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The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions
by Phillip Novak
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essential sacred readings from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources

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"The most heinous and the most cruel crimes of which history has record have been committed under the cover of religion or equally noble motives. "
--Mohandas Gandhi, 1927 

Major World Religions

 Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism 
Judaism
Christianity 
Islam
Hinduism

 

Links:

World Religion Symbols

Religion and Ethics Newsweekly companion site to PBS series

Religion in China Council on East Asian Libraries

A Sourcebook in the Earth's Religions

Adherents.com Statistics on world religions

Exploring Religions a great site for introductions to the major religions

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The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions 
by Huston Smith
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Huston Smith, the world renowned expert on religions, explains complex ideas clearly. A fascinating book and a good read

And Illustrated World Religions
by Huston Smith,
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