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The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions
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Average Rating:  out of 10 Reviews
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $9.97
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Manufacturer: HarperOne
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780060663421
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Philip Novak
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Publisher: HarperOne
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Dewey Decimal Number: 291.82
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Publication Date: 1995-08-24
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Reading Level: 448
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Description: A world Bible for our time from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources! In this perfect companion to Huston Smith's bestselling The World's Wisdom, Philip Novak distills the most powerful and elegant expressions of the wisdom of humankind. Authentic, poetic translations of key texts are coupled with insightful introductions and "grace notes."
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: The World's Wisdom |
Date: 2000-11-01 |
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Details: Novak does a fine job selecting many absolute jewels from the texts of the world's major religions. His chapter introductions and brief explanations of certain passages will suffice to keep the beginner student of world religions focused upon the intended meaning of these texts. Each chapter glances different textual moments in the history of a particular religious group. There are "Grace Notes" sections at the end of each chapter which include some splendid writings from mystics/commentators within their respective traditions. One word of warning: there are some alterations made to some passages in order to include women in the many spiritual traditions which have sadly neglected to recognize women's spirituality. To Novak's credit, he does annotate each occassional alteration. In spite of this one possible nuisance for some few readers, this book is sure to inspire, and could well serve as a map for further, more thorough study of world religions. (Note: though Novak's book stands alone, it is designed--chapter by chapter--after Huston Smith's classic _The Religions of Man_, which examines the world's major religious traditions with far fewer references to their texts. Novak's selections make for a much more authentic and interesting introduction to the religions of the world.) |
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Review Summary: the best of religion |
Date: 2000-09-04 |
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Details: Easily the best anthology of religious writings I've seen, and I've seen quite a few. Beautiful and educational; as a teacher, I've found it very useful for religion courses. If you've any interest in religion or spirituality, this book is a must for your collection. |
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Review Summary: The World's Wisdom |
Date: 2006-02-25 |
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Details: An excellent compliation of primary materials on world religions. Excellent, but brief introductory notes make this book an excellent companion for introductory comparative religion courses. |
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Review Summary: Among The Best |
Date: 2005-02-15 |
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Details: This is defintiely one of the better book's on the wisdom of the various religions around the world. Good content, and a pretty diverse variety of material included here. Any studdent of religion will appreicate it. |
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Review Summary: Excellent "Cliff Notes" Guide to Sacred Texts |
Date: 2002-11-16 |
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Details: If you are looking for a sort of all-in-one overview of the sacred texts for most of the world's major religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Primal Religions (myths and stories from native peoples throughout the world), "The World's Wisdom" is a unique source. Phillip Novak does a nice job of putting each text into context. He also ends each section with "Grace Notes" which are key sayings or quotes by more contemporary adherents (the section on Christianity includes exerpts from the Gospel of Thomas, St. Francis, Meister Eckhart and Thomas Merton, among others). Including Zoroastrianism, which was arguably the first monotheistic religion and highly influential many of those that came after it, would have made this book truly complete. Still, "The World's Wisdom" will become every bit as essential as Huston Smith's "World Religions" and is a perfect companion to it.
Highly recomended. |
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