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The Passion of Hallaj: Mystic and Martyr of Islam
Abridged from the four-volume "The Passion of al-Hallaj, " one of the major works of Western orientalism, this book explores the life and teaching of a famous tenth-century Sufi mystic and martyr, and in so doing describes not only his experience but…
Sexual Ambivalence: androgyny and hermaphroditism in Graeco-Roman antiquity
Brisson relates the extant ancient narratives about two-sexed creatures, and discusses the significant roles they played in myth and philosophy.
In Search of God the Mother: the Cult of Anatolian Cybele
"This book is the first comprehensive assembly and discussion of the entire extant evidence concerning the worship of this goddess, called Matar Kubileya in Phrygia, Kybele in ancient Greece, and Magna Mater (the Great Mother) in Rome. Lynn E. Roller…