The age of the sages : the axial age in Asia and the Near East /

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By setting traditions and thinkers such as Zoroaster, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Gautama Buddha, Confucius, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle side by side, we are able to see more clearly the questions with which they struggled, their similarities and differences, and how their ideas have influenced...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Muesse, Mark W. (Mark William), 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2013.
Temas:
Taoism > History.
Confucianism > History.
Jainism > History.
Buddhism > History.
Judaism > History.
Hinduism > History.
Taoïsme > Histoire.
Confucianisme > Histoire.
Jaïnisme > Histoire.
Bouddhisme > Histoire.
Judaïsme > Histoire.
Hindouisme > Histoire.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > General.
Buddhism.
Confucianism.
Hinduism.
Jainism.
Judaism.
Religion.
Taoism.
East Asia > Religion.
South Asia > Religion.
Middle East > Religion.
East Asia.
Middle East.
South Asia.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Age of the Sages; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Timeline; Introduction: What Was the Axial Age?; West Asia; The Noble Ones; The Life of Zoroaster; Zoroaster's Legacy; South Asia; South Asia before the Axial Age; The Start of the Indian Axial Age; Death and Rebirth; The Quest for Liberation; The Vedantic Solution; The One and the Many; The Life of Siddhattha Gotama; "I Am Awake"; Why We Suffer; The Noble Path; From Buddha to Buddhism; Jainism; East Asia; East Asia before the Axial Age; The World of Confucius; The Foundations of Confucianism; The Cultivation of Virtue.
  • Early Confucianism and the Rise of DaoismThe Daodejing; Daoist Politics and Mysticism; Conclusion: Reflections on the Axial Age; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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