The World's Wisdom - Sacred Texts of the World's Religions

Informationen zum Autor Philip Novak is the Santo Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Dominican University in San Rafael, California, where he has taught for over twenty years, and the author of The World's Wisdom , a widely used anthology of the sacred texts of the world's religions and the companion reader to Huston Smith's The World's Religions . Klappentext A world Bible for our time from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources! In this perfect companion to Huston Smith's bestselling The World's Wisdom, Philip Novak distills the most powerful and elegant expressions of the wisdom of humankind. Authentic, poetic translations of key texts are coupled with insightful introductions and "grace notes." Zusammenfassung A world Bible for our time from Buddhist! Hindu! Confucian! Taoist! Jewish! Christian! Islamic! and primal religion sources! In this perfect companion to Huston Smith's bestselling The World's Wisdom! Philip Novak distills the most powerful and elegant expressions of the wisdom of humankind. Authentic! poetic translations of key texts are coupled with insightful introductions and "grace notes."

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Philip Novak
• Edition: Harper Collins Usa
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 20.07.1995
• EAN: 9780060663421
• ISBN: 978-0-06-066342-1
• Pages: 448
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 26 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Autres religions; Islam, comparative religion, Buddhism, Theology, History of Religion, Judaism, Zen Buddhism, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works, Spirituality and religious experience, Religion and beliefs, Poetry anthologies (various poets), RELIGION: Inspirational, RELIGION: WORLD RELIGIONS, RELIGION: Comparative Religion, RELIGION: Spirituality, RELIGION: Islam / History, RELIGION: Judaism / History, RELIGION: Judaism / Theology, PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / General, RELIGION: Islam / Theology