The Joy of Sects
$57.02
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1999
Summary
Religion is one of the oldest human activities and even in the present day pervades almost every aspect of life, but with so many seemingly incomprehensible beliefs, laws, rituals, and terminologies, you can’t tell the players without a program. The Joy of Sects overcomes this confusion by presenting a rich trove of information in a concise, browsable format. It is a guidebook to the world’s religious traditions not only for the devout follower but also for the interested outsider, f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385425650 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0385425651 |
| Author: | Peter Occhiogrosso |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Image |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 936g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm x 37mm |
About The Author
Peter Occhiogrosso
Peter Occhiogrosso began his writing career as a jazz critic and interviewer and was the first journalist to cover the emerging “loft jazz” scene in downtown Manhattan in depth. As music editor for the Soho Weekly News, he also immersed himself in the burgeoning punk rock and new wave movements.
Accordingly, he wrote his first book about the fictitious British metal band Spinal Tap, and collaborated with Frank Zappa on his unconventional autobiography, The Real Frank Zappa Book.
But by the 1990s, Peter’s interests had grown to encompass spirituality, following his initiation into the American group Eckankar, where he learned to practice intensive dream work. That started him on a trail of spiritual exploration that led to the study of Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, Zen, Kabbalah, and many years of practice with the Chinese qigong master Kwan Saihung.
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