|
|
|
Item Details
Title:
|
GOD'S GENERALS
THE MILITARY LIVES OF MOSES, THE BUDDHA AND MUHAMMAD |
By: |
Professor Richard A. Gabriel |
Format: |
Hardback |
List price:
|
£19.99 |
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
1473859042 |
ISBN 13: |
9781473859043 |
Publisher: |
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 May, 2016 |
Pages: |
240 |
Description: |
Examines the military leadership of founders of three great religions: Moses, Buddha and Muhammad and analyses how their military experiences and success shaped their religious legacy. . |
Synopsis: |
It is one of the more startling facts of military history that the founders of three of the four 'great religions'-Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam-were also accomplished field generals with extensive experience in commanding men in battle. One of these, Muhammad, fought eight battles and was wounded twice, once almost fatally. Another, Siddhartha Gautama (later to become the Buddha), witnessed so much battlefield carnage that he suffered a psychological collapse. Moses had become so much a 'god-intoxicated' personality, it is a reasonable suspicion that he, like the Buddha, was murdered. Indeed, had the experiences of these men in war not been so successful, it is quite possible that their achievements as religious leaders would never have occurred. For all three, war and religion were so closely intertwined in their personalities that it is difficult to discern where the influence of one ended and the other began. This book attempts to explore the military lives of Moses, the Buddha and Muhammad, and the role their war experiences played in their religious lives. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB)
Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
|
|
All the Things We Carry PB
What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
|
|
|
|