Eastern

There is an intense love of freedom evident in the "Xing zi mingchu," a text last seen when it was buried in a Chinese tomb in 300 B.C.E. It tells us that both joy and sadness are the ecstatic zenith of what the text terms "qing."...

The Language of Disenchantment explores how Protestant ideas about language influenced British colonial attitudes toward Hinduism and proposals for the reform of that tradition. Protestant literalism, mediated by a new textual economy of the printed...

This book-length ethnography of the revival of a popular religious temple in contemporary rural China examines the organizational and cultural logics that inform the staging of popular religious activities. It also explores the politics of the religious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781571747334Author Arthur OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Hampton Roads Publishing CompanyPublisher Hampton Roads Publishing...

Identity and Civilization looks at Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as contemporary rivals in the political arena, focusing on the contemporary encounter between Israel and the Muslim and Arab peoples. Mordechai Nisan unearths the essential features of...

This is a collection of essays by students of the late Jung Young Lee, Professor of Systematic Theology at Drew University. The essays, based on seminar papers written for Dr. Lee in 1995 and 1996, show both the quality of the work he nurtured and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791453902Author Alexander StudholmeFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

A History of Modern Yoga traces the roots of Modern Yoga back to the spread of western esoteric ideas in 18th century Bengal's intellectual circles. In due course Raja Yoga, published by Vivekananda in 1896, became the seminal text of Modern Yoga largely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780932040374Author Sri Swami SatchidanandaFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Integral Yoga PublicationsPublisher Integral Yoga PublicationsDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780932040374Author Sri Swami SatchidanandaFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Integral Yoga PublicationsPublisher Integral Yoga PublicationsDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559391429Author Tenzin WangyalFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Snow Lion PublicationsPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997716207Author Guru Rinpoche PadmasambhavaFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Rangjung Yeshe PublicationsPublisher Rangjung Yeshe Publications

The 19th-century Bengali mystic Ramakrishna played a major role in the development of Hinduism and is regarded as a modern saint. Yet he remains an enigma to followers unable to reconcile his saintly status with his eroticized language and actions. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788190363686Author Swami Dayananda SaraswatiFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Arsha Vidya Research And PublicationPublisher Arsha Vidya Research And...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060648084Author J. KrishnamurtiFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 90g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780609609590Author Alistair ShearerFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 159mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642970210Author Martin PalmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Hampton Roads Publishing CoPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser

Understanding the Religions of the World offers a new approach to the study of religion which moves away from the purely descriptive and instead helps students understand how religions actually 'work'. Covering all the main faith traditions, it combines...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946742902Author Agni Yoga SocietyFormat PaperbackImprint AGNI Yoga Society, IncorporatedPublisher AGNI Yoga Society, IncorporatedWeight(grams) 129g

An ideal resource for courses on Hinduism or world religions, this accessible volume spans the entire field of Hindu studies. It provides a forum for the best scholars in the world to make their views and research available to a wider audience. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591810247Author John LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Sentient PublicationsPublisher Sentient PublicationsWeight(grams) 138g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780876120101Author Paramahansa YoganandaFormat HardbackPage Count 130Imprint Self-Realization Fellowship,U.S.Publisher Self-Realization Fellowship,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570628184Author Carolyn Rose GimianFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991356935Author Joan Sutherland RoshiFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Following Wind PressPublisher Following Wind PressWeight(grams)...

This book brings together the studies of Jeaneane Fowler in Taoism, Chinese popular religion and the broader canvas of Chinese cosmogony, and those of Merv Fowler in Confucianism, Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism. 'Chinese Religions' requires...

The first book-length introduction to an exciting new interdisciplinary field-written by an internationally recognized leader of the Contemplative Studies movement This is the first book-length introduction to a growing and influential interdisciplinary...

This accessible guide to the development of Japan's indigenous religion from ancient times to the present day offers an illuminating introduction to the myths, sites and rituals of kami worship, and their role in Shinto's enduring religious identity. ...

It is surely a significant manifestation of the permanence of the soul's quest for God that the Western world, at a time when human values, principles, and ideals are being questioned and rejected, has turned to an interest in the age-old practice of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781565892323Author Swami KriyanandaFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Crystal Clarity,U.S.Publisher Crystal Clarity,U.S.Dimensions(mm) 175mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997399936Author Swami RamdasFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Sufi Ruhaniat InternationalPublisher Sufi Ruhaniat InternationalWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881774217Author Jonathan ChamberlainFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Blacksmith BooksPublisher Blacksmith BooksWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm)...

This major work comprises a comprehensive study of Eastern and Western esoteric streams and the occult powers that stand behind them. In Part 1 Prokofieff discusses the spiritual movement of Agni Yoga, presented to the world by Helena Roerich and her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591810070Author Wei Wu WeiFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Sentient PublicationsPublisher Sentient PublicationsWeight(grams) 270g

This popular introduction to the world's major religions provides a comprehensive survey of the major traditions together with selected primary readings. A new edition of this popular introduction to the world's major religions Provides a comprehensive...

Silent Music breaks down the barriers between science and religion, as well as between religions themselves, in order to extrapolate a comprehensive understanding of the "science of meditation." Johnston explores the concept of meditation from all...

Drawing upon the author's three decades of work in comparative theology, this is a pertinent and comprehensive introduction to the field, which offers a clear guide to the reader, enabling them to engage in comparative study. The author has three...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939681959Author Amir FreimannFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Monkfish Book Publishing...

A Lifetime of Peace follows the successful model established by A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings by and about the Dalai Lama. It draws on dozens of sources to collect the very best writing by and about Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Vietnamese...

Christian Zen is a ground breaking book for all Christians seeking to deepen and broaden their inner lives. Providing concrete guidelines for a way of Christian meditation that incorporates Eastern insights, it is a helpful book that can open new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781597842716Author Ali UnalFormat PaperbackPage Count 540Imprint The Light IncPublisher Tughra BooksWeight(grams) 717g