Book Summary
"A useful overview of contemporary trends in the study of the faiths of today's world".--Publishers Weekly. "A good introduction to the phenomenology of religion. Stressing that religions are not just systems of belief, but forms of behavior . . . Paden focuses on four key complementary categories: myth, ritual, gods and systems of purity".--Choice. Includes new preface. From Gods, to ritual observance to the language of myth and the distinction between the sacred and the profane, Religious Worlds explores the structures common to all spiritual traditions.
Book Details
| Book Name | Religious Worlds: The Comparative Study Of Religion |
| Author | William E. Paden |
| Publisher | Beacon Press (08/1994) |
| ISBN | 9780807012291 |
| Pages | 208 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 674 |
