This popular introduction to the world’s major religions provides a comprehensive survey of the major traditions together with selected primary readings. A new edition of this popular introduction to the world’s major religions Provides a comprehensive survey of the major religious traditions together with selected primary readings Focuses on the beliefs and values that animate each religion, helping students to understand what makes them meaningful to their followers Includes new material on Sikhism and additional material on each religion’s ethics and their encounter with the modern world Features chapter-by-chapter discussion and test questions, summaries, and suggestions for further reading Improved visual design, with extensive student aids including revised maps, timeline and charts. The book is accompanied by a website at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/burke