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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General

Between Cultural Diversity and Common Heritage - Legal and Religious Perspectives on the Sacred Places of the Mediterranean... Between Cultural Diversity and Common Heritage - Legal and Religious Perspectives on the Sacred Places of the Mediterranean (Hardcover, New Ed)
Silvio Ferrari, Andrea Benzo
R4,207 Discovery Miles 42 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Going beyond the more usual focus on Jerusalem as a sacred place, this book presents legal perspectives on the most important sacred places of the Mediterranean. The first part of the book discusses the notion of sacred places in anthropological, sociological and legal studies and provides an overview of existing legal approaches to the protection of sacred places in order to develop and define a new legal framework. The second part introduces the meaning of sacred places in Jewish, Christian and Islamic thought and focuses on the significance and role that sacred places have in the three major monotheistic religions and how best to preserve their religious nature whilst designing a new international statute. The final part of the book is a detailed analysis of the legal status of key sacred places and holy cities in the Mediterranean area and identifies a set of legal principles to support a general framework within which specific legal measures can be implemented. The book concludes with a useful appendix for the protection of sacred places in the Mediterranean region. Including contributions from leading law and religion scholars, this interesting book will be valuable to those in the fields of international law, as well as religion and heritage studies.

A Frog Under the Tongue - Jewish Folk Medicine in Eastern Europe (Hardcover): Marek Tuszewicki A Frog Under the Tongue - Jewish Folk Medicine in Eastern Europe (Hardcover)
Marek Tuszewicki
R1,765 Discovery Miles 17 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Shortlisted for the Folklore Society's Katharine Briggs Award 2021 Jews have been active participants in shaping the healing practices of the communities of eastern Europe. Their approach largely combined the ideas of traditional Ashkenazi culture with the heritage of medieval and early modern medicine. Holy rabbis and faith healers, as well as Jewish barbers, innkeepers, and pedlars, all dispensed cures, purveyed folk remedies for different ailments, and gave hope to the sick and their families based on kabbalah, numerology, prayer, and magical Hebrew formulas. Nevertheless, as new sources of knowledge penetrated the traditional world, modern medical ideas gained widespread support. Jews became court physicians to the nobility, and when the universities were opened up to them many also qualified as doctors. At every stage, medicine proved an important field for cross-cultural contacts. Jewish historians and scholars of folk medicine alike will discover here fascinating sources never previously explored-manuscripts, printed publications, and memoirs in Yiddish and Hebrew but also in Polish, English, German, Russian, and Ukrainian. Marek Tuszewicki's careful study of these documents has teased out therapeutic advice, recipes, magical incantations, kabbalistic methods, and practical techniques, together with the ethical considerations that such approaches entailed. His research fills a gap in the study of folk medicine in eastern Europe, shedding light on little-known aspects of Ashkenazi culture, and on how the need to treat sickness brought Jews and their neighbours together.

Labyrinth - Landscape of the Soul (Paperback): D.I. Williams Labyrinth - Landscape of the Soul (Paperback)
D.I. Williams
R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'In the fast-paced world in which we now live, we need simple, beautiful places like labyrinths that draw us in by the attraction of their pattern to slow ourselves down, still the busy mind and connect us again with our deep inner resources.' This full-colour book offers a unique insight into labyrinths in the UK and wider, combined with Di's own stunning photography. It begins with a potted history of the labyrinth and hints for walking one, shares personal reflections and stories from the labyrinth and explores the variety of settings in which labyrinths are now to be found. It includes a section on how to create your own labyrinth and lead your own labyrinth walk. Di Williams is an Anglican priest, adult educator, spiritual accompanier, professional bodywork practitioner, writer and the first Labyrinth Master Teacher in the UK. One of the gifts she brings to her work is a deep appreciation of physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual connection. She was awarded the MBE in 2008 for Services to Higher Education for her leading work in developing personal and spiritual support for those of all faiths and none. She is the creator of the beautiful Edinburgh Labyrinth.

