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A Moslem Saint of the Twentieth Century: Shaikh Ahmad al-ʻAlawī, His Spiritual Heritage and Legacy.
The art of Buddhism: an introduction to its history & meaning
"As its teachings spread from the Indian subcontinent in all directions across Asia, Buddhism influenced every culture it touched--from Afghanistan to Korea, from Mongolia to Java. Buddhist art is a radiant reflection of the encounter of the Buddha's…
Islam: A Guide for Jews and Christians
The Quran is a sacred book with profound, and familiar, Old and New Testament resonances. And the message it promulgated, Islam, came of age during an extraordinarily rich era of interaction among monotheists. Jews, Christians, and Muslims not only…
Sacred Calligraphy of the East
"Throughout the East, writing is held to be a gift from the gods, and the divinely inspired letters and characters are objects of the highest veneration. The religious significance of calligraphy has thus led to a unique development of the art of…