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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 9 Hallah
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 10 Orlah
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 14 Yoma
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 15
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 16 Rosh
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£48.00
University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 17
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£48.00
University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 18 Besah
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£65.00
University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 19
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 20
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 23
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 24 Nazir
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 25
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 26
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 27 Sotah
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The University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel V 28 Baba Qamma
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The University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel V 29 Baba Mesia
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The University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel V 30 Baba Batra
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The University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel V 31 Sanhedrin
Book SynopsisEdited by the acclaimed scholar Jacob Neusner, this thirty-five volume English translation of the Talmud Yerushalmihas been hailed by the Jewish Spectator as a project...of immense benefit to students of rabbinic Judaism.
£76.00
University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 33
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 34
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 35
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The University of Chicago Press The Hungry God
Book SynopsisThe folklore and classical literature of India abound with stories of parents who sacrifice their children. In this book the author examines one set of such tales - Hindu texts that bear similarities to the biblical aqedah, the account of Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac.
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The University of Chicago Press Emergency
Book SynopsisNine short essays exploring the K'iche' Maya story of creation, the Popol Vuh. Written during the lockdown in Chicago in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, these essays consider the Popol Vuh as a work that was also written during a time of feverish social, political, and epidemiological crisis as Spanish missionaries and colonial military deepened their conquest of indigenous peoples and cultures in Mesoamerica. What separates the Popol Vuh from many other creation texts is the disposition of the gods engaged in creation. Whereas the book of Genesis is declarative in telling the story of the world's creation, the Popol Vuh is interrogative and analytical: the gods, for example, question whether people actually need to be created, given the many perfect animals they have already placed on earth. Emergency uses the historical emergency of the Popol Vuh to frame the ongoing emergencies of colonialism that have surfaced all too clearly in the global health crisis of COVID-19. In Trade Review"A work concerned with multiplicity. . . . Garcia’s Emergency is a reorientation, a shift in perspective, while recognizing there is no such thing as a return to originality nor to a specific origin point. What if origin is a weaving, a constant wearing of stories and timetables, perpetual changes and cyclical advantages?" * Cleveland Review of Books *“Garcia contributes a penetrating and eloquent exposition of a unique document of the indigenous Americas. He shows how the Popol Vuh extends our understanding of oppression and ecological ruin in our time.” -- Alphonso Lingis, author of Irrevocable: A Philosophy of Mortality“In this brilliant exegesis, Garcia reveals the Popol Vuh as a living document, a dialogical story of creation crafted in conditions of colonial emergency, which still bears urgent relevance today. Consisting of a series of short and lyrical essays on a wide range of topics, Emergency is a thought-provoking commentary essential for anyone who engages with this foundational text.” -- Claudia Brittenham, author of The Murals of Cacaxtla: The Power of Painting in Ancient Central Mexico“I would like to believe that the exquisite tapestry of this book, which weaves together history, myth, philosophical reflection, and literary criticism, heralds a new era of poetic scholarship in the humanities (‘poetic’ in Vico’s sense). We are in need of this kind of imaginative reanimation of our academic vocation.” -- Robert Pogue Harrison, author of Juvenescence: A Cultural History of Our AgeTable of ContentsBirds Wealth Caves Television Demons Migrations Love The Sun Mormons Afterword References Index