The Miracle Of Mindfulness - The Classic Guide to Meditation by the World's Most Revered Master (Paperback, Classic Ed):... The Miracle Of Mindfulness - The Classic Guide to Meditation by the World's Most Revered Master (Paperback, Classic Ed)
Thich Nhat Hanh
R328 R266 Discovery Miles 2 660 Save R62 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this beautifully written book, Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh explains how to acquire the skills of mindfulness. Once we have these skills, we can slow our lives down and discover how to live in the moment - even simple acts like washing the dishes or drinking a cup of tea may be transformed into acts of meditation. Thich Nhat Hanh's gentle anecdotes and practical exercises help us to arrive at greater self-understanding and peacefulness, whether we are beginners or advanced students. Irrespective of our particular religious beliefs, we can begin to reap the immense benefits that meditation has been scientifically proven to offer. We can all learn how to be mindful and experience the miracle of mindfulness for ourselves.

Pilgrims and Pilgrimages as Peacemakers in Christianity, Judaism and Islam (Hardcover, New Ed): Anton M. Pazos Pilgrims and Pilgrimages as Peacemakers in Christianity, Judaism and Islam (Hardcover, New Ed)
Anton M. Pazos
R4,218 Discovery Miles 42 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Pilgrimages can be analysed as acts of conflict - such as the Crusades - or also as platforms for relationship building and rapprochement between religions. With a set of contributions from leading experts in the field, this book explores the concept of pilgrimage in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Some specific examples of pilgrimages that helped to strengthen links between different religions or civilisations are explored, ranging from Europe to Asia and from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Even though every pilgrimage that is investigated here has helped to link different worlds, the case studies show that this relationship rarely led to a better in inter-understanding. Nowadays, peaceful coexistence seems to be its greatest achievement.

Ageing, Ritual and Social Change - Comparing the Secular and Religious in Eastern and Western Europe (Hardcover, New Ed):... Ageing, Ritual and Social Change - Comparing the Secular and Religious in Eastern and Western Europe (Hardcover, New Ed)
Daniela Koleva; Edited by Peter Coleman
R4,221 Discovery Miles 42 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Exploring European changes in religious and secular beliefs and practices related to life passages, this book provides a deeper understanding of the impacts of social change on personal identity and adjustment across the life course, According to latest research, Europeans who consider religious services appropriate to mark life passages significantly outnumber those who declare themselves as believers. Drawing on fascinating oral histories of older people's memories in both Eastern and Western Europe, this book presents illuminating views on peoples' quests for existential meaning in later life. Ageing, Ritual and Social Change presents an invaluable resource for all those exploring issues of ageing, including those looking from perspectives of sociology and psychology of religion, social and oral history and East-Central European studies.

Finding Peace - Meditation and Wisdom for Modern Times (Paperback): Yeshe Losal Rinpoche Finding Peace - Meditation and Wisdom for Modern Times (Paperback)
Yeshe Losal Rinpoche
R240 R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Save R48 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

'This transformational book will help you calm your mind, remove negativity and find inner peace.' Jay Shetty, author of Think Like a Monk 'The perfect manual for the mind, bringing deep insight to today's world and offering practical tools for transformation' Gelong Thubten, author of A Monk's Guide to Happiness _______________________________________________________________________________ In this hectic, modern world, the practice of meditation is the greatest way to calm your mind and find peace. A collection of teachings from one of the world's wisest minds, the lessons in this book have transformed the lives of people across the world and have never been more pertinent. In this book world-renowned meditation master, Lama Yeshe,shares how meditation enabled him to overcome the strains and pressures of modern life and find peace - and reveals how we can all do the same. He teaches us that our minds are infinite like the sky, which can easily become clouded with stress and emotions, but with meditation we are able to see beyond the clouds and free our minds of obstacles. With practical steps on breathing, posture, forgiveness, relationships and establishing a meditation routine, this is the definitive guide for beginners and experienced meditators alike to learn from the wisdom of a globally revered meditation master.

