This book was reprinted in the west no less than 10 times, becoming one of the best editions for those, who is interested in world religions. She can be used and as a reference book on religious studies in educational aims, and as an enthralling reading about the human searches of happiness, sense and wisdom in life. you hear about above all and meaningful in world religious traditions, including about new religious motions only beginning raise: history of appearance and distribution, main sacred objects, key ideas and concepts, popular spiritual practices, wisdom of great scientists and religious leaders. Basic support is done on the personal perception of followers of one or another religion, their own understanding of the tradition and actuality of the examined religions in the modern world. The number of twelve religions was entered by judaism, christianity, islam, конфуцианство, hinduism, buddhism, даосизм, shinto, zoroastrianism, сикхизм, джайнизм, new religious motions.A publishing layout is stored in the format of PDF A4.