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World religions

by [by] S. A. Nigosian (1972)

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"World Religions: A Historical Approach, Third Edition (formerly World Faiths, Second Edition), presents each major religious tradition - from African and American Indian to several Eastern and Western traditions - including Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Nigosian considers each religious tradition's basic belief pattern, development, and contemporary condition."--BOOK JACKET.

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