Relics, Shrines and Pilgrimages - Sanctity in Europe from Late Antiquity (Hardcover): Anton M. Pazos Relics, Shrines and Pilgrimages - Sanctity in Europe from Late Antiquity (Hardcover)
Anton M. Pazos
R3,915 Discovery Miles 39 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since Late Antiquity, relics have provided a privileged spiritual bond between life and death, between human beings and divinity. Royalty, nobility and clergy all tried to obtain the most prestigious remains of sacred bodies, since they granted influence and fame and allowed the cult around them to be used as a means of sacralization, power and propaganda. This volume traces the development of the veneration of relics in Europe and how these objects were often catalysts for the establishment of major pilgrimage sites that are still in use today. The book features an international panel of contributors taking a wide-ranging look at relic worship across Europe, from Late Antiquity until the present day. They begin with a focus on the role of relics in Jacobean pilgrimage, before looking at the link between relics and their shrines more generally. The book then focuses in on two major issues in the study of relics, the stealing of relics (Furta Sacra) and their modern-day scientific examination and authentication. These topics demonstrate not only symbolic importance of relics, but also their role as physical historical objects in material religious expression. This is a fascinating collection, featuring the latest scholarship on relics and pilgrimage across Europe. It will, therefore, be of great interested to academics working in Pilgrimage, Religious History, Material Religion and Religious Studies as well as Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Cultural Studies.

Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition - Salvific Space (Hardcover): Knut A. Jacobsen Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition - Salvific Space (Hardcover)
Knut A. Jacobsen
R4,354 Discovery Miles 43 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Salvific space is one of the central ideas in the Hindu traditions of pilgrimage, and concerns the ability of space, especially sites associated with bodies of water such as rivers and lakes, to grant salvific rewards. Focusing on religious, historical and sociological questions about the phenomenon, this book investigates the narratives, rituals, history and structures of salvific space, and looks at how it became a central feature of Hinduism. Arguing that salvific power of place became a major dimension of Hinduism through a development in several stages, the book analyses the historical process of how salvific space and pilgrimage in the Hindu tradition developed. It discusses how the traditions of salvific space exemplify the decentred polycentrism that defines Hinduism. The book uses original data from field research, as well as drawing on main textual sources such as Mahabharata, the Puranas, the medieval digests on pilgrimage places (tirthas), and a number of Sthalapuranas and Mahatmyas praising the salvific power of the place. By looking at some of the contradictions in and challenges to the tradition of Hindu salvific space in history and in contemporary India, the book is a useful study on Hinduism and South Asian Studies.

A Passover Haggadah (Paperback): Wiesel A Passover Haggadah (Paperback)
Wiesel
R431 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R84 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With this Passover Haggadah, Elie Wiesel and his friend Mark Podwal invite you to join them for the Passover Seder -- the most festive event of the Jewish calendar. Read each year at the Seder table, the Haggadah recounts the miraculous tale of the liberation of the Children of Israel from slavery in Egypt, with a celebration of prayer, ritual, and song. Wiesel and Podwal guide you through the Haggadah and share their understanding and faith in a special illustrated edition that will be treasured for years to come.

Accompanying the traditional Haggadah text (which appears here in an accessible new translation) are Elie Wiesel's poetic interpretations, reminiscences, and instructive retellings of ancient legends. The Nobel laureate interweaves past and present as the symbolism of the Seder is explored. Wiesel's commentaries may be read aloud in their entirety or selected passages may be read each year to illuminate the timeless message of this beloved book of redemption.

This volume is enhanced by more than fifty original drawings by Mark Podwal, the artist whom Cynthia Ozick has called a "genius of metaphor through line." Podwal's work not only complements the traditional Haggadah text, as well as Wiesel's poetic voice, but also serves as commentary unto itself. The drawings, with their fresh juxtapositions of insight and revelation, are an innovative contribution to the long tradition of Haggadah illustration.

Mawlid Al-nabi - Celebration and Permissibility (Hardcover): Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Mawlid Al-nabi - Celebration and Permissibility (Hardcover)
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri; Translated by Muhammad Imran Suleman, Waqas Ahmed Amin
R1,081 Discovery Miles 10 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For centuries Mawlid al-Nabi (The blessed birth of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him) has been celebrated across the Muslim world in a multitude of ways according to local or regional custom. Many view it as a communal expression of gratitude and joy at the birth of the blessed Prophet and Messenger of Allah (saw); while others bring into question its validity, regarding the practice as an innovation. And yet others negate its importance, with concerns about over-extravagance and unnecessary expense.
This work by eminent scholar and recognised authority on Islam, Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri is a study of the permissibility of celebrating the Mawlid. In his characteristically methodical approach Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri meticulously examines references from the Quran, Hadith and opinions of early scholars to address fundamental questions pertaining to the celebration of the Mawlid: Is it a sinful deviation? Did the Prophet (saw) or companions celebrate it? Or is it permissible or even necessary manifestation of love and respect for the Holy Prophet (saw)? In a remarkably thorough and comprehensive analysis without precedent, the author examines the subject through every conceivable angle in making his case.

Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site - Bodh Gaya Jataka (Hardcover): David Geary, Matthew Sayers,... Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site - Bodh Gaya Jataka (Hardcover)
David Geary, Matthew Sayers, Abhishek Singh Amar
R4,210 Discovery Miles 42 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Bodh Gaya in the North Indian state of Bihar has long been recognized as the place where the Buddha achieved enlightenment. This book brings together the recent work of twelve scholars from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, art history, history, and religion to highlight their various findings and perspectives on different facets of Bodh Gaya s past and present.

Through an engaging and critical overview of the place of Buddha s enlightenment, the book discusses the dynamic and contested nature of this site, and looks at the tensions with the on-going efforts to define the place according to particular histories or identities. It addresses many aspects of Bodh Gaya, from speculation about why the Buddha chose to sit beneath a tree in Bodh Gaya, to the contemporary struggles over tourism development, education and non-government organizations, to bring to the foreground the site's longevity, reinvention and current complexity as a UNESCO World Heritage monument. The book is a useful contribution for students and scholars of Buddhism and South Asian Studies.

Initiation in Ancient Greek Rituals and Narratives - New Critical Perspectives (Paperback): David Dodd, Christopher A. Faraone Initiation in Ancient Greek Rituals and Narratives - New Critical Perspectives (Paperback)
David Dodd, Christopher A. Faraone
R1,630 Discovery Miles 16 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Scholars of classical history and literature have for more than a century accepted initiation' as a tool for understanding a variety of obscure rituals and myths, ranging from the ancient Greek wedding and adolescent haircutting rituals to initiatory motifs or structures in Greek myth, comedy and tragedy.
In this books an international group of experts including Gloria Ferrari, Fritz Graf and Bruce Lincoln, critique many of these past studies, and challenge strongly the tradition of privileging the concept of initiation as a tool for studying social performances and literary texts, in which changes in status or group membership occur in unusual ways. These new modes of research mark an important turning point in the modern study of the religion and myths of ancient Greece and Rome, making this a valuable collection across a number of classical subjects.

Tourism, Religion and Spiritual Journeys (Paperback): Dallen Timothy, Daniel Olsen Tourism, Religion and Spiritual Journeys (Paperback)
Dallen Timothy, Daniel Olsen
R1,629 Discovery Miles 16 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Religion and spirituality are still among the most common motivations for travel - many major tourism destinations have developed largely as a result of their connections to sacred people, places and events. Providing a comprehensive assessment of the primary issues and concepts related to this intersection of tourism and religion, this revealing book gives a balanced discussion of both the theoretical and applied subjects that destination planners, religious organizations, scholars, and tourism service providers must deal with on a daily basis. Bringing together a distinguished list of contributors, this volume takes a global approach and incorporates substantial empirical cases from Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, New Ageism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and the spiritual philosophies of East Asia. On a conceptual level, it considers, amongst other topics: contested heritage the pilgrim-tourist dichotomy secularization of pilgrimage experiences religious humanism educational aspects of religious tourism commodification of religious icons and services. A vibrant collection of essays, this outstanding book discusses many important practices, paradigms, and problems that are currently being examined and debated. It raises an array of significant and interesting questions and as such is a valuable resource for students, scholars and researchers of tourism, religion and cultural studies.

Ceremony and Ritual in Japan - Religious Practices in an Industrialized Society (Paperback): D.P. Martinez, Jan van Bremen Ceremony and Ritual in Japan - Religious Practices in an Industrialized Society (Paperback)
D.P. Martinez, Jan van Bremen
R1,626 Discovery Miles 16 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Japan is one of the most urbanised and industrialised countries in the world. Yet the Japanese continue to practise a variety of religious rituals and ceremonies despite the high-tech, highly regimented nature of Japanese society. Ceremony and Ritual in Japan focuses on the traditional and religious aspects of Japanese society from an anthropological perspective, presenting new material and making cross-cultural comparisons. The chapters in this collection cover topics as diverse as funerals and mourning, sweeping, women's roles in ritual, the division of ceremonial foods into bitter and sweet, the history of a shrine, the playing of games, the exchange of towels and the relationship between ceremony and the workplace. The book provides an overview of the meaning of tradition, and looks at the way in which new ceremonies have sprung up in changing circumstances, while old ones have been preserved, or have developed new meanings.

