Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism: A Social-Psychological Exploration of the Origins of a World Religion by Torkel Brekke

Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism: A Social-Psychological Exploration of the Origins of a World Religion

Torkel Brekke

161 pages digital 2005

3 editions

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Why did people in North India from the 5th century BC choose to leave the world and join the sect of the Buddha? This is the first book to apply the insights of social psychology in order to understand the religious motivation of the people who co...

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