The Buddha: life and afterlife between East and West

"Philip Almond's engaging new book is the first to combine a history of early traditions about the Buddha's life with an account of how he and the philosophy inspired by him went 'global'. It shows how the enchanted mythological figure of Buddhism became the disenchanted his...

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Autore principale: Almond, Philip C. 1950- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024
In:Anno: 2024
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Buddha 563 a.C.-483 a.C. / Ricezione / Mondo occidentale
Notazioni IxTheo:AX Relazioni interreligiose
BL Buddhismo
TA Storia
Altre parole chiave:B Gautama Buddha
Accesso online: Indice
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Edizione parallela:Erscheint auch als: Almond, Philip C., 1950-: Buddha. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023. - 9781009346788
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Riepilogo:"Philip Almond's engaging new book is the first to combine a history of early traditions about the Buddha's life with an account of how he and the philosophy inspired by him went 'global'. It shows how the enchanted mythological figure of Buddhism became the disenchanted historical Buddha of the West"--
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1009346792