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“simon pearse brodbeck”

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  • The Mahabharata Patriline

    Gender, Culture, and the Royal Hereditary

    by Simon Pearse Brodbeck ...
    The Sanskrit Mahabharata (which contains the Bhagavad Gita) is sorely neglected as a classic - perhaps the classic - of world literature, and is of particularly timely human importance in today's globalised and war-torn world. This book is a chronological survey of the Sanskrit Mahabharata's central royal patriline - a family tree that is also a list of kings. Brodbeck explores the importance and ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

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    A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way

    by Ursula K. Le Guin ...
    A rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual-philosophical classic of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching**—from a legendary literary icon**Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin’s unique take on Taoist ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Yoga Body : The Origins Of Modern Posture Practice

    The Origins of Modern Posture Practice

    by Mark Singleton ...
    Yoga is so prevalent in the modern world--practiced by pop stars, taught in schools, and offered in yoga centers, health clubs, and even shopping malls--that we take its presence, and its meaning, for granted. But how did the current yoga boom happen? And is it really rooted in ancient Indian practices, as many of its adherents claim? In this groundbreaking book, Mark Singleton calls into question ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Zen and Shinto

    A History of Japanese Philosophy

    by Chikao Fujisawa ...
    This history of Japanese philosophical traditions underscores the importance of Zen and Shinto to the development of Japanese culture.How do the Japanese talk about their native philosophy, Shinto, so many years after the Western Allies abolished it as a state religion? What is its relationship to Buddhism, and particularly to Zen? How modern can this very ancient creed ever be? These are some of ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Laws of Manu

    The Laws of Manu form a towering work of Hindu philosophy. Composed by many Brahmin priests, this is an extraordinary, encyclopaedic representation of human life in the world, and how it should be lived. Manu encompasses topics as wide-ranging as the social obligations and duties of the various castes, the proper way for a righteous king to rule and to punish transgressors, relations between men ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Mahayana Buddhism

    The Doctrinal Foundations

    by Paul Williams ...
    Series series The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices
    Originating in India, Mahayana Buddhism spread across Asia, becoming the prevalent form of Buddhism in Tibet and East Asia. Over the last twenty-five years Western interest in Mahayana has increased considerably, reflected both in the quantity of scholarly material produced and in the attraction of Westerners towards Tibetan Buddhism and Zen.Paul Williams’ Mahayana Buddhism is widely regarded as ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Prisoners of Shangri-La

    Tibetan Buddhism and the West

    by Donald S. Lopez ...
    "Lively and engaging . . . raises important questions about how Eastern religions are often co-opted, assimilated and misunderstood by Western culture." — Publishers WeeklyDonald Lopez provides the first cultural history of the strange encounter between Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Charting the flights of Western fantasies of Tibet and its Buddhist legacy, Lopez presents fanciful visions of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jain Rāmāyaṇa Narratives

    Moral Vision and Literary Innovation

    by Gregory M. Clines ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Jaina Studies
    Jain Rāmāyaṇa Narratives: Moral Vision and Literary Innovation traces how and why Jain authors at different points in history rewrote the story of Rāma and situates these texts within larger frameworks of South Asian religious history and literature.The book argues that the plot, characters, and the very history of Jain Rāma composition itself served as a continual font of inspiration for authors ... Read more

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  • Hindu Goddesses

    Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition

    by David Kinsley ...
    Series Book 12 - Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions
    Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley, author of The Sword and the Flute—Kali & Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology, sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship. ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Scientific Buddha: His Short and Happy Life

    by Donald S. Lopez Jr. ...
    This book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, "born" in Europe in the 1800s but commonly confused with the Buddha born in India 2,500 years ago. The Scientific Buddha was sent into battle against Christian missionaries, who were proclaiming across Asia that Buddhism was a form of superstition. He proved the missionaries wrong, teaching a dharma that was in harmony with modern science. And ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Translation as Discovery and Other essays on Indian Literature in English Translation

    by Sujit Mukherjee ...
    The wide-ranging essays presented in this book deal more with the practical than with the theoretical aspects of translation. The emphasis throughout is on the element of discovery inherent in the making as well as in the reading of translations. The author states that translation is necessary to any developed literary culture, and argues that translation into English has made it possible for an ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • On Hinduism

    by Wendy Doniger ...
    In this magisterial volume of essays*,* Wendy Doniger enhances our understanding of the ancient and complex religion to which she has devoted herself for half a century. This series of interconnected essays and lectures surveys the most critically important and hotly contested issues in Hinduism over 3,500 years, from the ancient time of the Vedas to the present day. The essays contemplate the ... Read more

    $31.49 USD