Eastern Religions category: 6161 books
by Jacqueline Suthren Hirst, John Zavos
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This book offers a contemporary approach to the study of religion in modern South Asia. It explores the development of religious ideas and practices in the region, giving students a clear and critical understanding of social, political and historical context.
Part One takes a fresh look at some...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
How do text, performance, and rhetoric simultaneously reflect and challenge notions of distinct community and religious identities? This volume examines evidence of shared idioms of sanctity within a larger framework of religious nationalism, literary productions, and communalism in South Asia. Contributors...
by Michael Beloved
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
This is an information archive of the books authored by Michael Beloved on the subjects of yoga and meditation, reincarnation, astral projection, supernatural/spiritual perception, Krishna’s and Patanjali’s teachings.
by Hale Dwoskin, Lester Levenson
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2014
That which every one of us is looking for in this world is exactly the same thing. Every Being, even the animal, is looking for it. And what is it that we are all looking for? Happiness with no sorrow! A continuous state of happiness with no taint whatsoever of sorrow. Now, if this be the Goal, why...
Hoofprint of the Ox
Principles of the Chan Buddhist Path as Taught by a Modern Chinese Master
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2002
Revered by Buddhists in the United States and China, Master Sheng-yen shares his wisdom and teachings in this first comprehensive English primer of Chan, the Chinese tradition of Buddhism that inspired Japanese Zen. Often misunderstood as a system of mind games, the Chan path leads to enlightenment...
by Nicholas Atkin
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
It is assumed that those French in Britain during World War II - Dunkirk refugees; servicemen; Vichy consular officials; colonists - were supporters of De Gaulle. This study examines the hopes and fears of these communities: how they fitted into British life and how the British viewed them.
Explorations in Daoism
Medicine and Alchemy in Literature
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
The Daoist canon is the definitive fifteenth century compilation of texts concerning ritual, alchemical and meditation practices within Daoist religion. Many of these texts are undated and anonymous, so dating them is essential for a clear understanding of the development of Chinese alchemy, and the...
The Histories of the Latin American Church
A Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Latin American Christianity is too often presented as a unified story appended to the end of larger western narratives. And yet the stories of Christianity in Latin America are as varied and diverse as the lands and the peoples who live there. The unique political, ecclesial, social, and historical...
Virginity Tests & Stray Marriages
Rumours and Realities of Marriage Practices in Contemporary Samin Society
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
From the mid – 19th century the Samin people have made a contribution to resistance to Dutch colonial rule in rural Java by their non-violence movement and passive resistance (lijdelijk verset). History also notes that they have a unique culture and system of values which reflect their own local...
A Buddhist Spectrum
Contributions to the Christian-Buddhist Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Essays distilling a lifetime of thought and practice by one of the earliest explorers of both the physical landscape of Tibet as well as it Vajrayana tradition.
Buddhist Modernities
Re-inventing Tradition in the Globalizing Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
The transformations Buddhism has been undergoing in the modern age have inspired much research over the last decade. The main focus of attention has been the phenomenon known as Buddhist modernism, which is defined as a conscious attempt to adjust Buddhist teachings and practices in conformity with...
Comparative Journeys
Essays on Literature and Religion East and West
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2008
Throughout his academic career, Anthony C. Yu has employed a comparative approach to literary analysis that pays careful attention to the religious and philosophical elements of Chinese and Western texts. His mastery of both canons remains unmatched in the field, and his immense knowledge of the contexts...
by F. A. Bell
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
In this excellent small tome F. A. Bell delves into the mysteries of the Masonic Order of the Eastern Star including the role and history of the women who shaped and served the order.
“The spirit of modernity now pervades even our Ancient Mysteries, so that they must bear the stamp of recent...
Myth and Deity in Japan
The Interplay of Kami and Buddhas
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Shinto is a tradition native to Japan that arose naturally on the eastern fringe of the Eurasian continent and was woven over many years into the fabric of people's everyday lives. When Buddhism entered the country in the sixth century, the two religions-rather than competing with or seeking to marginalize...