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The Great Transformation

The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah

Karen Armstrong author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Atlantic Books

Published:8th Mar '07

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Now available in paperback: The Great Transformation is nothing less than a global account of the time when religion was born. 'A remarkable history... fascinating and highly readable... profoundly relevant.' Julie Wheelwright, Independent

Now available in paperback: The Great Transformation is nothing less than a global account of the time when religion was born.

'A remarkable history... fascinating and highly readable... profoundly relevant.' Julie Wheelwright, Independent

The centuries between 800 and 300 BC saw an explosion of new religious concepts. Their emergence is second only to man's harnessing of fire in fundamentally transforming our understanding of what it is to be human. But why did Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jeremiah, Lao Tzu and others all emerge in this five-hundred-year span? And why do they have such similar ideas about humanity?In The Great Transformation, Karen Armstrong examines this phenomenal period and the connections between this disparate group of philosophers, mystics and theologi

"'A remarkable history... fascinating and highly readable... profoundly relevant.' Julie Wheelwright, Independent '[Armstrong] shows a formidable grasp of sacred history and biblical scholarship.' Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, The Times 'Armstrong writes with her customary elegance and lucidity... It would be hard not to learn a lot from this substantial book.' Diarmaid MacCulloch, Guardian 'This book deserves nothing but praise.' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times"

ISBN: 9781843540564

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 35mm

Weight: 423g

496 pages

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