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    Buddhism (Transcript)
    Buddhism (Transcript)
    Buddhism (Transcript)
    Ebook423 pages8 hours

    Buddhism (Transcript)

    By Malcolm David Eckel

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    Buddhism is the companion book to the audio/video series of the same name. It contains a full transcript of the series as well as the complete course guidebook which includes lecture notes, bibliography, and more.

    About this series:

    This lecture series takes you on a far-reaching journey around the globe - from China to the Americas to New Zealand - to shed light on how two dozen of the top discoveries, inventions, political upheavals, and ideas since 1400 have shaped the modern world. In just 24 thought-provoking lectures, you'll get the amazing story of how life as we know it developed. Starting in the early 15th century and culminating in the age of social media, you'll encounter astounding threads that weave through the centuries, joining these turning points in ways that may come as a revelation. You'll also witness turning points with repercussions we can only speculate about because they are still very much in the process of turning. Professor Liulevicius doesn't merely recount the greatest events of history, but rather has selected true catalysts in provoking changes in worldview. Some of the events you'll investigate, including the discovery of the New World and the fall of the Berlin Wall, will immediately resonate as watershed moments. The global significance of other pivotal events may only become apparent through the detailed analysis contained in these lectures, such as the publication of the Enlightenment-era Encyclopédie and the Russo-Japanese War - which has been historically overshadowed by the two world wars that followed. As you discover how turning points such as the discovery of penicillin and the opening of East Berlin hinged on chance, accident, and, in some cases, sheer luck, you'll realize how easily history might have played out differently.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Great Courses
    Release dateDec 5, 2001
    ISBN9781565851900
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      Really excellent, though I would have liked to have seen a session on Korea and one on southeast Asia (with particular reference to Vietnam, considering the importance of Buddhism during the Vietnam War). Do be aware that there's another Great Courses video on Buddhism with the same instructor but which is only have the length (12 half-hour sessions rather than the 24 of this course that I'm currently reviewing). You definitely want to get this 24-session video rather than the shorter one, which omits significant amounts of material.

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