A new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals and everyday practices. A new edition of this major textbook, exploring the world's great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices by focusing on the 'lived experience' This comparative study is enriched and broadened with the inclusion of a sixth religion, DaoismTakes a thematic, comparative and practical approach; each chapter explores a series of key themes including birth, death, ethics, and worship across all six religions at each timeBroadens students' understanding by offering an impartial discussion of the similarities and differences between each religionIncludes an increased range of student-friendly features, designed to allow students to engage with each religion and extend their understanding.