Michael Carrithers
Auteur van The Buddha
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Why Humans Have Cultures: Explaining Anthropology and Social Diversity (O P U S) (1992) 51 exemplaren
The Forest Monks of Sri Lanka: An Anthropological and Historical Study (Oxford University South Asian Studies Series) (1983) 6 exemplaren
Culture, Rhetoric and the Vicissitudes of Life (Studies in Rhetoric and Culture) (2009) 2 exemplaren
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Buddha: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short… door Michael Carrithers
Looks at the milieu the Buddha lived in and what based on the sources but without blindly following them the philosophy he must have espoused. Within that it does what is says on the tin.
In this valuable introduction, Michael Carrithers guides us through the complex and sometimes conflicting information that Buddhist texts give us about the life and teaching of the Buddha. He discusses the social and political background of India in the Buddha's time and traces the development of his thought. He also assesses the rapid and widespread assimilation of Buddhism and its contemporary relevance. Well-paced and informative, this introduction will enlighten not only those who study Buddhism and comparative religion but anyone intrigued by the remarkable philosophy of one of the greatest religious thinkers.… (meer)
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- 424
- Populariteit
- #57,554
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- 3.5
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- 3
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- 27
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- 5