Illustrated Outline of Buddhism (eBook)

The Essentials of Buddhist Spirituality

William Stoddart (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
160 Seiten
World Wisdom (Verlag)
978-1-936597-37-6 (ISBN)

Infos

With over one billion followers around theworld, Buddhism, with its many schools and cultural forms, is a vast andcomplex field of study. An Illustrated Outline of Buddhism is an idealguide, offering both general and specialist readers an accessible and conciseintroduction to the essential features of Buddhism. This new and revisededition is brought to life by stunning illustrations of Buddhist art,architecture, and culture, as well as numerous maps and diagrams.

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AnIllustrated Outline of Buddhism is an ideal introduction to the vast and complex field of Buddhism, a world religion with more than a billion followers. In its short format and accessible style, it presents the essential features of the Buddhist religion with a clear yet concise style that is suitable for both the general reader and student of Buddhism. This fully color edition contains 40 color illustrations, including a stunning array of outstanding examples of Buddhist art, architecture, statuary, and calligraphy. Numerous maps, diagrams, and charts are included to illustrate important aspects of Buddhist beliefs and to summarize the different cultural forms and developmental phases of Buddhism. A select bibliography for further reading and a detailed index will also aid the reader.

Autor

William Stoddart was born in Carstairs, Scotland in 1925, lived most of his life in London, England, and now lives in Windsor, Ontario. For many years Stoddart was assistant editor of the British journal Studies in Comparative Religion. Stoddart's works include Outline of Hinduism, Outline of Sufism: The Essentials of Islamic Spirituality, and What Does Islam Mean in Today's World? Religion, Politics, Spirituality. Joseph Fitzgerald is a professional editor. He studied Comparative Religion at Indiana University and has traveled extensively throughout the Far East. His edited works includes the award-winning An Illustrated Introduction to Taosim by Jean C. Cooper. He lives with his wife and children in Bloomington, Indiana.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.9.2013
• Vorwort: Joseph A. Fitzgerald
• Zusatzinfo: 80 Illustrations including: - 80 Halftones, Color including Color Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
• ISBN-10: 1-936597-37-3 / 1936597373
• ISBN-13: 978-1-936597-37-6 / 9781936597376