The Huston Smith ReaderFor more than sixty years, Huston Smith has not only written and taught about the world’s religions, he has lived them. This Reader presents a rich selection of Smith’s writings, covering six decades of inquiry and exploration, and ranging from scholarship to memoir. Over his long academic career, Smith’s tireless enthusiasm for religious ideas has offered readers both in and outside the academy a fresh understanding of what religion is and what makes it meaningful. The Huston Smith Reader offers a comprehensive guide to understanding religion and spirituality as well as a memorable record of Huston Smith’s lifelong endeavor to enrich the inner lives of his fellow humans. |
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Contents
The Spiritual Heritage of India | |
The Importance of the Buddha | |
Tibetan Chanting | |
The Relevance of the Great Religions for the Modern World | |
BOOK FOUR THE BIG PICTURE | |
On Opening the Eye of the Heart | |
Do Drugs Have Religious Import? | |
The Levels of Reality | |
Explaining Fundamentalism | |
On Native American Religion | |
Three Ways of Relating to the World Three Geographies Three Religious Traditions | |
A Japanese Sense of the Sacred | |
The Levels of Selfhood | |
Western Philosophy as a Great Religion | |
BOOK FIVE RETURN TO THE PERSONAL 22 Encountering | |
Reflections upon Turning Ninety | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Huston Smith Reader |
| Author | Huston Smith |
| Editor | Jeffery Paine |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0520952359, 9780520952355 |
| Length | 280 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / World Religion / Comparative Religion Social Science / Anthropology / General |
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