General history of religions of the world

This publication represents an impartial review of all modern and existing religious teachings in the past - from pagan cults and mysteries of the ancient world to the most noticeable modern directions of spiritual and religious movements. A special place is given to the presentation of the foundations of world religions - Christianity, Islam and Buddhism; Significant attention is paid to other great doctrines - Judaism, Hindu, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintism, etc. The book is richly illustrated, which makes it possible to visually imagine the meaning and nature of religious rites, to understand the symbols of the creeds, the images of the gods among different nations are given, the objects of a religious cult are shown , relics, shrines, temple buildings.

This publication will be equally useful for students of secondary and higher educational institutions, as well as for everyone who is interested in the history of world civilization.