God's generals : the military lives of Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad / Richard A. Gabriel.
"It is one of the more startling facts of military history that the founders of three of the four "great religions" -- Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam-- were also accomplished field generals with extensive experience in commanding men in battle. One of these, Muhammed, fought eight battles and was wounded twice, once almost fatally. Another, Siddhartha Gautama (later to become the Buddah), witnessed so much battlefield carnage that he suffered a psychological collapse. Moses had become so much a "god-intoxicated" personality that it is a reasonable suspicion that he, like the Buddah, was murdered. Indeed, had the experiences of these men in war not been so successful, it is quite possible that their achievements as religious leaders would never have occured. For all three, war and religion were so closely intertwined in ther personalities that it is difficult to discern where the influence of one ended and the other began. This book attempts to explore the military lives of Moses, the Buddah, and Muhammad, and the role their war experiences played in their religious lives." -- Book jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 1510708669
- ISBN: 9781510708662
- Physical Description: xiii, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First Skyhorse Publishing edition.
- Publisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-228) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- ch. 1 Moses: Israel's First General -- ch. 2 Buddha: The Soldier Pacifist -- ch. 3 Muhammad: The Warrior Prophet -- ch. 4 Legacies of War.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 201.727 GAB (Text) | 36015001220058 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 201.7273 Gab (Text) | 31010000573669 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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