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Religion in Literature and Film in South Asia

Religion in Literature and Film in South Asia


Diana Dimitrova



Review “This volume contributes to our understanding of the links between relations in society in the distant past...
Manual of Standard Tibetan

Manual of Standard Tibetan


Nicholas Tournadre, Sangda Dorje



Review "...a delight to read...brings the field to a new level, particularly in the area of spoken Tibetan." -- Phil Stan...
Gurus In America (S U N Y Series in Hindu Studies)

Gurus In America (S U N Y Series in Hindu Studies)


Cynthia Ann Humes, Thomas A. Forsthoefel



From the Publisher Gurus in America provides an excellent introduction to the guru phenomenon in the United States, with ...
Chinggis Khan (Makers Of The Muslim World)

Chinggis Khan (Makers Of The Muslim World)


Michal Biran



Review "Michal Biran's study is thorough and extemely thought provoking... As an introduction to its subject, it should b...
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation (Shambhala Dragon Editions)

The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation (Shambhala Dragon Editions)


Chogyam Trungpa



Review "All is made painfully clear—we are routed out of our little 'cubby holes', all of our excuses are brou...
The Construction Of Space In Early China (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

The Construction Of Space In Early China (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)


Mark Edward Lewis



The Construction Of Space In Early China (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)...
A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes: Essential Distinctions Among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems : The Sdom Gsum ... Letters (Suny Series in Buddhist Studies)

A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes: Essential Distinctions Among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems : The Sdom Gsum ... Letters (Suny Series in Buddhist Studies)




Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: Tibetan From the Back Cover A Clear Differentiatio...
The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism

The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism


Gavin Flood



Review "This collection offers a new way to parse the multiple entryways into the vast arena of Hinduism. Using the gener...
A Tibetan Verb Lexicon: Verbs, Classes and Syntactic Frames

A Tibetan Verb Lexicon: Verbs, Classes and Syntactic Frames


Paul G. Hackett



Review Sophisticated work on the Tibetan language is long overdue and Hackett should be congratulated for this valuable o...
Temple Consecration Rituals in Ancient India: Text and Archaeology (Brill's Indological Library)

Temple Consecration Rituals in Ancient India: Text and Archaeology (Brill's Indological Library)


Anna A. Slaczka



Review All those interested in consecration rituals and temple building, as well as Sanskritists and archaeologists and a...
Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen

Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen


Tenzin W. Rinpoche



Review "There is more detailed and at the same time easily understood and useful information about the body and meditative ...
Autobiography of a Yogi

Autobiography of a Yogi


Paramahansa Yogananda



Review One book in particular stayed with Steve Jobs his entire life, Autobiography of a Yogi...'the guide to meditation ...
Varieties of Javanese Religion: An Anthropological Account (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)

Varieties of Javanese Religion: An Anthropological Account (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)


Andrew Beatty



Review "Both Indonesianists and scholars of ritual should consider this book a "must read" for its richly detailed accoun...
Raja Nal And The Goddess: The North Indian Epic Dhola In Performance

Raja Nal And The Goddess: The North Indian Epic Dhola In Performance


Susan S. Wadley



Review "How do we accept what life brings us? Dhola, translated with verve by Susan Wadley, explores this universal quest...
The Essence of Other-Emptiness

The Essence of Other-Emptiness


Taranatha



Review "...excursion into the works of one of the more colorful and daring among Tibet's intellectual yogins." -- Jules...
Fundamental Mind: The Nyingma View of the Great Completeness

Fundamental Mind: The Nyingma View of the Great Completeness




Review Insightful and practical commentary ... translated and edited by leading scholar Jeffrey Hopkins ... a valuable in...
Machik's Complete Explanation: Clarifying the Meaning of Chod (Tsadra Foundation)

Machik's Complete Explanation: Clarifying the Meaning of Chod (Tsadra Foundation)


Machik Labdron



Review "Since Western translators have privileged the genres of biographical and ritual texts, the richness of indigenous...
Comparative Theology: Deep Learning Across Religious Borders

Comparative Theology: Deep Learning Across Religious Borders


Francis X. Clooney



Review "It's a fascinating book, all the same. I warmly recommend it ." (Theology, 1 March 2011) "Comparative Theology wi...
The Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa

The Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa


Sarah Harding



Review "...a significant contribution to Himalayan history and Buddhist literature...valuable and accessible." -- Himalay...
A Survey of Hinduism, Third Edition

A Survey of Hinduism, Third Edition


Klaus K. Klostermaier



From the Back Cover This third edition of the classic text updates the information contained in the earlier editions, a...
Education and the Significance of Life

Education and the Significance of Life


J.Krishnamurti



From the Publisher The teacher probes the Western problems of conformity and loss of personal values while offering a f...
Studies in Asian Mission History, 1956-1998 (Studies in Christian Mission)

Studies in Asian Mission History, 1956-1998 (Studies in Christian Mission)


Arnulf Camps



Review '..".festive volume...an eminent example of mission history...but rather a lively picture of the [...]joyful encou...
The Body of God: An Emperor's Palace for Krishna in Eighth-Century Kanchipuram

The Body of God: An Emperor's Palace for Krishna in Eighth-Century Kanchipuram


D. Dennis Hudson



Review "Dennis Hudson's multidimensional 'decoding' of the 'Emperor's Palace' temple of Lord Vishnu in Kanchipuram is rem...
Transcendent Wisdom, Revised Edition

Transcendent Wisdom, Revised Edition


Dalai Lama



Review No Time to Lose (book) The ninth chapter of The Way of the Bodhisattva requires a book in itself . I refer you to ...
Wandering With Sadhus: Ascetics of the Hindu Himalayas (Contemporary Indian Studies)

Wandering With Sadhus: Ascetics of the Hindu Himalayas (Contemporary Indian Studies)


Sondra L. Hausner



Review "Will be of interest to students and scholars who are interested in any of a number of subjects: meditation, yoga, s...
Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought (Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy)

Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought (Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy)


Youru Wang



About the Author Youru Wang is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion, and Coordinator of Asian Studies at Rowan Un...
Buddhist Rituals Death And Rebirth: Contemporary SRI Lankan Practice (Routledgecurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism)

Buddhist Rituals Death And Rebirth: Contemporary SRI Lankan Practice (Routledgecurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism)


Rita Langer



About the Author Rita Langer is currently Research Fellow in Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. Focusing on...
The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo

The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo


Eihei Dogen



From the Back Cover The Heart of Doµgen's Shoµboµgenzoµ provides exhaustively annotated translations ...
Indian Critiques of Gandhi (Suny Series in Religious Studies)

Indian Critiques of Gandhi (Suny Series in Religious Studies)


Harold Coward



From the Back Cover Although Gandhi has been the subject of hundreds of books and an Oscar-winning film, there has been n...
Karma and Rebirth: The Karmic Law of Cause and Effect

Karma and Rebirth: The Karmic Law of Cause and Effect


Chris Humphreys



Karma and Rebirth: The Karmic Law of Cause and Effect...