Author Description

Looks at the major world religions and how they are relevant to people today through simplified and easily accessible text. Each book introduces the religion and explores how we can learn from it, looking at: Founders and significant people Key beliefs and worship Important texts, signs and symbols Festivals, celebrations and rites of passage Pilgrimage and sacred places Moral issues and ultimate questions Each book has clear, informative text and a wealth of photographs and artwork, fact boxes, biographies and quotations, and a full glossary and index.