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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddha 563 BC-483 BC
/ Reception
/ Western world
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| IxTheo Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations BL Buddhism TA History |
| Further subjects: | B
Biography
B Gautama Buddha |
| Online Access: |
Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xv, 361 Seiten, 24 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-34679-5 978-1-009-34680-1 |
