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Document Type: | Book |
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Peter Harvey |
ISBN: | 0521308151 9780521308151 |
OCLC Number: | 50333990 |
Description: | 293 pages ; 22 cm |
Responsibility: | Peter Harvey. |
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'In its breadth and scope, without serious rival as an introductory volume ... Harvey's treatment is sympathetic and sensitive, managing to suggest both the breadth and richness of Buddhist teaching and its underlying unity.' The Times Literary Supplement '... its style is lucid and well thought out. The avoidance of technical terms and academic jargon wherever possible makes it a useful handbook for undergraduate study ... an intelligent and even-handed approach.' Scottish Journal of Religious Studies "Harvey's An Introduction to Buddhism is an admirably lucid, concise, and comprehensive exposition of the historical development and spread of Buddhism." Teaching Philosophy "...the most comprehensive and detailed English-language introduction to the entirety of Buddhism in its historical development." Adris "Peter Harvey's Introduction to Buddhism is to be recommended; in its breadth and scope it is without serious rival as an introductory volume...Harvey is to be congratulated on a rounded and sensitive presentation of Buddhist thought and practice." Times Literary Supplement Read more...

