World Religions

by Simon Adams

Published 1 July 2000
The "Exploring History" series is a set of thematically structured books on the history of the world, they take the reader through time, exploring what it was like to live in the past, from prehistoric times onwards. "World Religion" explores the gods, faiths and celebrations of the world's religions from the beginning of civilization to the present day, using vivid illustrations. It provides details of and explains the background to all the major religions. The text is accompanied by information panels on religious beliefs, maps showing the spread of each faith and fact boxes highlighting key dates and events. This is an informative family reference book that traces the history of different religions and shows how religious faith is an integral part of human culture.

Surveys explorations and discoveries around the world from ancient times to present-day excursions into space, underwater, and beneath the earth.