“Positive, thoughtful, and sympathetic treatment of a very wide range of faiths.”

Religious Education Press

“A moving and illuminating book. I am aware of nothing on the market remotely comparable in scope, balance, readability, and sensitivity.”

The Church Times

“A sumptuous handbook. Profusely illustrated in full colour . . . a guide to the past and present faiths of the world.”

Times Educational Supplement

A leading textbook for world religion, this new edition is designed to help students in their study and research of the world's religious traditions. Known and valued for its balanced approach and its respected board of consulting editors, this text addresses ways to study religion, provides broad coverage of diverse religions, and offers an arresting layout with rich illustrations. The second edition has new and extended primary source readings, a stronger section on the religions of South Asia, additional maps, a new full-colour, student-friendly format, and more.
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4th edition of the successful New Lion Handbook: the World's Religions, updated, redesigned, with new textbook focused questions and bibliography.
4th edition of the successful New Lion Handbook: the World's Religions, updated, redesigned, with new textbook focused questions and bibliography.

Product details

ISBN
9780745956879
Published
2014-07-18
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Height
240 mm
Width
195 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
536

Biographical note

Christopher Partridge is Professor of Contemporary Religion at University College Chester.