Dante
- ISBN-10
- 0670891932
- ISBN-13
- 9780670891931
- Series
- Dante
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 205
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-02-01
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Authors
- Karen Armstrong, Richard Warrington Baldwin Lewis
Description
The author of The Battle for God and other works on religion focuses her attention on the Buddha, retracing his life from prince to savior of humankind.
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