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The University of Chicago Press Emergency
Book SynopsisNine short essays exploring the K'iche' Maya story of creation, the Popol Vuh. Written during the lockdown in Chicago in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, these essays consider the Popol Vuh as a work that was also written during a time of feverish social, political, and epidemiological crisis as Spanish missionaries and colonial military deepened their conquest of indigenous peoples and cultures in Mesoamerica. What separates the Popol Vuh from many other creation texts is the disposition of the gods engaged in creation. Whereas the book of Genesis is declarative in telling the story of the world's creation, the Popol Vuh is interrogative and analytical: the gods, for example, question whether people actually need to be created, given the many perfect animals they have already placed on earth. Emergency uses the historical emergency of the Popol Vuh to frame the ongoing emergencies of colonialism that have surfaced all too clearly in the global health crisis of COVID-19. In Trade Review"A work concerned with multiplicity. . . . Garcia’s Emergency is a reorientation, a shift in perspective, while recognizing there is no such thing as a return to originality nor to a specific origin point. What if origin is a weaving, a constant wearing of stories and timetables, perpetual changes and cyclical advantages?" * Cleveland Review of Books *“Garcia contributes a penetrating and eloquent exposition of a unique document of the indigenous Americas. He shows how the Popol Vuh extends our understanding of oppression and ecological ruin in our time.” -- Alphonso Lingis, author of Irrevocable: A Philosophy of Mortality“In this brilliant exegesis, Garcia reveals the Popol Vuh as a living document, a dialogical story of creation crafted in conditions of colonial emergency, which still bears urgent relevance today. Consisting of a series of short and lyrical essays on a wide range of topics, Emergency is a thought-provoking commentary essential for anyone who engages with this foundational text.” -- Claudia Brittenham, author of The Murals of Cacaxtla: The Power of Painting in Ancient Central Mexico“I would like to believe that the exquisite tapestry of this book, which weaves together history, myth, philosophical reflection, and literary criticism, heralds a new era of poetic scholarship in the humanities (‘poetic’ in Vico’s sense). We are in need of this kind of imaginative reanimation of our academic vocation.” -- Robert Pogue Harrison, author of Juvenescence: A Cultural History of Our AgeTable of ContentsBirds Wealth Caves Television Demons Migrations Love The Sun Mormons Afterword References Index
£57.00
The University of Chicago Press The Mahabharata Volume 1 Book 1 The Book of the
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The University of Chicago Press The Mahabharata Volume 2 Book 2 The Book of
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Disability Studies and Biblical Literature
Book SynopsisThe primary aim of this volume is to synthesize the two fields of disability studies and biblical studies. It illustrates how academic or critical biblical scholarship has shown that many texts involving disability in the Bible is much more nuanced than a casual reading or isolated proof texting may indicate.Trade Review'This book assembles an impressive array of scholars whose collective work changes the terrain of disability studies and biblical scholarship. Adding nuance and deep expertise to the discourse, Disability Studies and Biblical Literature shows us how superficial and general has been much of the previous discussion of religious attitudes toward people with disabilities in the western world. Focusing on the heterogeneity of individual biblical texts, as well as complex cultural and historical factors, these scholars give us a multifaceted understanding of the ways the ancient world saw disability through its textual representation.' - Lennard Davis, Distinguished Professor of English, University of Illinois at Chicago 'In this valuable volume, Biblical scholars introduce critical nuance to the reading of sacred texts of the Hebrew and Christian testaments by working with social and cultural models of disability. The authors refuse to hide disability behind presumably greater or more important spiritual truths. They break through ideological uses of 'disability,' including that sensibility which insists spiritual insight is more valuable than material experience. Persons living with disabilities may finally be recognized as resident actors in these texts.' - Sharon