A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity: Audiobook
Book 2 of the History of Religious Ideas series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity runs 17.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Noble (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on History of Religious Ideas
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 17.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 48 hours in all.
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity is book 2 of Mircea Eliade's History of Religious Ideas series: a 17.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Noble, released November 5, 2025, on the Christianity shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Noble
- Released
- November 5, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Christianity
- Series
- History of Religious Ideas #2
- ISBN
- 9798349127380
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How long is A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity as an audiobook?
A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity runs 17.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.
Is A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity?
A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity is narrated by Peter Noble.
Is A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.8 hours.