Introduction: Prepare to be surprised -- An overview of religion: Making sense of life -- The early development of religious studies -- Religious studies in the 20th Century -- Early traditions -- The family of Western monotheisms: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Traditions -- 330 million gods--or none : Two traditions from India -- Balancing and blending: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism in China -- Zoroastrianism, Shinto, Baha'i, Scientology, Wicca, and Seneca traditions: What makes a "world religion"?

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