V. Betcher, author of Spirit and the Politics of Disablement 'The editors of this timely collection, which brings together high quality Biblical studies and an issue of central importance to our society, are to be commended for this pioneering and necessary initiative.' - Christopher Rowland, Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture, Queen's College, Oxford UniversityTable of ContentsThe Nature of Barrenness in the Hebrew Bible; J.S.Baden The Blind, the Lame, and the Barren Shall Not Come into the House; S.Ackerman 'Like the eunuch who does not beget': Gender, Mutilation, and Negotiated Status in the Ancient Near East; T.Lemos Sexual Disabilities in the Hebrew Bible; D.T.Stewart Isaiah's Brave New World: The Disabled in Prophetic Utopian Visions; J.Schipper Whoring after Cripples: On the Intersection of Gender and Disability Imagery in Jeremiah; R.Raphael Ascription of Physical Disability as a Stigmatizing Strategy in Biblical Iconic Polemics; S.M.Olyan A Tale of Two Eunuchs: Isaiah 56:1-8 and Acts 8:26-40; S.Melcher Sensing Jesus: The Construction of the Ideal Disciple in Mark; C.R.Moss 'The Blind, Lame and Paralyzed' (John 5:3): John's Gospel, Disability Studies, and Postcolonial Perspectives; W.Carter His Feet and Ankles Were Made Strong: Signs of Character in the Man Lame from Birth; M.C.Parsons Paul's Disability: The Thorn in his Flesh; A.Y.Collins In Sickness and in Health: Ancient Rituals of Truth in the Greco-Roman World and 1 Peter; M.Henning 'The Punishment of the Devil was Apparent in the Torment of the human Body': Epilepsy in Ancient Christianity; N.Kelley
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Columbia University Press The Book of LiehTzu A Classic of the Tao
Book Synopsis-- Burton WatsonTable of ContentsPreface to the Morningside Edition Preface Dramatis Personae Introduction Heaven's Gifts The Yellow Emperor King Mu of Chou Confucius The Questions of T'ang Endeavour and Destiny Yang Chu Explaining Conjunctions Short Reading List Textual Notes
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Columbia University Press The Lotus Sutra
Book SynopsisA translation of "The Lotus Sutra" which has been regarded as one of the illustrious scriptures in the Mahayana Buddhist canon.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Expedient Means 3. Simile and Parable 4. Belief and Understanding 5. The Parable of the Medicinal Herbs 6. Bestowal of Prophecy 7. The Parable of the Phantom City 8. Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples 9. Prophecies Conferred on Learners and Adepts 10. The Teacher of the Law 11. The Emergence of the Treasure Tower 12. Devadatta 13. Encouraging Devotion 14. Peaceful Practices 15. Emerging from the Earth 16. The Life Span of the Thus Come One 17. Distinctions in Benefits 18. The Benefits of Responding with Joy 19. Benefits of the Teacher of the Law 20. The Bodhisattva Never Disparaging 21. Supernatural Powers of the Thus Come One 22. Entrustment 23. Former Affairs of the Bodhisattva Medicine King 24. The Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound 25. The Universal Gateway of the Bodhisattva Perceiver of the World's Sounds 26. Dharani 27. Former Affairs of King Wonderful Adornment 28. Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universal Worthy
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Columbia University Press The Lotus Sutra
Book SynopsisA translation of "The Lotus Sutra" which has been regarded as one of the illustrious scriptures in the Mahayana Buddhist canon.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Expedient Means 3. Simile and Parable 4. Belief and Understanding 5. The Parable of the Medicinal Herbs 6. Bestowal of Prophecy 7. The Parable of the Phantom City 8. Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples 9. Prophecies Conferred on Learners and Adepts 10. The Teacher of the Law 11. The Emergence of the Treasure Tower 12. Devadatta 13. Encouraging Devotion 14. Peaceful Practices 15. Emerging from the Earth 16. The Life Span of the Thus Come One 17. Distinctions in Benefits 18. The Benefits of Responding with Joy 19. Benefits of the Teacher of the Law 20. The Bodhisattva Never Disparaging 21. Supernatural Powers of the Thus Come One 22. Entrustment 23. Former Affairs of the Bodhisattva Medicine King 24. The Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound 25. The Universal Gateway of the Bodhisattva Perceiver of the World's Sounds 26. Dharani 27. Former Affairs of King Wonderful Adornment 28. Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universal Worthy
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Yale University Press The Mishnah
Book SynopsisThe Mishna, a six-part codification of oral rabbinic law, is the basis of the Talmud. It is one of the two holy books upon which Judaism has been constructed. This edition aims to provide as close to a literal translation as possible, following the syntax of Mishnaic Hebrew.
