Age of the Sages
The Axial Age in Asia and the Near East
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, General Eastern Religions, Reference, Comparative Religion
| Author: | Mark W. Muesse | ISBN: | 9781451438611 |
| Publisher: | Augsburg Books | Publication: | August 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Augsburg Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mark W. Muesse |
| ISBN: | 9781451438611 |
| Publisher: | Augsburg Books |
| Publication: | August 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Augsburg Books |
| Language: | English |
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 religious thought down to our day.
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 religious thought down to our day.
