Asian Religions

Reducere. World Religions: Eastern Traditions, Fifth Edition, provides students with an accessible, engaging, and thought-provoking survey of Hinduism, Sikhi...

Although religious fundamentalism is often thought to be confined to monotheistic 'religions of the book', this study examines the emergence of a f...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 236Collection: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and PhilosophyPublication date: 2018Dimensions: ...

This book is a detailed examination of a Chinese women's cult that confronts the dangers of pregnancy, childbirth, and childhood diseases.Publisher...

Reducere. Tennis Mindset explains three characteristics of skillful performance (tranquility, mental attentiveness and eff ortless action) and teaches three ...

A scholar of world religions investigates religiously motivated violence that occurred in medieval Tibet and Bhutan, as well as in modern India, Sr...

Reducere. The disproportionate influence of Buddhist thought and philosophy found in cultural circles such as education, entertainment and the media coupled ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The essays and lectures colleced in this volume focus on the relationship of the Catholic Church with the other "Abrahamic" faiths, primarily Islam...

DescriptionYoga, tantra and other forms of Asian meditation are practised in modernized forms throughout the world today, but most introductions to...

Reducere. "An incisive look at immigration, assimilation, and national identity" (Kirkus Reviews) and the landmark immigration law that transformed the face ...

"Exemplary for its organization and writing, this work is likely to become the standard single-volume text on Buddhism for the student, whether wit...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Southeast Asia, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book: History of Southea...

An ideal introduction to the history of Buddhism. Andrew Skilton - a writer on and practitioner of Buddhism - explains the development of the basic...

Description The Upaniṣads are among the most sacred foundational scriptures in the Hindu religion. Composed from 800 BCE onwards and making up part...

In 221 BCE, the Qin state conquered its neighbours and created the first unified Chinese empire in history. So began the imperial era, where dynast...

The eleven countries of Southeast Asia are diverse in every way, from the ethnicities and religions of their residents to their political systems a...

Reducere. To practising bonpos, Bon simply means the true religion of Tibet, while to Tibetan Buddhists, Bon refers to the false teachings and practices that...

Reducere. Second U.S. edition of a highly acclaimed, simple introduction to Jainism, an ancient (more than 2600 years old) but currently relevant religion fr...

DescriptionBuddhism is one of the oldest and largest of the world's religions. But it is also a tradition that has proven to have enormous contempo...

Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki was a key figure in the introduction of Buddhism to the non-Asian world. Many outside Japan encountered Buddhism for the fi...

A Buddhist scholar reflects on life, death, and the ways we blind ourselves to the inevitable as he confronts his own mortality. In the winter of 2...