Angels in Islam - Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi akhbar al-mala'ik (Hardcover): Stephen Burge Angels in Islam - Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi akhbar al-mala'ik (Hardcover)
Stephen Burge
R4,375 Discovery Miles 43 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Angels are a basic tenet of belief in Islam, appearing in various types and genres of text, from eschatology to law and theology to devotional material. This book presents the first comprehensive study of angels in Islam, through an analysis of a collection of traditions (hadith) compiled by the 15th century polymath Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 911/1505). With a focus on the principal angels in Islam, the author provides an analysis and critical translation of hadith included in al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi akhbar al-mala'ik ('The Arrangement of the Traditions about Angels') - many of which are translated into English for the first time. The book discusses the issues that the hadith raise, exploring why angels are named in particular ways; how angels are described and portrayed in the hadith; the ways in which angels interact with humans; and the theological controversies which feature angels. From this it is possible to place al-Suyuti's collection in its religious and historical milieu, building on the study of angels in Judaism and Christianity to explore aspects of comparative religious beliefs about angels as well as relating Muslim beliefs about angels to wider debates in Islamic Studies. Broadening the study of Islamic angelology and providing a significant amount of newly translated primary source material, this book will be of great interest to scholars of Islam, divinity, and comparative religion.

The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya - Constructing Sacred Placeness, Deconstructing the 'Great Case' of 1895... The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya - Constructing Sacred Placeness, Deconstructing the 'Great Case' of 1895 (Hardcover)
Nikhil Joshi
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume investigates the historic and ethnographic accounts of the ongoing religious contestations over the status of the Mahabodhi Temple complex in Bodhgaya (a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002) and its surrounding landscape to critically analyse the working and construction of sacredness. It endeavours to make a ground-up assessment of ways in which human participants in the past and present respond to and interact with the Mahabodhi Temple and its surroundings. The volume argues that sacredness goes beyond scriptural texts and archaeological remains. The Mahabodhi Temple is complex and its surround ing landscape is a 'living' heritage, which has been produced socially and constitutes differential densities of human involvement, attachment, and experience. Its significance lies mainly in the active interaction between religious architecture within its dynamic ritual settings. This endless con testation of sacredness and its meaning should not be seen as the 'death' of the Mahabodhi Temple; on the contrary, it illustrates the vitality of the ongoing debate on the meaning, understanding, and use of the sacred in the Indian context. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism - The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism (Paperback): Martin A.... Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism - The Foundations of Authority in Gelukpa Monasticism (Paperback)
Martin A. Mills
R1,369 Discovery Miles 13 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a major anthropological study of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist monasticism and tantric ritual in the Ladakh region of North-West India and of the role of tantric ritual in the formation and maintenance of traditional forms of state structure and political consciousness in Tibet. Containing detailed descriptions and analyses of monastic ritual, the work builds up a picture of Tibetan tantric traditions as they interact with more localised understandings of bodily identity and territorial cosmology, to produce a substantial re-interpretation of the place of monks as ritual performers and peripheral householders in Ladakh. The work also examines the central and indispensable role of incarnate lamas, such as the Dalai Lama, in the religious life of Tibetan Buddhists.

Ritual Matters - Dynamic Dimensions in Practice (Hardcover): Ute Husken, Christiane Brosius Ritual Matters - Dynamic Dimensions in Practice (Hardcover)
Ute Husken, Christiane Brosius
R3,945 Discovery Miles 39 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the interaction of rituals and ritualised practices utilising a cross-cultural approach. It discusses whether and why rituals are important today, and why they are possibly even more relevant than before.

