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The Jewish Moral Virtues
A book of ethical wisdom applied to contemporary life.
This book, by Eugene B. Borowitz and Frances Weinman Schwartz, is about philosophical meditations on ethics of contemporary life, and is structured on the twenty-four virtues of Yehiel ben…
This book, by Eugene B. Borowitz and Frances Weinman Schwartz, is about philosophical meditations on ethics of contemporary life, and is structured on the twenty-four virtues of Yehiel ben…
The Jewish Alchemists: a History and Source Book
In this monumental work, Raphael Patai, acclaimed author of Hebrew Myths (with Robert Graves) and The Hebrew Goddess, opens up an entirely new field in cultural history by tracing Jewish alchemy from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Until now…
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?
Two scholars explore the role of ancient pagan mystery cults in the early Christian Church, concluding that the early Christians may have hailed from a Jewish version of a very ancient pagan sect.
The Ismāʻı̄lı̄s: Their History and Doctrines
The Isma'ilis represent the second largest Shii Muslim community after the Twelvers, and are today scattered throughout more than twenty-five countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America. The second edition of this…
The Islamic Intellectual Tradition in Persia
This volume gathers together the numerous essays by the Iranian metaphysician and ontologist, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, on Islamic philosophers and the intricate relationship between Persian culture and its philosophical schools. Brought together into a…