The Great Transformation: The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah (Revised)Paperback - Revised, 1 March 2007

The centuries between 800 and 300 BC saw an explosion of new religious concepts. But why did Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jeremiah, Lao Tzu and all others emerge in this 500 year span? Armstrong examines this period and the connections between this disparate group of philosophers, mystics, and theologians.