The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions
by Philip Novak (Editor)
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"This extraordinary book is an essential collection of the world's most profound and enlightening wisdom - a world Bible for our time - containing sacred readings from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources. Like his mentor Huston Smith, gifted teacher and author Philip Novak sees religious traditions as the distilled wisdom of humankind. Here Novak has gathered the most powerful and elegant expressions of this global wisdom in a show more distinctive and accessible volume." "Selections for this unique anthology have been chosen for their inspirational power and instructional value. Authentic poetic translations of key texts are coupled with insightful introductions and "grace notes," designed to capture how each tradition is best expressed and lived out. The World's Wisdom offers the lyric sensibility of the great poetic translations of the world's sacred writings coupled with the insight and scholarship of one of today's most agile minds."--Jacket. show lessTags
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A comprehensive collection of religious information from various religions. Put together well, good selection, and fun to browse.
Selected collections from the texts of the 5 main religions, plus some old texts from nature religions. I would have liked to see more mythology or text from the Epic of Gilgamesh, but that is probably beyond the stated scope of the book. Good to read for a review of religious beliefs.
A wonderful collection of stories and tales and readings from the world's religions from primal ones through Christianity.
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- Original publication date
- 1994
- Epigraph
- One should follow the wise, the intelligent, the learned, the much enduring, the dutiful, the noble; one should follow a good and wise man, as the moon follows the path of the stars.
(Dhammapada, 208) - Dedication
- To Huston
- Blurbers
- Smith, Huston; Moore, Thomas; Needleman, Jacob; Berry, Thomas
Classifications
- Genres
- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 291.82 — Religion Other religions [Formerly: General Religious Topics] Sacred texts Sacred Scriptures
- LCC
- BL70 .N68 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Religions. Mythology. Rationalism Religions. Mythology. Rationalism Sacred books (General)
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- 669
- Popularity
- 42,745
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.77)
- Languages
- Dutch, English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 3
