The Complete Idiot's Guide to the World's Religions is the perfect introduction to the faiths and practices you've wondered about. Get comfortable with Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Shinto. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get a peek into the world's great faiths through the ages, lists of important holidays and festivals, advice about what to say - and what not to say - when the subject of religion comes up, and clues about what to expect when you encounter another faith for the first time.