The three axial ages : moral, material, mental /

"How should we think about the "shape" of human history since the birth of cities, and where are we headed? Sociologist and historian John Torpey proposes that the "Axial Age" of the first millennium BCE, when some of the world's major religious and intellectual develop...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Torpey, John, 1959- (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2017.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1455649
Table of Contents:
  • Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Moral Axial Age; 2. The Material Axial Age; 3. The Mental Axial Age; Notes; Index; About the Author.