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The Illustrated Guide to World Religions

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Slight tear on back dust cover.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

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Michael D. Coogan

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Michael David Coogan is Director of Publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum and Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College. For several decades, he has taught an introductory course on the Hebrew Scriptures at Harvard University, as well as at Wellesley College, Boston College, and Stonehill College. One of the leading biblical scholars in the United States, he is the author of The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, and editor of the acclaimed third edition of The New Oxford Annotated Bible.

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521 reviews57 followers
June 4, 2013
Luego de leer "Entender el Judaísmo" me percaté de que había una colección, y que ella había sido tomada de este libro, que trata de exponer los fundamentos básicos de las 7 religiones con más adeptos en el mundo. Me tardé bastante en leerlo por diferentes actividades que se me juntaron, y ahora que lo termino puedo decir que me agradó bastante porque al tener la oportunidad de acercarse al fenómeno religioso desde diversas perspectivas en espacios geográficamente separados, uno identifica ciertas diferencias, pero de fondo, encuentra las grandes semejanzas entre las distintas fes, y las interrelaciones entre una forma básica de pensamiento o creencia con los alcances que tiene en la vida cotidiana.

Todo el libro me pareció de interés, pero rescato especialmente las formas semejantes de religión entre los "pueblos del Libro" y por otro lado, los devenires y la convivencia pacífica entre distintas creencias, derivados en el sincretismo de las religiones del lejano oriente.
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June 14, 2008
So far, my opinion of this book is that it is an interesting read with good attention to detail. Interesting to read, and had some info that wasn't featured in other books of a similar nature. Very good!
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