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This classic masterpiece on the subject of comparative religion explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the native traditions of the Americas, Australia, Africa, and Oceania. Emphasizing the inner rather than institutional dimensions of these religions, this survey devotes special attention to Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. The unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and their hold on the human heart and imagination are conveyed with wisdom and respect. Con un estilo claro, ameno, y didáctico, esta obra clásica desgrana todas las grandes tradiciones de sabiduría de la humanidad, incluyendo hinduismo, budismo, confucianismo, taoísmo, judaísmo, cristianismo, islamismo y las religiones tribales de América del Norte y del Sur, Australia, África, e Oceanía. De cada religión expone sus líneas maestras: las doctrinas filosóficas, la ética, la dinámica histórica, las instituciones, y los caminos místicos. Hay apartados especiales para las distintas corrientes y sensibilidades de cada religión. Toda la obra está salpicada de inteligentes reflexiones acerca de los símbolos y los valores religiosos, además de indagaciones sobre las similitudes y diferencias entre las distintas doctrinas.

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Huston Cummings Smith was born in Suzhou, China on May 31, 1919 to Methodist missionaries. He attended Central Methodist University and was ordained a Methodist minister. He soon realized that he would rather teach than preach. He received a Ph.D. in 1945 from the University of Chicago. He taught at several universities including the University of Denver, the Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Chicago Divinity School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Berkeley.

He wrote numerous books during his lifetime including The Religions of Man (the textbook title was later changed to The World's Religions), Cleansing the Doors of Perception: The Religious Significance of Entheogenic Plants and Chemicals, and Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine. In 1955, he turned his popular college lectures into a series of programs on world religions for the National Educational Television network. In 1996, he was the focus of a five-part PBS series entitled The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith. He died on December 30, 2016 at the age of 97.

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