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  • Alive in the Writing

    Crafting Ethnography in the Company of Chekhov

    by Kirin Narayan ...
    "A gem of a book . . . of use to both beginning and seasoned ethnographers, as well as to anyone who wants to improve his or her writing about social life." —Elizabeth Fine, Journal of Folklore ResearchAnton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer—but he wrote more than just plays and stories. In Alive in the Writing—an intriguing hybrid of writing guide, ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cave of My Ancestors

    Vishwakarma and the Artisans of Ellora

    by Kirin Narayan ...
    Exploring family stories reveals the rich history of a seventh-century Buddhist shrine.As a young girl in Bombay, Kirin Narayan was enthralled by her father's stories about how their ancestors had made the ancient rock-cut cave temples at Ellora. Recalling those stories as an adult, she was inspired to learn more about the caves, especially the Buddhist worship hall known as the "Vishwakarma cave. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Everyday Creativity

    Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills

    by Kirin Narayan ...
    Series series Big Issues in Music
    Kirin Narayan’s imagination was captured the very first time that, as a girl visiting the Himalayas, she heard Kangra women join their voices together in song. Returning as an anthropologist, she became fascinated by how they spoke of singing as a form of enrichment, bringing feelings of accomplishment, companionship, happiness, and even good health—all benefits of the “everyday creativity” she ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • My Family and Other Saints

    by Kirin Narayan ...
    In 1969, young Kirin Narayan’s older brother, Rahoul, announced that he was quitting school and leaving home to seek enlightenment with a guru. From boyhood, his restless creativity had continually surprised his family, but his departure shook up everyone— especially Kirin, who adored her high-spirited, charismatic brother.A touching, funny, and always affectionate memoir, My Family and Other ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Creativity/Anthropology

    Edited by Renato Rosaldo, Smadar Lavie, Kirin Narayan ...
    Series series The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues
    Creativity and play erupt in the most solemn of everyday worlds as individuals reshape traditional forms in the light of changing historical circumstances. In this lively volume, fourteen distinguished anthropologists explore the life of creativity in social life across the globe and within the study of ethnography itself. Contributors include Barbara A. Babcock, Edward M. Bruner, James W. ... Read more

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    Patanjali the Shaman

    by Dr. Alberto Villoldo ...
    The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali is the classic text on the spiritual practice of yoga. Written more than 2,000 years ago, this work is a map to the fast track to enlightenment. They derive from an ancient oral tradition, when Devi, the Divine feminine, was worshiped.Yet, today, the Yoga Sutra is taught by priests and scholars from a masculine Hindu tradition that obscures the simple wisdom in it. Yoga ... Read more

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  • Incarnations of Lord Vishnu

    by DIVYA JAIN ...
    According to Hindu mythology, Lord Vishnu, the God of Preservation is supposed to be responsible for the sustenance, protection and maintenance of the Universe. To establish righteousness and destroy injustice in the world, he has incarnated in different life forms in various ages. Each incarnation has an interesting story associated with it which describes the feats of Vishnu. Such ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

  • Tibetan Diary

    From Birth to Death and Beyond in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal

    by Geoff Childs ...
    In this rich and deeply personal account of life in the highlands of Nepal, Geoff Childs chronicles the daily existence of a range of people, from venerated lamas to humble householders. Offering insights into the complex dynamics of the ethnically Tibetan enclave of Nubri, Childs provides a vivid and compelling portrait of the ebb and flow of life and death, of communal harmony and discord, and ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Before Buddha Was Buddha

    Learning from the Jataka Tales

    by Rafe Martin ...
    Discover how ordinary beings—a deer, a robber, a monkey, a parrot, and more—make up the past lives of the Buddha before he was Buddha.The jataka tales are ancient Buddhist stories found in both the Pali Canon and Sanskrit tradition, recounting the many past lives and ongoing spiritual work of Shakyamuni Buddha on his way to his final birth as Siddhartha Gautama. In them we find the Buddha facing ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Hindus

    An Alternative History

    by Wendy Doniger ...
    From one of the world?s foremost scholars on Hinduism, a vivid reinterpretation of its historyAn engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth that offers a new way of understanding one of the world?s oldest major religions, The Hindus elucidates the relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds.Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strictly chronological account ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Awakening Shakti

    The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga

    by Sally Kempton ...
    How do you live a life of spiritual awakening as well as outer abundance, inner freedom as well as deep intimacy? How do you serve the world selflessly, yet passionately celebrate your life?The sages of Tantra have known for centuries that when you follow the path of Shakti—the sacred feminine principle personified by the goddesses of yoga—these gifts can manifest spontaneously. Yet most of us, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Tatami Galaxy

    A Novel

    by Tomihiko Morimi ...
    Translated by Emily Balistrieri ...
    *SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE*An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what-might've-been and the what-should-never-be in this Groundhog Day meets The Midnight Library–esque time loop novel from one of Japan’s most popular authors.Our protagonist, an unnamed junior at a prestigious university in Kyoto, is on the verge of dropping out. After ... Read more

    $14.99 USD