The Spiritual Heritage of the Human Race: An Introduction to the World's Religions

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From the spiritual traditions of the first peoples and the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Mesoamerica, to the beliefs and practices of today's world faiths, this illustrated and accessible introduction to the world's religions reveals the rich tapestry of religious life around the world and down the ages, humanity's spiritual heritage.

Professor Suheil Bushrui teaches the history of religions at the University of Maryland, MD. He is the latest recipient of the Temple of Understanding Interfaith Education Award for his work encouraging religious understanding.Dr Mehrdad Massoudi is a full-time researcher at the Department of Energy and an adjunct Professor at the Biomedical Engineering Department, Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh and author of numerous articles on world religions.

"A helpful travel guide to today's global religious community... neither lightweight nor unnecessarily dense ... a well-grounded starting point for understanding the interrelationships, commonalities and differences of faiths, and for seeing development of religious expression through time." * Publishers Weekly *