The Norton Anthology of World Religions

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Donald Lopez, James Robson, David Biale , Jack Miles

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Norton
05 December 2014

Religion & beliefs; Religion: general

This magisterial Norton Anthology, edited by world-renowned scholars under the direction of Pulitzer Prize-winner Jack Miles, offers a portable library of more than 1,000 primary texts from the world's major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism and Daoism (Volume 1); and Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Volume 2).

The anthology brings together foundational works such as the Bhagavad Gita, the Daodejing, the Bible and the Qur'an with the writings of scholars, seekers, believers and skeptics whose voices over centuries have kept these religions vital. To help readers encounter strikingly unfamiliar texts with pleasure, this Norton Anthology provides accessible introductions, headnotes, annotations, pronouncing glossaries, maps, illustrations and chronologies. It also includes a general introduction by Jack Miles that questions whether religion can be defined and illuminates how world religions came to be acknowledged and studied, absorbed and altered, understood and misunderstood.

For readers of any religion or none, The Norton Anthology of World Religions opens new worlds that invite us all to see others with a measure of openness, empathy and goodwill.

Edited by: Donald Lopez, James Robson, David Biale, Jack Miles, Wendy Doniger
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 251mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 130mm
Weight: 3.832kg
ISBN: 9780393062533
ISBN 10: 0393062538
Pages: 4000
Publication Date: 05 December 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jack Miles, Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies at the University of California at Irvine, is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning GOD: A Biography and Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God.

Reviews for The Norton Anthology of World Religions (2-Volume Boxed Set)

[A] landmark documentary history. -- William Dalrymple - New York Times Book Review Jack Miles is the religious writer of our time... [The Norton Anthology of World Religions is] an elegant and enormous collection. -- Sara Scribner - Salon