Eden: An Indian Exploration Of Jewish, Christian And Islamic Lore

This is the best book which is written on mythology. This book clear concept on big 3 religions of the earth.

Excellent perspectives by an Indian Author but his Passion towards the Hindu religion peeks out, which seems unnecessary in a book with is based on the Abrahamic religions. Excellent recommendation for nurturing your reading skills and gaining knowledge at the same time.

The media could not be loaded. I pre-ordered the book for 473 rupees. I havent read the book yet, I'm sure it will be worth it and the book was delivered in good condition.

What inspires a reader to buy a printed book in this era of paperless reading - content or illustration? In case of Eden: an Indian exploration of Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore, illustration was main reason I went for the printed version. And I was right!But first, about the content: lucid storytelling makes the long and complex stories narrated in religious texts accessible, and attractive to readers of all ages. I found classification of chapters remarkable. Unlike Olympus where chapters were dedicated to characters, here the author divided the chapters based on topic, creating the scope to 1) include exhaustive tales of three Abrahamic religions and 2) drawing a crisp and candid comparison among them, in a 276 page book.I would repeat, big attraction of the book written by an Indian author for the Indian readers is the bold illustrations- simple yet profound, minimal yet expressive. The Indian retelling became more gripping with the very Indian drawings of Abrahamic characters.

Haven't read the book yet,But the pictures are beautiful.Book quality is crisp.Packing was good.Deal was good.

Just started reading. Hard cover could have been better. But contents outweigh form...

My old English teacher from school had this big illustrated bible. That was one of the few opportunities that I got to know and learn about religions beyond mine.Eden by Devdutt Pattanaik is my first baby step in understanding Jewish, Christianity, and Islamic religions and the history of the middle east and certain parts of Europe. I learned how similar yet different the course of events is and also the fact that events get different narratives among people and centuries.With his signature, quirky illustrations, the author guides us through the stories that often overlap with each other. Not only he retakes the Lores but also gives a contextual explanation.Although, it’s a short book of just 285 pages, the exhaustive yet crisp manner of writing ensures to give an overall knowledge about the religions, reading this book, in a nutshell, is a fulfilling experience.

Being a fan of Devdutt's books and was very happy when I got to know he is finally writting on Abrahamic myths. This book is yet another wonderful treasure box, full of interesting information along with simple narrations.Devdutt's books right from Myth mythia has been my favourite and this one too is added to my shelf now.