| Description |
xiii, 496 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
What is sacred literature? -- Pre-literate sacred literature -- Egyptian sacred literature -- Babylonian sacred literature -- The sacred literature of Hinduism: vedas, upanishads, epics, Gita, puranas -- The sacred literature of Buddhism: Hinayana, Mahayana -- The sacred literature of the Jains -- The sacred literature of the Sikhs -- The sacred literature of the Chinese: Confucian, Taoist -- The sacred literature of the Japanese -- The sacred literature of the Persians: Zoroastrian -- Hebreo-Christian sacred literature: The Old Testament, The New Testament, The versions of both Old and New Testaments -- The sacred literature of the Moslems -- Modern sacred books |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography |
| Subject |
Sacred books -- History and criticism.
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| LC no. |
52010590 |
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