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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Philip C. Almond is Emeritus Professor in Religious Thought at the University of Queensland and a renowned specialist in the nexus between religion and the history of ideas. His recent publications include Mary Magdalene: A Cultural History (Cambridge University Press, 2022), The Antichrist: A New Biography (Cambridge University Press, 2020), God: A New Biography (I.B. Tauris, 2018); Afterlife: A History of Life after Death (I.B. Tauris, 2016), and The Devil: A New Biography (I.B. Tauris, 2014). His earlier, pioneering book The British Discovery of Buddhism (Cambridge University Press, 1988) has gained a reputation as a landmark study in comparative religion and intellectual history.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Stories of the Buddha 2. The Quest for Enlightenment 3. The Buddha, the Greeks, and the Naked Philosophers 4. Mongols, Missionaries, and the Chief of the Idols 5. Saint Josaphat, the Buddha of Christendom 6. Imagining the Buddha 7. The Quest for the Historical Buddha 8. A Buddha for the West Epilogue: 'Naturalised Buddhism'.
1. Stories of the Buddha 2. The Quest for Enlightenment 3. The Buddha, the Greeks, and the Naked Philosophers 4. Mongols, Missionaries, and the Chief of the Idols 5. Saint Josaphat, the Buddha of Christendom 6. Imagining the Buddha 7. The Quest for the Historical Buddha 8. A Buddha for the West Epilogue: 'Naturalised Buddhism'.
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