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The Uses Of The Past: Profiles Of Former Societies

With the vision of both historian and philosopher, Herbert Muller surveys the golden ages of past societies in a search for a pattern or a lesson that can be meaningful today. He analyzes the spirit and contribution of the Byzantine Empire, Israel, Greece, and Rome; Western Christendom, including the Age of the Enlightenment; 'Holy Russia,' Byzantine and Marxist; and the mysticism of India and the humanism of China. In his final chapter he presents a challenge and a credo for the present. Professor Muller is in the Department of English, Indiana University.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 394
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780824063733
  • Genres
  • history, science, philosophy
  • Release date
  • 1984