Review: Vast in Scope but Lacking in Theoretical Cohesion

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By Bruce Chilton

The Norton Anthology of World Religions: vol. 1—Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism; vol. 2—Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Edited by Jack Miles, Wendy Doniger, Donald Lopez Jr. and James Robson (vol. 1); and Jack Miles, David Biale, Lawrence Cunningham and Jane Dammen McAuliffe (vol. 2)

(New York, London: W.W. Norton, 2015), lxiv + 2250 pp. (Vol. 1), lxiv + 2079 pp. (vol. 2), $100 (hardcover)

These two elegantly produced volumes, vast in scope and (for their contents) reasonably priced, will perform both service and disservice for some time to come.

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