Judge Dee presided over his Imperial Chinese court with a brand of Confucian justice. A near-mythic figure in China, he…

• Rok vydání 2009

Religion, Mark C. Taylor argues in "After God", is more complicated than either its defenders or critics think and, indeed,…

Until recently, evolution and religion have been considered contending, irreconcilable theories of origin and existence.…

The Arabic philosophical fable Hayy Ibn Yaqzan is a classic of medieval Islamic philosophy. This book places Hayy Ibn Yaqzan…

• Rok vydání 2022

In this work, Cioran touches on nearly all the themes that preoccupied him during his writing career.…

This text reflects on the centuries-old debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with…

• Rok vydání 1975

Offers a look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. The author's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites,…

In the period domoninated by the triumphs of scientific rationalism, how do we account for the extraordinary success of such…

Suitable for students and scholars, this title presents an introduction to one of the richest texts in the history of…

Looks at how the paranormal bridges the sacred and the scientific. This title deals with: the cultural history of telepathy,…

• Rok vydání 1973

Masuzawa also explores the complex relation of world religions to Protestant theology, from the hierarchical ordering of…

Focuses on yoga's practitioners. Combing through millennia of South Asia's vast and diverse literature, this title discovers…

Suitable for scholars and students of philosophy and religion, this title challenges a fundamental premise of traditional…

'The Darkened Room' looks at the central role played by women as healers, mediums, and believers in the golden age of…

Reconstructs the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period. This book contains translations from over a dozen…

Looks at the interaction between civilized and primitive people in Colombia, examines the role of the shaman, and discusses…

The Greek Magical Papyri is a collection of magical spells and formulas, hymns, and rituals from Greco-Roman Egypt, dating…

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Of interest to ministers, seminarians, translators, and students of biblical Greek, this title offers definitions or…