The Blackwell Companions to Religion series presents a collection of the most
recent scholarship and knowledge about world religions. Each volume draws
together newly commissioned essays by distinguished authors in the field, and
is presented in a style which is accessible to undergraduate students, as well as
to scholars and the interested general reader. These volumes approach the
subject in a creative and forward-thinking style, providing a forum in which
leading scholars in the field can make their views and research available to a
wider audience.