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Summary: Not nearly as good as the other Handy Guides
Review: I love this series but this one was rather disappointing didn't go into enough detail about the "minor" religions and was overkill on the "major" ones.
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Summary: AN OUTSTANDING OVERVIEW
Review: __ THE HANDY RELIGION ANSWER BOOK __ is broken down in such a way that it makes finding specific information about various aspects of the religions covered very accessible. Overall it is structured as follows:RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OF MIDDLE EASTERN ORIGIN . . . . . Judaism . . . . . Christianity . . . . . Islam RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OF SOUTH ASIAN ORIGINS . . . . . Hinduism . . . . . Buddhism RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OF EAST ASIAN ORIGIN . . . . . Daoism and Chinease Community Traditions . . . . . Confucianism, The Literati, and Chinese Imperial Tradition . . . . . Shinto Under each religion, several questions are posed, having answers that serve to explain the traditions, philosophies, and religious practices of each. A few typical questions are: How does Jewish tradition interpret history? What is Christian Fundamentalism? and Do Muslims believe in miracles. These are just a sampling of the hundreds of subjects covered. In addition to the information given for each of the various religions, there is a General Information section which includes a CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR EVENTS covering a period of from 4000 BCE to 2001 AD and a section of DEFINITIONS AND METHODS If you want a good overview of the major religious traditions of our world, you can't go wrong with __ THE HANDY RELIGION ANSWER BOOK __. Of course if you want to go into any subject more deeply, there is a list of resources included which will lead you to more in depth information.
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