This coherent introduction to the diverse religious traditions that exist today- belief systems that provide expressions of holiness and ways to comprehend the divine for billions of people around the world-will explain the beliefs of the family down the street as well as the cultures halfway around the world AUTHOR BIO Philip Wilkinson has more than titles to his credit in the fields of history religion mythology and the arts including DKs Illustrated Dictionary of Religion Eyewitness Companion Mythology and A Celebration of Customs and Rituals of the World which was endorsed by the United Nations
