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From the beginnings to Socrates -- Socrates and the platonic forms -- The philosophy of Plato's maturity -- Aristotle -- Epicurus and the Stoics -- The Middle Platonists and Philo of Alexandria -- The philosophy of late antiquity -- The debate about…

Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn Arabi is undoubtedly a landmark in Ibn Arabi studies. Until the publication of this book, anyone who wanted to learn about the life of Ibn Arabi has had little choice of material to work from. This major…

A catalogue of Greek art covering the two millennia of its history includes not only the wistful ephebes sculpted in accordance with the classical canon, but also savage and primitive Minoan figurines, starkly stylized idols from the Cyclades, and…

"The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal may be the only culture in the world where both shamanic and tantric techniques are still alive and in full practice today. The result of eighteen years of field research, Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas presents…

"This book is dedicated to the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, the emblems and glory of the Fourth Dynasty, but also to the pyramids and tombs that stretch from Saqqarah to Meidum and Dashur. In the light of most recent findings and thanks…

The Sufi phenomenon is not easy to sum up or define. This book is concerned primarily with the Persian mystics and looks at the history of the Sufi movement, the mystical states, fundamentals of Persian mysticism and Sufi practices.

Comprehensively encompasses the beliefs, practices, history, and culture of the Islamic world in a single, scholarly volume. Features over 1400 fully revised entries including a wide range of new entries covering the contemporary Islamic scene.