Lives: Buddha
$33.77
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2002
Summary
Buddhism is a faith that commands over 100 million followers throughout the world. Buddha revolutionised the religious ideas of his time to advocate a new way of living. All that is known about him comes from a collection of ancient writings that fuse history, biography and myth.
Karen Armstrong distils from these the key events of Buddha’s life: his birth as Siddhatta Gotama in the fifth century BC and his abandonment of his wife and son; his attainment of enlightenment under the Ban…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753813409 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753813408 |
| Author: | Karen Armstrong |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2002 |
| Weight: | 201g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 138mm x 18mm |
| Series: | LIVES |
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The chasm between the many academic theologians and the general public has grown through the years and now we have fewer people who write about theological matters in a way that bridges scholarly thinking and a general readership. Her work has a broad sweep and that is extremely important * GUARDIAN *During the past four decades, Karen Armstrong has been one of the most persistent and powerful voices in the eminently respectable task of popularising religious scholarship in the anglophone world. * TLS *
About The Author
Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong lives in London.
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