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A comprehensive look at ideas about God-in every corner of the globe. More than at any other time in history, ordinary people are reading up on the world's major religions. Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam often seem at odds with each other, and as readers struggle to understand, The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Religions, Third Edition, provides expanded and updated coverage to answer their questions. Here, comparative theologists Toropov and Buckles provide many answers to today's questions about both major and lesser-known religions and beliefs. Each of five parts, one for every major religion, discusses history, rituals, celebrations, holy documents, deities, and structure. Included are Asian paths of belief, non-scriptural religions, ancient creeds, and the earth-based religions practiced in parts of Asia, Africa, South America, island nations, Europe, and North America. New coverage includes: You're no idiot, of course. you know that the earth has a colorful and diverse history among its many cultures--full of people who practice many different ways of recognizing a higher power or spiritual presence. You can understand--even if you don't practices--what others preach. The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Religions, Third Edition, points out the differences--and similarities --of spiritual worship around the world. In this newly updated and revised Complete Idiot's Guide, you get information on: How each major religion views such controversial issues as war and peace, euthanasia, suicide, and abortion. Rituals and holidays as celebrated through Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and other spiritual beliefs. Sacred texts written in such books as the Bible, Torah, Qur'an, Bhagavad Gita, and other doctrines. Religious extremism in the post-9/11 world--and the responses of the major religious scriptures to those who pursue terror and hate in the name of God. You're no idiot, of course. You're familiar with all the holidays and four or five Of the "major" religions, but the many peoples of the world have a colorful and diverse history—and many ways of recognizing a higher power or spiritual presence. You could spend eternity exploring them all! You don't have to give up your possessions or make pil- grimages around the globe to comprehend other belief systems! The Complete Idiot's Guide€ to World Religions, Second Edition, increases your awareness by teaching you the doctrines of others' spiritual beliefs. In this newly updated and revised Complete Idiot's Guide', you learn: The fundamentals of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. The origins of Asian religions including Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto. The beliefs of ancient faiths of the Egyptians, Druids, Aztecs, and Incas. The traditions of nonscriptural nature religions from Africa, North America, and island cultures. This second edition provides a comprehensive overview of not only the world's major religions but also other non-scriptural, cultural and ancient religions as well.