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Our Religions: The Seven World Religions Introduced by Preeminent Scholars from Each Tradition

by Arvind Sharma, Various · 1993

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An essential introduction to the world's living religions by experts from each tradition — published in conjunction with the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions.

Subject
religion
Themes
religion
Audience
adult
Length
long · 560 pages

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