num_pages: 425
description: A world Bible for our time from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources! In this perfect companion to Huston Smith's bestselling The World's Wisdom, Philip Novak distills the most powerful and elegant expressions of the wisdom of humankind. Authentic, poetic translations of key texts are coupled with insightful introductions and "grace notes."
language: English
title: The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions
titlecomplete: The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions
genres: Religion, Reference, Poetry, Philosophy, Spirituality, Nonfiction, School, Theology, Textbooks, History
ratings_count: 515
publisher: HarperSanFrancisco