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THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION; The Beginning of our Religious Traditions
by Armstrong, Karen
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0375413170
- ISBN 13
- 9780375413179
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About This Item
New York Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First Edition: Second Printing before Publication. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. maps and plans. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, pale parchment yellow quarter cloth with gold lettering over comparable boards, illustrated with 25 maps & plans, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) lettered with three colored circlets of religious figures, xviii + 469 pages + [2] Permissions + [2] A Note About the Author + [2] A Note About the Type. EXCEPTIONAL SIGNED COPY: clean, tight, bright with a tiptop dust jacket. Karen Armstrong, OBE, FRSL (born 1944) is a former Irish Catholic nun turned British author. She is well known for her books on comparative religion. As of this writing, she has written 26 best-selling books on important religious subjects and figures.
Synopsis
Karen Armstrong is the author of numerous other books on religious affairs, including A History of God, The Battle for God, Holy War, Islam, and Buddha . Her work has been translated into forty languages, and she is the author of three television documentaries. Since September 11, 2001, she has been a frequent contributor to conferences, panels, newspapers, periodicals, and other media on both sides of the Atlantic on the subject of Islam. She lives in London.
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- Borg Antiquarian
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- 3668
- Title
- THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION; The Beginning of our Religious Traditions
- Author
- Armstrong, Karen
- Illustrator
- maps and plans
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition: Second Printing before Publication
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0375413170
- ISBN 13
- 9780375413179
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York Toronto
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Buddha, Cave painting, shamans, Zoroaster, Taoism, animism, anthropology, Confucius
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BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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