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HustonSmith'smasterpieceexplorestheessentialelementsandteachingsoftheworld'spredominantfaiths,includingHinduism,Buddhism,Confucianism,Taoism,Judaism,Christianity,Islam,andthenativetraditionsofAustralia,Africa,Oceania,andtheAmericas.Emphasizingtheinner—ratherthantheinstitutional—dimensionofthesereligions,SmithdevotesspecialattentiontoZenandTibetanBuddhism,Sufism,andtheteachingsofJesus.Heconvincinglyconveystheuniqueappealandgiftsofeachofthetraditionsandrevealstheirholdonthehumanheartandimagination.Acompletelyneweditionofoneofthemostpopularandreadableintroductionstothehistoryofreligionseverpublished--morethan1.5millioncopiessold."Anexcellentstudyforthethoughtfullayman."--Booklist,ontheearlieredition.