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The Hajj: the Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places
Among the duties God imposes upon every Muslim capable of doing so is a pilgrimage to the holy places in and around Mecca in Arabia. Not only is it a religious ritual filled with blessings for the millions who make the journey annually, but it is…
The Gulistan, or, Rose garden of Saʻdi
Collection of lyrics full of moral reflections, containing sections on kings, dervishes, contentment, love, and social duties.
Is the Gulistan the most influential book in the Iranian world? In terms of prose, it is the model, which all writers of…
Is the Gulistan the most influential book in the Iranian world? In terms of prose, it is the model, which all writers of…
The Guide to the Zohar
"The Zohar is the great medieval compendium of Jewish esoteric and mystical teaching, and the basis of the kabbalistic faith. It is, however, a notoriously difficult text, full of hidden codes, concealed meanings, obscure symbols, and ecstatic…
The Growth of Mysticism
"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 Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells
"The Greek Magical Papyri" is a collection of magical spells and formulas, hymns, and rituals from Greco-Roman Egypt, dating from the second century BC to the fifth century AD. This volume contains fresh translations of these and other texts.