Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 544 pages
- Published by: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
- Edition: 2nd Edition August 5, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0072865229
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0072865226
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Description
This anthology of scriptures from the world’s living religions offers selections that vary in length from a few paragraphs to ten pages, accompanied by brief introductions that discuss the nature and scope of scripture within each religion as well as the history of each scripture presented. The anthology is also available in two volumes:
Scriptures of The East contains sacred writings of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and indigenous religions of the East;
Scriptures of The West contains sacred writings of Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, the Baha’i faith, and indigenous religions of the West.
About The Author
James Fieser is an Assistant Professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He received his Ph.D. from
Purdue University’s Department of Philosophy (1983, 1986). He has published articles on the topics of the philosophy of religion, rights theory, environmental ethics, moral skepticism, David Hume, and Thomas Aquinas. He has created several World Wide Web sites in philosophy, including the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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