Asian Religions in Practice

Rating:
Summary: The best textbook out there...
Review: This book surpasses all others currently available in terms of accuracy, subtlety, and complexity-a remarkable achievement, given the vastness of the task. An excellent introduction to Asian religions for college-level students, superbly supplemented by essays in the volumes from which these essays were excerpted.

Rating:
Summary: OK.... but
Review: This text is a good overview of the belief systems covered, but, it lends, at times, to information that appears deceiving to the unexperienced reader. In other words, to gain a greater understanding of what these various belief systems are, I would suggest trying other texts at first and then maybe think about getting this one. One great book on this subject would be "The Sacred East" by Littleton.

Take Care, Aireon