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Huston Smith (1919–2016)

Author of The World's Religions : Our Great Wisdom Traditions

Includes the names: Huston Smith, Huston Smith, Houston Smith

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The World's Religions : Our Great Wisdom Traditions 2,202 copies, 14 reviews
The Religions of Man 841 copies, 2 reviews
The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions 559 copies, 4 reviews
Why Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief 512 copies, 3 reviews
The Soul of Christianity: Restoring the Great Tradition 246 copies, 2 reviews
Forgotten Truth: The Common Vision of the World's Religions 186 copies
Buddhism: A Concise Introduction 158 copies, 3 reviews
Cleansing the Doors of Perception: The Religious Significance of… 124 copies
Beyond the Post-Modern Mind 107 copies, 1 review
Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine, an Autobiography 90 copies, 6 reviews
The Way Things Are: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life 88 copies, 2 reviews
Islam: A Concise Introduction 53 copies
Gregorian Chant: Songs of the Spirit (Editor) 30 copies
A Seat at the Table: Huston Smith in Conversation with Native Americans on… 27 copies, 1 review

Essays on World Religion 23 copies

Religions of the World 15 copies

And Live Rejoicing: Chapters from a Charmed Life — Personal… 13 copies, 1 review

Huston Smith: Essays in World Religion 12 copies

The Huston Smith Reader 8 copies, 1 review

Wisdom of Faith: (5) Personal Philosophy [1996 TV episode] 8 copies

Wisdom of Faith: (4) Islam [1996 TV episode] 7 copies

Wisdom of Faith: (1) Hinduism and Buddhism [1996 TV episode] 7 copies

Wisdom of Faith: (3) Christianity & Judaism [1996 TV episode] 7 copies

The Purposes of Higher Education 6 copies

The Big Picture: What the Religions of the World Teach Us 5 copies

The Search for America (A Penetrating Analysis of the Problems and Choices… 5 copies

Wisdom of Faith: (2) Confucianism [1996 TV episode] 5 copies

A essência das religiões 4 copies

Understanding Islam 4 copies

Talking to God : portrait of a world at prayer 3 copies

islamic Mysticism: The Sufi Way 2 copies

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The Bhagavad Gita (Introduction, some editions) 6,395 copies, 60 reviews
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Preface, some editions) 2,983 copies, 31 reviews
The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way (Introduction, some editions) 1,285 copies, 20 reviews
The Cloud of Unknowing and the Book of Privy Counseling (Foreword, some editions) 593 copies, 9 reviews
Great Religions of the World 417 copies, 3 reviews
The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions (Foreword, some editions) 363 copies, 4 reviews
Meister Eckhart Vol 2: The Essential Sermons, Commentaries, Treatises and… (Foreword, some editions) 246 copies
Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics (Preface) 74 copies
The Illustrated Rumi: A Treasury of Wisdom from the Poet of the Soul (Preface, some editions) 67 copies
Creed & Culture: A Touchstone Reader (Contributor) 44 copies
Encyclopedia of Mormonism (Contributor) 36 copies
Higher Wisdom: Eminent Elders Explore the Continuing Impact of… (Contributor) 21 copies, 1 review
Philosophical Issues: A Contemporary Introduction (Contributor) 12 copies
Theologians in Their Own Words (Contributor) 6 copies

Rumi poet of the heart [video recording] 4 copies

Parabola: Myth and the Quest for Meaning, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Contributor) 3 copies

A Zen life : D.T. Suzuki [video recording] (Interviewee) 3 copies, 1 review

A Crisis Of Faith: the series (Contributor) 2 copies

The roots of fundamentalism : a conversation with Huston Smith & Phil… (Contributor) 2 copies

World Religions Volume 1 : Many Paths [video recording] (Narrator) 2 copies

Modernity and religion (Contributor) 1 copy

Food for the Soul : Lunch with Bokara TV Series [video recording] (Guest) 1 copy, 1 review

The mystic's journey : three classic films: Islamic mysticism - the sufi… (Narrator) 1 copy

World Religions Volume 2 : Wisdoms of India [video recording] (Narrator) 1 copy

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Berkeley, California, USA

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Berkeley, California, USA

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Central Methodist University, Fayette, Missouri, USA

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Professor (University of Colorado ∙ [1944, 1947])

Professor (University of Denver ∙ [1944, 1947])

Professor (Washington University ∙ St. Louis ∙ Missouri ∙ 1947-1957)

Professor (Philosophy ∙ MIT ∙ [1958, 1973])

Professor (Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy ∙ Syracuse University ∙ 1973-1983)

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Vedanta Society

Washington University in St. Louis

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Courage of Conscience Award, Peace Abbey, Sherborn, MA

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