"This introduction to the religious traditions of South and East Asian origin has been assembled by a team of scholarly authors. This second edition is now enhanced with improved reading lists, thought-provoking review questions and helpful expansions to its quoted material. It combines a historically descriptive perspective with a spirit of sympathetic fascination. No prior background in any religious tradition is required, but the reader already acquainted with a particular tradition will gain new insight even when covering familiar territory." -- Publisher's description.