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This work takes a somewhat different approach to the world's major religions. First, it is written in plain English and not the jargon often used by theologians and religious studies experts. It is specifically designed for the layperson. Second, it looks at the religions from a historian's point of view. Third, it focuses on the founders of the religion and thus has a biographical flavor, introducing the reader to such fascinating figures as Zoroaster, Yajnavalkya, Mahavira, Confucius, the more familiar Christ and Muhammad, and others. Fourth, emphasis is given to the historical development of the various religions more so than to the nature of those religions. Fifth, the book demonstrates that viewing religions through the historian's eyes and subjecting them to historical examination reveals that what is truly known about the religions and their founders ( as opposed to what various disciples and commentators claim is known) is very little. In spite of all that has been written about them, they can be summed up, historically speaking, in less than 200 pages!