The Axial Age and Its Consequences
| Author | : Robert N. Bellah |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 561 |
| Release | : 2012-10-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674067400 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674067401 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Axial Age and Its Consequences by : Robert N. Bellah
Download or read book The Axial Age and Its Consequences written by Robert N. Bellah and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes the bold claim that intellectual sophistication was born worldwide during the middle centuries of the first millennium bce. From Axial Age thinkers we inherited a sense of the world as a place not just to experience but to investigate, envision, and alter. A variety of utopian visions emerged and led to both reform and repression.
