HistorianNigel Cliff delivers a sweeping; radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama’spioneering voyages; revealing their significance as a decisive turning point inthe struggle between Christianity and Islam—a series of events which foreveraltered the relationship between East and West. Perfect for readers of Endurance:Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage; Galileo’sDaughter; and Atlantic; this first-ever completeaccount of da Gama’s voyages includes new information from the recentlydiscovered diaries of his sailors and an extraordinary series of lettersbetween da Gama and the Zamorin; a king of modern-dayKerala; India. Cliff; the author of The Shakespeare Riots; draws uponhis own travels in da Gama’s footsteps to add detail; authenticity; and acontemporary perspective to this riveting; one-of-a-kind historical epic.
#5605 in Books Huston Smith 2009-05-12 2009-05-12Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x 1.01 x 5.31l; .71 #File Name: 0061660183448 pagesThe World s Religions
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163 of 168 people found the following review helpful. Unsurpassed. A classic that well-deserves its high status.By Mark Canterin 2009 I wrote a letter to Huston Smith telling him that in my teens I had taken a course on world religions at Boston University and the professor had used as textbook Smith’s “The Religions of Man†(now titled “The World’s Religionsâ€). I told Smith that I had recently become an adjunct professor of world religions at FSU and that after examining a dozen textbooks I could not find one that came even close to the beauty and understanding Smith conveys in clear and eloquent prose in “The World’s Religions.†Therefore; I chose to use his book as the textbook for all my comparative religion classes. Smith wrote back that my letter had arrived on his 90th birthday and he said; "I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday present!â€0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Smith Insight RevisitedBy RobPlestedA thorough presentation for instruction. Smith spent the later part of his working years on his first volume. One of my professors; when asked by his publisher for another edition after the third edition of his hallmark book on Church history was in print; said; "What for? I've already said everything that should be said."0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Superb book for first-time world religion readers as well as for use in the college classroom.By G. J. BlackburnHuston Smith; one of America's most respected religion scholars; provides in this book a superb resource for both classroom and non-academic reading. I teach a World Religions course at our local community college and utilize this excellent revised edition as an invaluable resource.
