'The
Norton Anthology of World Religions: Volume I: Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism'
Edited by JACK MILES,
WENDY DONIGER, DONALD S. LOPEZ JR. and JAMES ROBSON
Reviewed by WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
The first
volume of Norton's two-part anthology includes texts of Hinduism, Buddhism and
Daoism.
'The
Norton Anthology of World Religions: Volume II: Judaism, Christianity, Islam'
Edited by JACK MILES,
DAVID BIALE, LAWRENCE S. CUNNINGHAM and JANE DAMMEN McAULIFFE
Reviewed by KAREN ARMSTRONG
The second
volume of Norton's two-part anthology compiles texts and commentaries on
Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Also in the Book Review
'Living
the Secular Life'
By PHIL ZUCKERMAN
Reviewed by SUSAN JACOBY
As more
Americans eschew religious affiliation, a sociologist examines the secular
lifestyle.
'The
Wall'
By H. G. ADLER.
Translated by PETER FILKINS.
Reviewed by CYNTHIA OZICK
Cynthia Ozick
reviews the final installment of H. G. Adler's Shoah trilogy.
Dick
Cavett: By the Book
The author of
"Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted
Hijinks" is a great fan of rereading. "We'd all have been better off
to have read half as many books. Twice."
'Ardor'
By ROBERTO CALASSO.
Translated by RICHARD DIXON.
Reviewed by PANKAJ MISHRA
Roberto
Calasso delves into the enigmatic web of ritual and myth that defined the
ancient Vedic world.
'Heirs
to Forgotten Kingdoms'
By GERARD RUSSELL
Reviewed by MOHAMAD BAZZI
Gerard
Russell chronicles the long survival of religious minorities in the Middle
East, and the extreme peril they face today..
'Joan
of Arc: A Life Transfigured'
By KATHRYN HARRISON
Reviewed by SARAH DUNANT
Kathryn
Harrison's biography interweaves Joan of Arc's story with both fictional and
historical interpretations.
'America's
Pastor'
By GRANT WACKER
Reviewed by ROBERT P. GEORGE
A study of
Billy Graham's ministry examines how American culture shaped him - and he
shaped it.
'The
Great Reformer'
By AUSTEN IVEREIGH
Reviewed by MOLLY WORTHEN
A biography
of Jorge Mario Bergoglio traces his Argentine origins and his path to the
Vatican.
'The
Brotherhood of Book Hunters'
By RAPHAËL JERUSALMY.
Translated by HOWARD CURTIS.
Reviewed by TADZIO KOELB
François
Villon travels to Jerusalem in this literary mystery.
'A
Philosophy of Walking'
By FRÉDÉRIC GROS
Reviewed by LAUREN ELKIN
Charting the
many ways we walk, and what they say about us.
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