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Zondervan Understanding the Koran
Book SynopsisA brief, non-technical introduction, Understanding the Koran covers the Koran’s writing, its contents, how it’s used and viewed by Muslims, and differences and similarities between it and the Bible. Suggestions on how the Koran should or should not be used in conversations with Muslims are also included.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Story of the Quran
Book SynopsisAcclaimed Islamic scholar, Ingrid Mattson now updates her authoritative and comprehensive introduction through the addition of expanded sections on the Qur an in art and architecture, in the life cycle of Muslims, and in Islamic ethics and law.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments to the Second Edition ix Preface to the First Edition xi 1 God Speaks to Humanity 1 God Hears and Responds 1 Defining the Qur’ an 2 Ancient Origins of the Meccan Sanctuary 4 The Arabian Context 7 The Arabic Language 11 The Jahiliyya: A Time of Lawlessness and Immorality 13 The Early Life of Muhammad 16 Muhammad as the Messenger of God 18 2 The Prophet Conveys the Message 27 Historicizing the Qur’ an 27 The Medium and the Message 34 God is One 37 Moral Conduct and Its Ultimate Consequences 46 Servants of God 50 Persecution of Believers Past and Present 55 Establishing a Viable State and a Just Political Order 61 Building Community 68 A Door to Heaven is Closed 73 3 The Voice and the Pen 79 A Sacred Pedigree 79 Recited and Written 85 The Prophet and the First Collection of the Qur’ an 88 The Early Generations: Regional Schools of Recitation and the Elaboration of the Mushaf 100 Standardizing the Curriculum 105 Qur’ anic Recitation and Ritual Life 109 Breaking the Tradition 119 The Value of Memorization 124 Transmission of the Qur’ an in the Modern Age 127 Conclusion 133 4 Blessed Words: The Qur’ an and Culture 141 The Qur’ an as the Word of God 141 The Qur’ an and Sacred Architecture 147 The Elevation of the Qur’ an 155 Language, Naming, and Common Expressions 157 Ritual Purity and Purifying Rituals 161 Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife 168 5 What God Really Means: Interpreting the Qur’ an 185 Exegesis before Hermeneutics 185 The Epistemological Challenge 193 Intertextuality: The Isra’iliyyat 197 Occasions of Revelation 201 Understanding the Language of the Qur’ an 204 Relating the Sunna to the Qur’ an 210 Deriving Legal Norms from the Qur’ an 215 Consensus and Diversity in Legal Reasoning 223 Modernity: Making the Words “Reasonable” 226 Some Contested Issues 235 Inheritance 235 Wife-beating 237 Conclusion 242 6 Conclusion: Listening for God 247 Glossary 267 Bibliography 271 Index of Qur’ anic Citations and References 287 Index 289
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University of California Press A Concordance of the Quran
Book SynopsisSuitable for those who have no command of the Arabic language and yet desire to understand the Qur'an, this title utilizes the semantic structure of Arabic vocabulary in revealing the meaning of the Qur'an on given issues, points or concepts.Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Abbreviations Table of Transliterations Introduction A. The Qur'an: An Introductory Comment B. How to Use the Concordance C. The Language of the Qur'an Appendix: A Numerical and Chronological List of the Chapters of the Qur'an The Concordance --The Divine Name (Allah)--100 pages --The Remaining Vocabulary of the Qur'an--1250 pages The Index I. Terms Associated with the Divine Name 2. A. Divine Attributes 2. B. Proper Nouns 2. C. General Index
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Qurn Cambridge
Book SynopsisAs the living scriptural heritage of more than a billion people, the Qur'an (Koran) speaks with a powerful voice. Just as other scriptural religions, Islam has produced a long tradition of interpretation for its holy book. Nevertheless, efforts to introduce the Qur'an and its intellectual heritage to English-speaking audiences have been hampered by the lack of available resources. The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an seeks to remedy that situation. In a discerning summation of the field, Jane McAuliffe brings together an international team of scholars to explain its complexities. Comprising fourteen chapters, each devoted to a topic of central importance, the book is rich in historical, linguistic and literary detail, while also reflecting the influence of other disciplines. For both the university student and the general reader, The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an provides a fascinating entrÃe to a text that has shaped the lives of millions for centuries.Trade Review'This collection of essays, lucidly written and edited, will provide an indispensable resource for students, teachers, and scholars in Qur'anic studies and for anyone looking for an overview of past and present controversies in interpreting the Qur'an.' Michael Sells, Divinity School, University of Chicago'concise but detailed information … The range of particular topics and issues is nicely woven into a single "companion".' Journal of Shi'a Islamic StudiesTable of ContentsList of figures; Notes on contributors; Introduction Jane Dammen McAuliffe; Part I. Formation of the Qur'ānic Text: 1. The historical context Fred M. Donner; 2. Creation