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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. From the Trade Paperback edition 1. Religion And Comparative Perspective. 1. Some Traditional Strategies Of Comparison. 2. Religion As A Subject Matter. 3. Worlds -- 2. Structures And Variations In Religious Worlds. 4. Myth. 5. Ritual And Time. 6. Gods. 7. Systems Of Purity. 8. Comparative Perspective: Some Concluding Points. William E. Paden. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 171-186) And Index. "One of the best thought out and written introductions to the study of religion I have seen thus far. It not only explains but invites discussion and comment."--Charles H. Long, University of California, Santa Barbara.