Behold the Lamb - A Scripture-based, Modern, Messianic Passover Memorial 'Avodah (Haggadah) (Paperback): Kevin Geoffrey Behold the Lamb - A Scripture-based, Modern, Messianic Passover Memorial 'Avodah (Haggadah) (Paperback)
Kevin Geoffrey; Kevin Geoffrey
R248 R202 Discovery Miles 2 020 Save R46 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It is the story of an ancient people--a story of oppression and darkness, of judgment and wrath... and ultimately, a story of freedom. The account of Israel's redemptive rebirth not only reminds us of how the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob delivered His chosen nation, but how He has made a Way of Salvation for all peoples... "Behold The Lamb of God who is taking away the sin of the world " Behold the Lamb is an untraditional, modern, Messianic Passover Haggadah that tells the Passover story like no other: with Scripture. Approximately ninety percent of the Behold the Lamb 'avodah (Hebrew: "service" or "ceremony") is nothing more than a compilation of relevant passages from the Word, resulting in a unique and dramatic alternative to the customary Passover seder. Can there be a meaningful remembrance of the Passover without seder plates and afikomen? Is the Word of God sufficient to bring the Passover to life in the hearts and minds of our children? Find out in this Scriptural journey memorializing the Feast of freedom and faithfulness--a celebration of the Lamb, by whose sacrifice we are redeemed. Behold The Messiah Yeshua... our Pesach (Revised edition includes supplementary teaching material, matzah recipes and more.)

Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins - Laughter in the History of Religion (Paperback): Ingvild Saelid Gilhus Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins - Laughter in the History of Religion (Paperback)
Ingvild Saelid Gilhus
R1,612 Discovery Miles 16 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Thank You: Modeh Ani (Hardcover): Alyson Solomon Thank You: Modeh Ani (Hardcover)
Alyson Solomon
R352 Discovery Miles 3 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Inspired by prayers said upon waking this book celebrates and expresses gratitude for our active joyful bodies. A positive conscious approach to a stress-free morning routine before the day ahead.--Kirkus Reviews

Buddhist Meditation - An Anthology of Texts from the Pali Canon (Paperback): Sarah Shaw Buddhist Meditation - An Anthology of Texts from the Pali Canon (Paperback)
Sarah Shaw
R1,680 Discovery Miles 16 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Meditative practice lies at the heart of the Buddhist tradition. This introductory anthology gives a representative sample of the various kinds of meditations described in the earliest body of Buddhist scripture, the Pali canon.

It provides a broad introduction to their traditional context and practice and supplies explanation, context and doctrinal background to the subject of meditation. The main themes of the book are the diversity and flexibility of the way that the Buddha teaches meditation from the evidence of the canon. Covering fundamental features of Buddhist practice such as posture, lay meditation, and meditative technique it provides comments both from the principal early commentators on Buddhist practice, Upatissa and Buddhaghosa, and from reputable modern meditation teachers in a number of Theravadin traditions.

This is the first book on Pali Buddhism which introduces the reader to the wide range of the canon. It demonstrates that the Buddha's meditative tradition still offers a path of practice as mysterious, awe-inspiring yet as freshly accessible as it was centuries ago, and will be of interest to students and scholars of Buddhism as well as Buddhist practitioners.

Buddhist Meditation (Hardcover): Edward Conze Buddhist Meditation (Hardcover)
Edward Conze
R1,527 Discovery Miles 15 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As an intensely practical religion, Buddhism has concentrated on devising a great number of meditations. In recent years psychologists have shown great interest in the therapeutic value of these meditations, but accurate information about them has been hard to come by. The most outstanding original documents have now been made accessible by Edward Conze, who translated them from Pali, Sanskrit and Tibetan. The volume, originally published in 1956, also deals with the meaning of Buddhist meditation, and the relation of its methods and presuppositions to modern psychology.

European Paganism - The realities of cult from antiquity to the Middle Ages (Paperback): Ken Dowden European Paganism - The realities of cult from antiquity to the Middle Ages (Paperback)
Ken Dowden
R1,406 Discovery Miles 14 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

European Paganism provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of ancient pagan religions throughout the European continent. Before there where Christians, the peoples of Europe were pagans. Were they bloodthirsty savages hanging human offerings from trees? Were they happy ecologists, valuing the unpolluted rivers and mountains? In European Paganism Ken Dowden outlines and analyses the diverse aspects of pagan ritual and culture from human sacrifice to pilgrimage lunar festivals and tree worship. It includes: * a 'timelines' chart to aid with chronology * many quotations from ancient and modern sources translated from the original language where necessary, to make them accessible * a comprehensive bibliography and guide to further reading.

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