of a fixed text Claude Gilliot; 3. Alternative accounts of the Qur'ān's formation Harald Motzki; Part II. Description and Analysis: 4. Themes and topics Daniel A. Madigan; 5. Structural, linguistic and literary features Angelika Neuwirth; 6. Recitation and aesthetic reception William A. Graham and Navid Kermani; Part III. Transmission and Dissemination: 7. From palm leaves to the Internet Fred Leemhuis; 8. Inscriptions in art and architecture Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom; Part IV. Interpretations and Intellectual Traditions: 9. The tasks and traditions of interpretation Jane Dammen Mcauliffe; 10. Multiple areas of influence Alexander Knysh; 11. Western scholarship and the Qur'ān Andrew Rippin; Part V. Contemporary Readings: 12. Women's readings of the Qur'ān Asma Barlas; 13. Political interpretation of the Qur'ān Stefan Wild; 14. The Qur'ān and other religions Abdulaziz Sachedina; Qur'ān citation index; General index.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) New Directions in Qumran Studies 52 Library of
Book SynopsisFifty years after the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls there have been many advances in the field of Qumran Studies. Yet much work remains undone. In particular the study of the scrolls has continued to follow long established historical critical methods while largely failing to incorporate recent advances in literary, ideological and sociological approaches.The essays collected here are the result of the Bristol Colloquium on the Dead Sea Scrolls held in September 2003. Here, ten scholars working in a diversity of areas demonstrate how these recent advances in scholarship increase our knowledge of the scrolls, their historical context, and their impact on modern critical scholarship. The contributors consider a wide range of approaches, ranging across discussions in sociology, anthropology, literary studies, post-colonialism and ideological criticism. These essays will help to take Qumran Studies forward in new and creative ways.This is volume 52 in the Library of Second Temple StudiTrade Review'This exciting collection of essays explores the applicatoin of new methods to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls, with a special, but not exclusive, interest in social-scientific approaches...This is a seminal collection that I recommend highly for scholars and postgraduates working on the Dead Sea Scrolls and related ancient literature. James R. Davila * Journal for the Study of the New Testament *Table of ContentsThe Qumran Sect in the Context of Second Temple Sectarianism; Joseph P. Blenkinsopp, University of Notre Dame, USA; The Qumran Scrolls and the Demise of the Distinction Between Higher and Lower Criticism; George J. Brooke, University of Manchester, UK; 'Rewritten Bible' and 'Parabiblical Texts': A Terminological and Ideological Critique; Jonathan G. Campbell, University of Bristol, UK; Sects from Texts: On the Problems of Doing a Sociology of the Qumran Literature; Philip R. Davies, University of Sheffield, UK; 'Men of Perfect Holiness' (1QS 7:20): Social Scientific Thoughts on Group Identity, Asceticism and Ethical Development in the Rule of the Community; Louise J. Lawrence, University of Glasgow, UK; Another Look at the Lands of Damascus: The Spaces of the Damascus Document in the Light of Edward W. Soja's Thirdspace Approach; Liv Ingeborg Lied, University of Bergen, Norway; 'An Unauthorised Version': The Temple Scroll in Narratological Perspective; William J. Lyons, University of Bristol, UK; The Language of Gates and Entering: On Sacred Space in the Temple Scroll; Jorunn Okland, University of Oslo, Norway and University of Sheffield, UK. 'False Teaching, Lying Tongues and Deceitful Lips (4Q 169 frgs 3-4 2.8): The Pesharim and the Sociology of Deviance; Lloyd K. Pietersen, University of Bristol, UK; Probing the Possibilities and Pitfalls of Post-Colonial Approaches to the Dead Sea Scrolls; Andy M. Reimer, Canadian Bible College, Canada and University of Sheffield, UK
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Harmony/Rodale The Essential Zohar The Source of Kabbalistic
Book SynopsisFor thousands of years, no book has been more shrouded in mystery than the Zohar, yet no book offers us greater wisdom. The central text of Kabbalah, the Zohar is a commentary on the Bible’s narratives, laws, and genealogies and a map of the spiritual landscape. In The Essential Zohar, the eminent kabbalist Rav P. S. Berg decodes its teachings on evil, redemption, human relationships, wealth and poverty, and other fundamental concerns from a practical, contemporary perspective. The Zohar and Kabbalah have traditionally been known as the world’s most esoteric sources of spiritual knowledge, but Rav Berg has dedicated his life to making this concentrated distillation of infinite wisdom available to people of all faiths so that we may use its principles to live each day in harmony with the divine.
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Harvard University Press Uttararcika
Book SynopsisThe Samaveda contains the earliest tradition of music from India. It presents largely Rigvedic textual material in a form arranged for singing in the solemn Srauta ritual. This edition is based on manuscripts collected from all over India and Europe. B. R. Sharma presents the accented text, its Padapa?ha, and commentaries.
