Huston Smith (1919–2016)
Auteur de The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions
A propos de l'auteur
Huston Cummings Smith was born in Suzhou, China on May 31, 1919 to Methodist missionaries. He attended Central Methodist University and was ordained a Methodist minister. He soon realized that he would rather teach than preach. He received a Ph.D. in 1945 from the University of Chicago. He taught afficher plus at several universities including the University of Denver, the Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Chicago Divinity School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Berkeley. He wrote numerous books during his lifetime including The Religions of Man (the textbook title was later changed to The World's Religions), Cleansing the Doors of Perception: The Religious Significance of Entheogenic Plants and Chemicals, and Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine. In 1955, he turned his popular college lectures into a series of programs on world religions for the National Educational Television network. In 1996, he was the focus of a five-part PBS series entitled The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith. He died on December 30, 2016 at the age of 97. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: photo by Gregg Chadwick
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Œuvres de Huston Smith
Cleansing the Doors of Perception: The Religious Significance of Entheogenic Plants and Chemicals (2000) 173 exemplaires
A Seat at the Table: Huston Smith in Conversation with Native Americans on Religious Freedom (2005) 42 exemplaires
And Live Rejoicing: Chapters from a Charmed Life — Personal Encounters with Spiritual Mavericks, Remarkable… (2012) 17 exemplaires
A essência das religiões 5 exemplaires
Portrait of a radical: the Jesus movement, with Huston Smith, Richard Rohr, Allen Dwight Callahan [VHS] 4 exemplaires
The Divine Within: Selected Writings on Enlightenment 4 exemplaires
The Religious Other: Towards a Muslim Theology of Other Religions in a Post-Prophetic Age (2008) 3 exemplaires
A essencia das religioes: (Confucionismo e Taoísmo) 2 exemplaires
Accents of the World's Philosophies 2 exemplaires
The Arc of life (video dvd 2009) : Huston Smith on life, death, and beyond / Huston Smith and Ken Dychtwald 1 exemplaire
Religion of Man 1 exemplaire
Is it possible to live with total lucidity? : Krishnamurti in dialogue with Dr. Huston Smith [video recording] (1968) 1 exemplaire
Jesus at 2000 : concluding panel: presentations and discussion [video recording] (1995) — Speaker — 1 exemplaire
A Essência das Religiões - Islamismo 1 exemplaire
The Concise Encycloepedia of Islam 1 exemplaire
Tao Now: An Ecological Testament 1 exemplaire
Mystic's Journey: Requiem for a Faith - Tibetan Buddhism [1979 documentary] (1979) — Narrateur — 1 exemplaire
Cleansing the Doorways of Perception: The Religious Significance of Entheogenic Plants and Chemicals 1 exemplaire
أديان العالم 1 exemplaire
"Do Drugs Have Religious Import?" [The Journal of Philosophy, Vol. LXI (61), No. 18: October 1, 1964] 1 exemplaire
The Essential Rumi 1 exemplaire
Two Kinds of Teaching 1 exemplaire
Death and Transformation: The Personal Reflections of Huston Smith, Autumn 2006 (2007) — Speaker — 1 exemplaire
Dialogue on science 1 exemplaire
"The Six Realms of Existence" 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Way of a Pilgrim / The Pilgrim Continues His Way (1884) — Introduction, quelques éditions — 1,948 exemplaires
The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism (1995) — Introduction, quelques éditions — 1,499 exemplaires
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (2005) — Introduction, quelques éditions — 1,157 exemplaires
The Cloud of Unknowing: and The Book of Privy Counseling (1973) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 1,010 exemplaires
The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions (1994) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 588 exemplaires
The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred (1998) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 405 exemplaires
Meister Eckhart Vol 2: The Essential Sermons, Commentaries, Treatises and Defense (1981) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 375 exemplaires
The Illustrated Rumi: A Treasury of Wisdom from the Poet of the Soul (2000) — Préface, quelques éditions — 108 exemplaires
Higher Wisdom: Eminent Elders Explore the Continuing Impact of Psychedelics (2005) — Contributeur — 40 exemplaires
Parabola: Myth and the Quest for Meaning, Vol. 1, No. 1: The Hero (1976) — Contributeur — 6 exemplaires
A crisis of faith the series four films : crisis of faith, state of the union, quest for the grail, portrait of a… (2004) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
The mystic's journey : three classic films: Islamic mysticism - the sufi way; Requiem for a faith - Tibetan Buddhism;… (2003) — Narrateur — 3 exemplaires
The roots of fundamentalism : a conversation with Huston Smith & Phil Cousineau [video recording] (2006) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
The arc of life : Huston Smith on life, death, & beyond [video recording] (2012) — Guest — 1 exemplaire
Tradition in the modern world Sacred Web Conference : September 23-24, 2006 (2007) — Presenter — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Smith, Huston Cummings
- Date de naissance
- 1919-05-31
- Date de décès
- 2016-12-30
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Suzhou, China
- Lieu du décès
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Suzhou, China
Berkeley, California, USA - Études
- Central Methodist University, Fayette, Missouri, USA
University of Chicago - Professions
- Professor (University of Colorado|1944–1947)
Professor (University of Denver|1944–1947)
Professor (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri|1947-1957)
Professor (Philosophy | MIT | 1958–1973)
Professor (Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy | Syracuse University | 1973-1983)
Professor (Visiting Professor of Religious Studies | University of California, Berkeley) - Organisations
- Vedanta Society
Washington University in St. Louis
Syracuse University
University of California, Berkeley
Perennialist School - Prix et distinctions
- Courage of Conscience Award, Peace Abbey, Sherborn, MA
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The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our… par Huston Smith
Retaining all the beloved qualities of Huston Smith's classic The Religions of Man and the current fully revised and updated The World's Religions, this beautifully illustrated presentation now gives Smith's unique appreciation of the world's religious traditions a wonderful new tradition. Illustrated.
Retaining all the beloved qualities of Huston Smith's classic The Religions of Man and the current fully revised and updated The World's Religions, this stunning pictorial presentation refines the text to its wonderful essentials. In detailed, absorbing, richly illustrated, and highly readable chapters on Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and primal religions, we find refreshing and fascinating presentations of both the differences and the similarities among the worldwide religious traditions. The approach is at once classic and contemporary, retaining all the empathy, eloquence and erudition that millions of readers love about the earlier editions, while being edited and designed for a contemporary general readership. This delightful marriage of winsome text and remarkable pictures vividly brings to life the scope and vision of Huston Smith's expertise and insight.… (plus d'informations)
One of the best guides out there on many of the kinds of religions that exist in the world.
Smith's treatment of indigenous, animistic, pagan, and traditional practices were less complete than I had hoped to find.
Smith's treatment of indigenous, animistic, pagan, and traditional practices were less complete than I had hoped to find.
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- Membres
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- Popularité
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- Évaluation
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- ISBN
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