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The Wisdom of the Hindus: the wisdom of the Vedic hymns, the Upanishads, the Maha bharata and Ramayana
Wisdom from the ancient and modern literature of India, ed. and with introduction by Brian Brown. Fore word by Jagadish Chandra Chatterji
Death and the afterlife
An exploration of the rituals, beliefs, art, and mythology humans have used to understand death and the afterlife examines a wide range of practices and traditions--Mexico's Day of the Dead, Victorian funeral customs, the Tibetan Book of the Dead,…
Hermetica: the Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a new English translation, with notes and introduction
"The Hermetica are a body of theological-philosophical texts written in late antiquity, but long believed to be much older. Their supposed author, Hermes Trismegistus, was thought to be a contemporary of Moses, and the Hermetic philosophy was…
Heavenly Journeys, Earthly Concerns: The Legacy of the Miʻraj in the Formation of Islam
This book examines how an elite group of traditionists, historians and theologians shaped Muslims' perceptions of their prophet, their community and their behavior by retelling and interpreting the story of Muhammad's ascent to heaven (the mi'raj).
Modern Perspectives: Three Women Artists of the 1920s and 1930s
"A special edition of the Journal of San Diego History"