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Harvard University Press Recitational Permutations of the Saunakiya
Book SynopsisThis is a critical edition of the Kramapatha and Jatapatha forms of recitational permutations of sections of the Saunakiya Atharvaveda available in six rare manuscripts found in Pune, India. As these variations are no longer available in the surviving oral tradition in India, the texts provide rare access.
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Random House USA Inc Hindu Scriptures
Book SynopsisAmong the sacred books of India are the hymns of the Rig-Veda, the world’s first recorded poems; the “magical texts” of the Athara-Veda; the stirring pantheistic speculations of the Upanishads; and the Bhagavad-Gītā, a cosmic drama of divine self-revelation in human history on the field of human battle. Taken together they represent 3,500 years of a continuous religious tradition that is multifarious, inclusive, and, at the same time, wedded to a central spiritual vision.This edition features the translations and annotations of R. C. Zaehner, a pioneering scholar whose selections in this volume, first published by Everyman’s Library in 1966, have never been bettered as an introduction for the general reader to the Vedic tradition. Zaehner has chosen the most interesting and important verses, rendered in English that is accessible and vivid, and his introduction provides an excellent guide to the historical context, the philosophical significance, and the literary power of these beautiful and ancient texts.Introduction by R.C. Zaehner(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)
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Random House USA Inc The Meaning of the Glorious Koran Everymans
Book SynopsisWhile in the service of India’s Nizam of Hyderabad, Marmaduke Pickthall converted to Islam and, with the help of Muslim theologians and linguists, produced this clear and lovingly precise English interpretation of the Holy Koran. His work is honored by believer and non-believer alike for its unique combination of piety, scholarly rigor in its translation and explanatory notes, and deep feeling for the poetic beauty and moral grandeur of its Arabic original.With an Introduction by William Montgomery Watt
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Nine and a Half Mystics
Book SynopsisFrom Simon & Schuster, Nine and a Half Mystics is Herbert Weiner''s exploration of the Kabbalah today.This revised edition of a modern classic includes a new foreword by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel and an afterword by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, editor of The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition, as well as a coda by the author in which he explores the many paths being traveled today in the search for the treasures of the Kabbalah.
£17.09
Ebury Publishing The Bhagavad Gita
Book SynopsisThe Bhagavad Gita, or ''Song of the Spirit'', is the best known book of India''s national epic The Mahabharata. Based on a dialogue between Bhagavan Krishna and Prince Arjuna on the eve of a great battle, it is held to be the essence of Hindu spirituality, sacred literature and yoga, as well as exploring the great universal themes of courage, honour, death, love, virtue and fulfilment. Of interest to the large number of contemporary spiritual seekers - of any faith and none - who want to read the world''s most important sacred texts, and to learn from their wisdom. Also useful for scholars of Vedic literature and students.
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John Wiley & Sons EthicoReligious Concepts in the Quran
Book SynopsisA revelation of the guiding spirit of the Islamic moral code.
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McFarland & Company Islamic Images and Ideas
Book Synopsis These 24 studies on specific symbols, images and icons from the Muslim tradition are authored by scholars from around the world. Divided into four sections, the Divine, the Spiritual, the Physical, and the Societal, they examine theological issues, such as divine unity, creation, wrath, and justice, as well as spiritual subjects, such as the straight path, servitude, perfection, the jinn, intoxication, and the status of Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Essays also explore the symbolism of physical elements such as water, trees, seas, ships, food, the male sexual organ, eyebrows, and camels; and the significance of more socially-centered subjects such as the center, ijtihad, governance, otherness, Ashura, and Arabic. Drawing from the Qur''an and Sunnah, the essays address these topics with tact and respect from a position that appreciates exegetical diversity while remaining within the realm of unity.
£27.54
State University Press of New York (SUNY) Faith and Practice of Islam Three Thirteenth
Book SynopsisTranslations and analyses of three Persian Sufi texts, offering a perspective on Islam that is rarely met in modern works.
£24.27
University of Hawai'i Press A Companion to Angus CGrahams Chuang Tzu The
Book SynopsisAngus C. Graham's most significant work is his corpus of publications on Taoism. This text gathers together Graham's writing on the textual criticism and philosophy of the Chuang Tzu. Harold Roth presnts an edited version of Graham's notes along with other essays, philosophy and translation.
£15.16
Quest Books,U.S. Heart of the Quran the An Introduction to Islamic
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