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  • Creating Judaism

    History, Tradition, Practice

    by Michael Satlow ...
    How can we define "Judaism," and what are the common threads uniting ancient rabbis, Maimonides, the authors of the Zohar, and modern secular Jews in Israel? Michael L. Satlow offers a fresh perspective on Judaism that recognizes both its similarities and its immense diversity. Presenting snapshots of Judaism from around the globe and throughout history, Satlow explores the links between vastly ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • The Gift in Antiquity

    Edited by Michael Satlow ...
    Series Book 16 - Ancient World: Comparative Histories
    “The Gift in Antiquity is an exciting and learned dialogue with Marcel Mauss’s The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies, published ninety years ago. The essays engage Mauss’s model, offering critique and nuance, and sometimes push Mauss’s insights far beyond what he had imagined. While many anthologies are useful for the one or two essays they contain, this volume offers a ... Read more

    $113.00 USD

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  • The Qur'an

    An Introduction

    by Abdullah Saeed ...
    There is much more to the Qur'an than the selective quotations favoured by Islamic fundamentalists. This book provides a student-friendly guide to the many ways in which the Qur'an can be read.Designed for both Muslims and Western non-Muslim students, it examines the Qur'an in Western scholarship as well as giving an overview of the rich interpretive traditions from the time of the Prophet ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • The Edinburgh Lectures On Mental Science

    by Troward, Thomas ...
    The Unity of The Spirit - Subjective and Objective Mind - Further Considerations Regarding Subjective and Objective Mind - The Law of Growth - Receptivity - Reciprocal Action of The Universal and Individual Minds - Causes and Conditions - Intuition - Healing - The Will - In Touch With Subconscious Mind - The Body - The Soul - The Spirit - Entering Into The Spirit of It - Individuality - The New ... Read more

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  • Literature and the Gods

    by Roberto Calasso ...
    Series series Vintage International
    Brilliant, inspired, and gloriously erudite, Literature and the Gods is the culmination of Roberto Calasso’s lifelong study of the gods in the human imagination. By uncovering the divine whisper that lies behind the best poetry and prose from across the centuries, Calasso gives us a renewed sense of the mystery and enchantment of great literature.From the banishment of the classical divinities ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Reading Greek

    Text and Vocabulary

    by Joint Association of Classical Teachers ...
    Series series Reading Greek
    First published in 1978, Reading Greek has become a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. It combines the best of modern and traditional language-learning techniques and is used widely in schools, summer schools and universities across the world. It has also been translated into several foreign languages. This volume contains a narrative adapted ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • This Is My God

    by Herman Wouk ...
    The Pulitzer Prize-winning author shares a "valuable, wise, and quietly moving" meditation on orthodox Judaism ( Chicago Tribune ).Renowned for his sweeping historical novels such as The Cain Mutiny and The Winds of War, Herman Wouk now presents a brilliantly distilled examination of his own religious faith. A miracle of brevity, This Is My God guides readers through the world's oldest practicing. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Augustine's Confessions

    A Biography

    by Garry Wills ...
    Series series Lives of Great Religious Books
    From Pulitzer Prize–winner Garry Wills, the story of Augustine’s ConfessionsIn this brief and incisive book, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills tells the story of the Confessions--what motivated Augustine to dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one-and-a-half millennia since it was composed. Following Wills's biography of Augustine and his ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Jewish Humor

    What the Best Jewish Jokes Say About the Jews

    by Joseph Telushkin ...

    $14.99 USD

  • Delphi Complete Works of Philo of Alexandria (Illustrated)

    by Philo Judaeus of Alexandria, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 77 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Philo of Alexandria was a Greek-speaking Jewish philosopher, who is now recognised as the most important representative of Hellenistic Judaism. His writings provide a concise view of the development of Judaism in the Diaspora. His essays seek to synthesise revealed faith and philosophic reason, and Philo is also regarded by Christians as a forerunner of Christian theology. Delphi’s Ancient ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household

    by Blu Greenberg ...
    Told with warmth and understanding, this modern guide explores virtually every aspect of Jewish home life, showing that—contrary to popular belief—the home, and not the synagogue, is the most important institution in Jewish life.In How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household, Blu Greenberg opens the door to the heart of Jewish living, offering both practical wisdom and rich historical insight. With ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Minding the Temple of the Soul

    Balancing Body, Mind & Spirit through Traditional Jewish Prayer, Movement and Meditation

    by Tamar Frankiel, Judy Greenfeld ...
    This new spiritual approach to wholeness of body, mind and soul uses Kabbalistic teachings and other Jewish traditions to introduce us to a spiritual tradition that affirms the body and enables us to reconceive our bodies in a positive light and be more responsible for our own spiritual and physical health. Each chapter offers meditations and simple movement exercises to provide a framework for ... Read more

    $13.99 USD