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Thedefinitivedictionaryoftheworld'sreligions,compiledbytwoofthe20thcentury'smostdistinguishedreligionscholars.ThishighlyaccessibleresourcedistilsMirceaEliade'slifeworkofdetailingandcomparinghumanity'sentirereligiousheritage,providingfascinatinginsightsintothecharacterandworldviewofthe33principalreligions.IncludingBuddhism,Christianity,Jainism,Judaism,Islam,Shinto,Shamanism,Taoism,SouthAmericanreligions,BalticandSlavicreligions,Confucianism,andthereligionsofAfricaandOceania,TheHarperCollinsConciseGuidetoWorldReligionscoversallkindsofreligiousfigures,histories,sacredtexts,mythologies,andmysticaltechniques.