Updated information about the sects of Islam helps students understand the diversity of Islam today.
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New coverage of Greco-Roman religion is included in the chapter on Christianity.
Expanded coverage of Zoroastrianism addresses contemporary Zoroastrian practices (in Ch. 8).
New coverage of oral religions includes the Dogon religion of western Africa, traditional Hawaiian religion, and the religion of the Pueblo peoples.
New photos illustrate Hinduism in Bali; Buddhism in Bhutan and Myanmar; Greco-Roman religions; Hawaiian religion; Dogon religion; and the religions of the Pueblo peoples.
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