Religious Worlds: The Comparative Study of Religion

✍ Scribed by William E. Paden

Publisher: Beacon Press
Year: 1994
Tongue: English
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

From Gods, to ritual observance to the language of myth and the distinction between the sacred and the profane, Religious Worlds explores the structures common to all spiritual traditions.

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