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Huston Smith - The World's Religions

Covers the big ones and some native traditions.

get yourself a world religions textbook.

I'll recommend a website to you to learn about a rather obscure american cult that I've never seen covered outside of niche literature (in the technical sense of the word, not the heaven's gate style) heathengods.com

>>3023568

Read about history of philosophy.

>>3023604

>>>/reddit/

>>3023590

Oh I've been there.

They have all kinds of norse mythology and sagas and scholarly papers on the old norsemen free for download.

>>3023604

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>An absurdly sharp blade is a bladed weapon with Absurd Cutting Power because it's just that damn sharp. No magic, technology, superpowers, or other type of Applied Phlebotinum required to slice and dice to your heart's content. Such things may have been involved in the production of the blade, but when in use, its cutting power comes from its pure physical sharpness alone Blades like these almost always result in a Clean Cut — in fact, about the only thing they can't cut is a similarly sharp weapon. Expect to hear some Audible Sharpness (Audible Gleam optional) whenever one of these blades is in use.

>>3023606
this will get you nowhere toward understanding world religions

yeah, ok, religion, like everything else, has a philosophical foundation, but this will tell you nothing about cargo cults

>>3023635
What was the point in posting that?

>>3023658

his post

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your head

>>3023635
What is tvtropes anyway and why does it looked down upon by a lot of people on 4chan? sage for unrelated.

>>3023635
What is tvtropes anyway and why is it looked down upon by a lot of people on 4chan? sage for unrelated.

>>3023747
Let me paint you a picture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aO9Gkc1gJg&feature=plcp

>>3023747
it fucking sucks

it's full of a ton of dumb awkward spergy creepy-ass bullshit that's really, like, proud and upfront without the delightful self-awareness, self-hatred that is the earmark of 4chan. we hate it for the same reason we hate "teh penguin of doooooom" bullshit, if you get that.

>>3023568
i used this book in my world religions class. very comprehensive for the major religions and touches on a lot of the lesser known ones and cults. if you want to learn A LOT about cults then this is not the book
living religions -pat fisher
http://product half ebay com/Living-Religions-by-Mary-Pat-Fisher-2007-Paperback/61473118&tg=info

I read this book for a class and loved it.

>>3023761
>this guy
I don't even what

>>3023805
So what should I look for to learn more about cults?

I'd recommend Ninian Smart's Choosing a Faith. Read it for a world religions course in uni.