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The writing of the present work has been a congenial task to Mr. Mead, and he has brought to bear lovingly and zealously upon the portraiture of the figure of Christ and of early Christianity, all the knowledge which a deep study of Oriental religions from their emotional side could furnish.The outset...

This is the complete edition including all three books and a detailed essay about Hermeneutics. The so-called Hermetic writings have been known to Christian writers for many centuries. The early church Fathers (Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria) quote them in defense of Christianity....

Dieser Sammelband beinhaltet das Beste der deutschen Poesie. Hunderte von ausgesuchten Gedichten von Goethe, Fallersleben, Hofmannsthal, Löns, Claudius, Mörike, Uhland und vielen vielen mehr.

Über 580 deutsche Sagen im Volltext, darunter die folgenden: Die drei Bergleute im Kuttenberg Der Berggeist Der Bergmönch im Harz Frau Hollen Teich Frau Holla zieht umher Frau Hollen Bad Frau Holla und der treue Eckart Frau Holla und der Bauer Die Springwurzel Fräulein von Boyneburg Der Pielberg...

Sabine Baring-Gould's work on lycanthropy and the legends of the werewolves is probably the most detailed on the market. She goes back deep into the history, tries to share knowledge on the evolution of the legends and expresses her views on modern-day werewolves' talks.

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo (1906), is a long essay linking the role of tea (Teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English Tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young...

The She-rab Dong-bu (Tree of Wisdom) is a metrical translation in Tibetan of a Sanscrit ethical work entitled Prajnya Danda, written by Nagarjuna who flourished in the fourth century of the Buddhist era (about 100 B.C.), The Tibetan version was probably made about the 11th century of our era but the exact date has not been determined. It is included in the Ten-gyur, beginning at leaf 165.

The Dhammapada is a versified Buddhist scripture traditionally ascribed to the Buddha himself. It is one of the best-known texts from the Theravada canon. The title, Dhammapada, is a compound term composed of dhamma and pada, each word having a number of denotations and connotations. Generally, dhamma...

A comparative statement of the various religious dogmas concerning the soul and its destiny, and of Akkadian, Hindu, Taoist, Egyptian, Hebrew, Greek, Christian, Mohammedan, Japanese and other magic. Chapter I - Modern Spiritualism On The Soul Chapter Ii - Hindu Souls Chapter Iii - Egyptian Souls Chapter...

Verne's story describes a trip on the "Great Eastern," from Liverpool to New York, and a journey afterwards up the Hudson and to the Falls of Niagara. The descriptive parts of the story are free from Verne's well-known peculiarities, and therefore seem tame coming from his pen ; but in making...

This is the annotated edition including * an annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids This book contains essential texts that have been written or translated from the most important Theravada and Mahayana scriptures. Contents:...

This is the annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids Contents: Part I: Seven Initiation Rituals Of The Tibetan Tantra Chapter One - The Initiation Ritual Of The Fierce Guru Chapter...

This is the annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids The results of Mr. Okakura's visits to China and India, where he made exhaustive studies, are brilliantly set forth in this book,...

Eine historische Novelle. Scherr war einer der vielseitigsten Kenner der Literatur- und Kulturgeschichte und ein sprachgewandter und geistvoller Schriftsteller, dessen Leben und Wirken in gleichem Maße der Schweiz wie Deutschland angehörte.