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Reddit mentions of The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions
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We found 4 Reddit mentions of The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions. Here are the top ones.
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Color | Blue |
Height | 10.62 Inches |
Length | 8.5 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | August 1995 |
Weight | 1.84747375556 Pounds |
Width | 0.46 Inches |
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I've seen variants of the story with the "man" replaced by "angel", for some reason. To be exact, it was here.
Same book (which is otherwise wonderfully written, refreshingly non-judgmental and such) also says Buddha's teaching was devoid of the supernatural and traditions, even though reading other parts of the book carefully already contradict this.
Literally 30 seconds on Amazon (Subject: History, Keywords: Religion) gives a ton of good-looking books:
Of course! Comparitive Religions for Dummies
Huston Smith is a fairly famous writer in this area: The Illustrated World's Religions
Nat Geo should be neutral: National Geographic Concise History of World Religions
By the author of the Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, World Religions: The Great Faiths Explored & Explained
I recommend you get the used paperback of this - you can get it for $6 shipped. Or you can get ones w/o illustrations for $4 shipped. Or you can probably find it at your library.
https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Worlds-Religions-Wisdom-Traditions/dp/0060674407