Buddha: A Very Short Introduction - Brossura

Carrithers, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0192854534 ISBN 13: 9780192854537

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2001

Riassunto

Michael Carrithers guides us through the complex and sometimes conflicting information that Buddhist texts give 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.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Michael Carrithers is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Durham and author of The Forest Monks of Sri Lanka and Why Humans Have Cultures: Explaining Anthropology and Social Diversity (both published by OUP).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0192854534
• ISBN 13: 9780192854537
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Contatto del produttore: Oxford University Press; https://corp.oup.com/; ; WMF Platz 1; Geislingen/Steige; Baden-W?rttemberg; 73312; Germania