100 Spiritual Leaders Who Shaped World History

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Summary: Especially recommended to students of religion/spirituality
Review: In 100 Spiritual Leaders Who Shaped History, Samuel Crompton provides an informative biographical survey of one hundred men and women who led extraordinary spiritual lives and significantly contributed to our understanding of religious beliefs. From the Biblical Abraham and the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten, down to Desmond Tutu and Tenzin Gyatso (The Fourteenth Dalai Lama of the present day), these spiritual leaders are presented in chronological order, complete with fascinating personal and historical facts, more than one hundred illustrates, locator maps, a glossary, timeline, and index. From the founder of Hasidism (a mystical strain of Judaism) to the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha, 100 Spiritual Leaders Who Shaped History is a succinct, inspiring, "reader friendly" compendium and especially recommended to students of religion and spirituality.