TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smart,Ninian
TI  - The world's religions
SN  - 0521631394 (hardcover)
AV  - BL80.2 .S615  
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Religions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references  and index; Contents: Part I: Earliest religions -- South Asia -- China -- Japan -- Southeast Asia --The Pacific -- The Americas -- The ancient Near East -- Persia and Central Asia --The Greek and Roman world -- Classical and medieval Christianity and Judaism -- Classical and medieval Islam -- Classical African religions --Part II: 14. The Explosion of Europe and the re-forming of Christianity -- North America --South Asia and reactions to colonial intervention -- China and Korea in modern times --  Modern Southeast Asia -- Japan in modern times --   Islam passes through the shadows -- The colonial impact in the Pacific -- Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union --Africa in the modern world -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Some final reflections on global religion.
ER  -