Paths of the Sacred: A Global History of Faith and Power (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798267201261)

Paths of the Sacred is an evidence-guided survey of how religious traditions, institutions, texts, rituals, and political authority have interacted across different places and periods.

Across 33 chapters, it moves from ancient Near Eastern, African, South Asian, East Asian, Mediterranean, European, American, and Pacific contexts to selected modern debates. The book distinguishes documented history from tradition-specific belief, scholarly interpretation, and contested claims, and includes reader-facing references for material claims.

This is a broad comparative overview, not a travelogue or account of original fieldwork. It does not claim that every tradition follows one pattern, and it does not replace specialist study of any living community.