Practicing transcendence: axial age spiritualities for a world in crisis
Auteur :
Peet, Christopher
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783030144340
Date de publication :
8 août 2020
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book introduces readers to the concept of the Axial Age and its relevance for a world in crisis. Axial ideas of transcendence develop into ideologies for world religions and civilizations, in turn coalescing into a Eurasian world-system that spreads globally to become the foundation of our contemporary world.