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For thousands of years, belief in a reality greater than human perception has served as a source of profound ideas about the nature of the cosmos and as an antidote to the fragility of human existence. This book seeks to convey the compelling mysteries, the profound intellectual constructs, and the rich expressions of holiness in the world's major faiths. All of these religions helped shape the general landscape of their cultures and have provided rituals of prayer, meditation, and healing to lend order and meaning to people's lives. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged authority, and reference information such as maps, charts, and photographs, is included.   Durante miles de a#65533;os, la creencia en una realidad superior al propio hombre ha servido de fuente de inspiraci#65533;n para ideas profundas acerca del significado del universo y como un eficaz ant#65533;doto contra la fragilidad de la existencia humana. Este libro trata de penetrar en los apasionantes misterios, los profundos conceptos intelectuales, y las exquisitas expresiones de santidad generados por las religiones m#65533;s importantes del mundo. Todas estas religiones han modelados sus culturas y han proporcionados tradiciones de oraci#65533;n, meditaci#65533;n, y curaci#65533;n. Cada cap#65533;tulo est#65533; escrito por una autoridad en el tema y se incluyen materiales de consulta como mapas hist#65533;ricos, gr#65533;ficas y fotos.

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Michael D. Coogan is professor of religious studies at Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts, and director of publications at the Harvard Semitic Museum. He the editor of The New Oxford Annotated Bible and The Oxford History of the Biblical World, and coeditor of The Oxford Companion to the Bible.