{"product_id":"essential-sacred-writings-from-around-the-world-a-thematic-sourcebook-on-the-history-of-religions-9780062503046","title":"Essential Sacred Writings from Around the World: A Thematic Sourcebook on the History of Religions","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published as \u003cem\u003eFrom Primitives to Zen\u003c\/em\u003e, this comprehensive anthology contains writings vital to all the major non-Western religious traditions, arranged thematically. Here are colorful descriptions of deities, creation myths, depictions of death and the afterlife, teachings on the relationship between humanity and the sacred, religious rituals and practices, and prayers and hymns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMircea Eliade, a recognized pioneer in the systematic study of the history of the world's religions, includes excerpts from the Quran, the Book of the Dead, the Rig Veda, the Bhagavad Gita, the Homeric Hymns, and the Popol Vuh, to name just a few. Oral accounts from Native American, African, Maori, Australian, Aborigine, and other peoples are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the world's religions and myths. In an outstanding collection, Eliade demonstrates humanity's diversity as well as the universal threads that unite us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEliade, Mircea:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mircea Eliade founded the modern study of the history of religions and wrote many books, including \u003cem\u003e Essential Sacred Writings from Around the World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e The Sacred and the Profane.\u003cp\u003e Ioan P. Couliano was the professional heir to Mircea Eliade and the author of \u003cem\u003e Out of This World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e The Tree of Gnosis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917431443730,"sku":"9780062503046","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5a58bc47-c9ab-495a-a8a7-3b5a0c1a3677.jpg?v=1738867006","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/essential-sacred-writings-from-around-the-world-a-thematic-sourcebook-on-the-history-of-religions-9780062503046","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}