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Esotericism and Global Wisdom Traditions
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Shiraz: Persian City of Saints and Poets
History of the ancient Persian city, its saints and poets.
Silent images: women in Pharaonic Egypt
"Hawass contrasts the stereotype - inspired by such symbols of femininity as the queens Nefertiti and Nefertari - with a more realistic view of the common woman's everyday involvement in matters ranging from family life to dress and adornment to the…
Simplicius on the planets and their motions: in defense of a heresy
Though the digression closing Simplicius’ commentary on Aristotle’s De caelo 2.12 has long been misread as a history of early Greek planetary theory, it is in fact a creative reading of Aristotle to maintain the authority of the De caelo as a sacred…
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
Contains three stories from the age of chivalry, knights and holy quests.
Solomon's Temple: Myth and History
he only up-to-date illustrated account of one of the most intriguing and influential buildings in history. The Temple of Solomon has been the focus of profound spiritual reverence for over three thousand years. From its Bronze Age antecedents in the…
Songs of Innocence and Experience
Preface by David Bindman, General Editor. Foreword. List of Abbreviations. Introduction. The Plates with a transcription of the text. Plates From Other Copies. Commentary on the text and the plates. Appendix. Works Cited.
