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The Great Transformation - The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions

by Karen Armstrong
RM43.51 MYR RM39.85 MYR 8% off
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Charting pivotal era's religious and philosophical genesis.

If you're fascinated by the historical origins of spiritual beliefs and practices, "The Great Transformation" offers a rich tapestry of intellectual development across different civilizations. Karen Armstrong deftly guides you through the foundational period when key religious ideas took shape, providing insight and context that illuminates the legacy of these traditions today. It's a profound read for those interested in the deep roots and interconnectivity of our religious heritage.

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The Great Transformation - The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions

by Karen Armstrong
RM43.51 MYR RM39.85 MYR 8% off
ISBN: 9780676974652
Authors: Karen Armstrong
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Date of Publication: 2006-03-28
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Religion, Philosophy, History
Related Topics: Buddhism, Spirituality, Theology, History, World History, Christianity, History, World History
Goodreads rating: 4.04
(rated by 3863 readers)

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From one of the world’s leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God, The Battle for God, and The Spiral Staircase, comes a major new chronicle of one of the most important intellectual revolutions in world history and its relevance to our own time. In one astonishing, short period – the ninth century BCE – the peoples of four distinct regions of the civilized world created the religious and philosophical traditions that have continued to nourish humanity into the present: Confucianism and Daoism in China; Hinduism and Buddhism in India; monotheism in Israel; and philosophical rationalism in Greece. Historians call this the Axial Age because of its central importance to humanity’s spiritual development. Now, Karen Armstrong traces the rise and development of this transformative moment in history, examining the brilliant contributions to these traditions made by such figures as the Buddha, Socrates, Confucius, and Ezekiel. Armstrong makes clear that despite some differences of emphasis, there was remarkable consensus among these religions, and each insisted on the primacy of compassion over hatred and violence. She illuminates what this “family” resemblance reveals about the religious impulse and quest of humankind. And she goes beyond spiritual archaeology, delving into the ways in which these Axial Age beliefs can present an instructive and thought-provoking challenge to the ways we think about and practice religion today.
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