faiths, as well as the lesser-known beliefs of Africa and the Americas. The origin and history of each religion is traced from the moment of its founding to its spread across the world today, making it an essential for to any enthusiast of world religions.

Philip Wilkinson has more than 50 titles to his credit in the fields of history, mythology, and the arts, including Illustrated Dictionaries of Mythology and Religions and A Celebration of Customs and Rituals of the World, which was adopted and endorsed by the United Nations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435121324
Publisher:	Metro Books
Publication date:	03/15/2010
Series:	Visual Reference Guides Series
Pages:	252
Sales rank:	656,807
Product dimensions:	8.58(w) x 5.22(h) x 0.86(d)