Download or read book The Book of Heaven written by Carol Zaleski and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rich anthology of writings about heaven spans the millennia as well as the globe: the sacred chants of the Buddhist Pure Land sutras reverberate alongside John Donne's holy sonnets, and Shaker songs complement Jewish mystical hymns. 10 illustrations.