Description

This book, 'A Comparative History of Ideas' has been presented ideas from India, China, Japan, and Europe on the similarities and subtle differences of all the great cultures. The author has been included explanative chapters on Myths, Gods and Sacrifice: Thought in Early Agricultural Communities, the Twilight of the Gods: the Rise of Philosophy and Development of Heterodoxies, Early Universal Religions, Features of Medieval Thought and Common Features of Modern Thought. This is a lucid and rewarding book which sets a new standard for dealing with a history of thought across many cultures.