The Origins and Diversity of Axial Age Civilizations (Suny Series in Near Eastern Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887060943 ISBN 13: 9780887060946

Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr, 1986

Synopsis

This book presents a new and original analysis of the great ancient civilizations, focusing on the breakthroughs and their institutionalization in Greece, Israel, China, and India. The conditions under which these civilizations developed are systematically explored. For comparative purposes, the civilization of Assyria, where such a breakthrough did not take place is analyzed.

Attention is given to the transformation of modes of thought and symbolism. Special focus is brought to the development of the great religions and the perception of tension between the transcendental and mundane orders and between rulers and other elites.

About this title

About the Author:

S. N. Eisenstadt is Rose Isaacs Professor of Sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Review:

Attention is given to the transformation of modes of thought and symbolism. Special focus is brought to the development of the great religions and the perception of tension between the transcendental and mundane orders and between rulers and other elites.

About this edition

• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0887060943
• ISBN 13: 9780887060946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 600
• Editor: Eisenstadt S. N.