Title | : | World Philosophies |
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Author | : | Ninian Smart & Oliver Leaman |
Release | : | 2013-12-19 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Religion & Spirituality, Books, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion |
Size | : | 2378534 |
World Philosophies presents in one volume a superb introduction to all the world’s major philosophical and religious traditions. Covering all corners of the globe, Ninian Smart’s work offers a comprehensive and global philosophical and religious picture. In this revised and expanded second edition, a team of distinguished scholars, assembled by the editor Oliver Leaman, have brought Ninian Smart’s 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. A brand new introduction which celebrates the career and writings of Ninian Smart, and his contribution to the study of world religions, helps set the work in context. |