Sacred Books of World Religions
This list includes core sacred texts from each religion and reading them makes us better understand people from different religious backgrounds. It helps to appreciate and connect as humans. Feel free to recommend texts in comments section.
created by socialecologyreader
last updated February, 2026
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Hi! Sorry, special interest awakened, I just wanted to let you know that the book of the dead listed here is a thriller novel 😁
Hi! Thanks a lot for highlighting that! Removed it :D Added the correct one, that is, Egyptian "Book of the Dead".
Yeah, I didn't write it in my comment bc I started rattling off about editions and which one could be added. Like- most known is the "Egyptian book of the dead, Papyrus of Ani" by E.A. Wallis Budge, but also the "book of the dead, papyrus of Turin" by Rachewiltz could work. There are also other texts on the topic, like "Following Osiris" by Mark Smith or "Book of the Dead: Becoming God in Ancient Egypt" edited by Foy Scalf... sorry I ended up rambling anyway 😅
That is helpful. Can you recommend core texts of religions you have gone through that can be added to this list. :)
Not at the top of my head, one of my interests is simply ancient egypt (mainly focused on pantheon and worship) so I was able to suggest for it 😅
