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Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization
This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of India's legend, myth, and folklore, taken directly from the Sanskrit, and illustrated with seventy plates of Indian art. It is primarily an introduction to image-thinking and picture-reading…
Myths to Live By
Based on thirteen lectures delivered at the Cooper Union Forum between 1958 and 1971.
Narrating Muḥammad's night journey: tracing the development of the Ibn ʻAbbās ascension discourse
"This book provides an exhaustive examination of the historical development of a key story in the life of Muhammad, the tale told of his journey to the divine realm and back. It shows how in the early centuries of the Islamic community, both Sunni…
Nasir Khusraw, the ruby of Badakhshan: a portrait of the Persian poet, traveller and philosopher
This is the first comprehensive study in English of the life of Nasir Khusraw, one of the foremost poets of the Persian language and a major Ismaili thinker and writer. Celebrated for a poetry that comines art with philosophy, trusted for the details…
Native Mesoamerican Spirituality: Ancient Myths, Discourses, Stories, Doctrines, Hymns, Poems from the Aztec, Yucatec, Quiche-Maya, and other Sacred Traditions
This volume presents a carefully edited and translated collection of Pre-Columbian ancient spiritual texts. It presents relevant examples of those sacred writings of the indigenous peoples of Central America, especially Mexico, that have survived…
