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"Bernard McGinn, considered by experts to be the best scholar of Western Christian mysticism in the world, became known far beyond academia with the 1991 publication of The Foundations of Mysticism: Origins to the Fifth Century. The initial volume in…

"The monastery of Tabo lies in Northern India in the secluded Spiti Valley, which was at one time part of the kingdom of Western Tibet. Founded in 996 Tabo is the oldest continuously operating Buddhist enclave in India and the Himalayas. Its…

"The monastery of Tabo lies in Northern India in the secluded Spiti Valley, which was at one time part of the kingdom of Western Tibet. Founded in 996 Tabo is the oldest continuously operating Buddhist enclave in India and the Himalayas. Its…

A chronicle of Egyptian history encompasses the ancient civilization's architectural, artistic, technological, scientific, and religious legacy, from prehistoric times to the Greco-Roman period. Includes more than 800 color and b & w photographs,…

Reconstructs the events of the New Kingdom that led to the building of the royal tombs to provide an understanding of the civilization and culture of ancient Egypt, the sequence of its dynasties, and its famous pharaohs.

Studies abstract patterns and concepts of design used in Islamic art and architecture, employing analytical diagrams to detail the conception, design, and construction of patterns through a geometric system.