World Philosophies - Smart, Ninian
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World Philosophies presents in one volume a superb introduction to all the worlds major philosophical and religious traditions. Covering all corners of the globe, Ninian Smarts work offers a comprehensive and global philosophical and religious picture. In this revised and expanded second edition, a team of world renowned scholars assembled by the Editor Oliver Leaman have brought Ninian Smarts masterpiece up to date for the twenty-first century. Chapters have been revised by experts in the field to include recent philosophical developments, and the book includes a new bibliographic guide to resources in world philosophies.…mehr

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World Philosophies presents in one volume a superb introduction to all the worlds major philosophical and religious traditions. Covering all corners of the globe, Ninian Smarts work offers a comprehensive and global philosophical and religious picture. In this revised and expanded second edition, a team of world renowned scholars assembled by the Editor Oliver Leaman have brought Ninian Smarts masterpiece up to date for the twenty-first century. Chapters have been revised by experts in the field to include recent philosophical developments, and the book includes a new bibliographic guide to resources in world philosophies.
Autorenporträt
Ninian Smart (1927 - 2001) was Emeritus Professor of Comparative Religion and of Religious Studies at the Universites of California and Lancaster. He was recognised as one of the world's foremost scholars in religious studies and was President of the American Academy of Religion for the year 2000. He authored many acclaimed books, including The Religious Experience, Dimensions of the Sacred and The World's Religions. Oliver Leaman is Zanker Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kentucky. He has written and edited numerous books, including Key Concepts in Eastern Philosphy (Routledge, 1999) and the Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy (2001).
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'Both the scholarly world and the general public owe a huge debt of gratitude to Oliver Leaman and his team for bringing the revised version up to date. This book is conceived on a typically grand scale and should both provoke and inspire the reader at the same time. This is a welcome new edition.'- John R. Hinnells, Robinson College, Cambridge

'Both the scholarly world and the general public owe a huge debt of gratitude to Oliver Leaman and his team for bringing the revised version up to date. This book is conceived on a typically grand scale and should both provoke and inspire the reader at the same time. This is a welcome new edition.'- John R. Hinnells, Robinson College, Cambridge