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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > General

The Upanishads - A New Translation (Paperback): Vernon Katz, Thomas Egenes The Upanishads - A New Translation (Paperback)
Vernon Katz, Thomas Egenes
R298 Discovery Miles 2 980 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Migrating Tales - The Talmud's Narratives and Their Historical Context (Hardcover): Richard Kalmin Migrating Tales - The Talmud's Narratives and Their Historical Context (Hardcover)
Richard Kalmin
R1,631 R1,353 Discovery Miles 13 530 Save R278 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Migrating Tales" situates the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, in its cultural context by reading several rich rabbinic stories against the background of Greek, Syriac, Arabic, Persian, and Mesopotamian literature of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, much of it Christian in origin. In this nuanced work, Richard Kalmin argues that non-Jewish literature deriving from the eastern Roman provinces is a crucially important key to interpreting Babylonian rabbinic literature, to a degree unimagined by earlier scholars. Kalmin demonstrates the extent to which rabbinic Babylonia was part of the Mediterranean world of late antiquity and part of the emerging but never fully realized cultural unity forming during this period in Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, and western Persia.
Kalmin recognizes that the Bavli contains remarkable diversity, incorporating motifs derived from the cultures of contemporaneous religious and social groups. Looking closely at the intimate relationship between narratives of the Bavli and of the Christian Roman Empire, "Migrating Tales" brings the history of Judaism and Jewish culture into the ambit of the ancient world as a whole.

The Four Yogas (Illustrated and Annotated Edition) (Hardcover): Swami Vivekananda The Four Yogas (Illustrated and Annotated Edition) (Hardcover)
Swami Vivekananda
R753 Discovery Miles 7 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bhagavad Gita for Note-taking - Holy Book of Hindus with Sanskrit Text, English Translation/Transliteration &... Bhagavad Gita for Note-taking - Holy Book of Hindus with Sanskrit Text, English Translation/Transliteration & Dotted-Lined-Margin for Taking Notes (Paperback)
Sushma
R332 Discovery Miles 3 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Interpretation of The Meaning of The Holy Quran Volume 52 - Surah Luqman, Surah As-Sajdah (Paperback): Nasoha Bin Saabin The Interpretation of The Meaning of The Holy Quran Volume 52 - Surah Luqman, Surah As-Sajdah (Paperback)
Nasoha Bin Saabin
R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Interpretation of The Meaning of The Holy Quran Volume 58 - Surah Sad (Paperback): Nasoha Bin Saabin The Interpretation of The Meaning of The Holy Quran Volume 58 - Surah Sad (Paperback)
Nasoha Bin Saabin
R574 Discovery Miles 5 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Interpretation of The Meaning of The Holy Quran Volume 44 - Surah Al-Furqan (Paperback): Nasoha Bin Saabin The Interpretation of The Meaning of The Holy Quran Volume 44 - Surah Al-Furqan (Paperback)
Nasoha Bin Saabin
R550 Discovery Miles 5 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Interpretation of The Meaning of The Holy Quran Volume 56 - Surah Ya sin (Paperback): Nasoha Bin Saabin The Interpretation of The Meaning of The Holy Quran Volume 56 - Surah Ya sin (Paperback)
Nasoha Bin Saabin
R562 Discovery Miles 5 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Only One (Paperback): Said Osman The Only One (Paperback)
Said Osman
R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Pill Tanakh - Hebrew-English Jewish Scriptures, Volume III - The Writings (Hardcover): Robert M Pill The Pill Tanakh - Hebrew-English Jewish Scriptures, Volume III - The Writings (Hardcover)
Robert M Pill
R1,238 Discovery Miles 12 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Splendid Vision - Reading a Buddhist Sutra (Hardcover): Richard Cohen The Splendid Vision - Reading a Buddhist Sutra (Hardcover)
Richard Cohen
R1,898 Discovery Miles 18 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Featuring the first-ever English translation of the "Splendid Vision Sutra," a sixth-century Indian Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its rich ritual magic and worship of bodhisattva-goddesses, this volume explicates the text's cultural significance as a source of extraordinary value, cosmic truth, and existential meaning.

The ancient author of the "Splendid Vision Sutra" promises every imaginable reward to those who heed its words and rites, whether one's desire is to become king, enjoy heavenly pleasures for thousands of millennia, or attain the spiritual summit of advanced bodhisattvahood. Richard S. Cohen carefully analyzes this religious rhetoric, developing a heuristic model of "scripture" that extends beyond Buddhist literature. In his framework, a text becomes sacred scripture when a community accepts it as a receptacle of extraordinary value, an authoritative source of cosmic truth, and a guide for meaningful action. While clarifying these points, Cohen untangles the discursive skein through which the "Splendid Vision Sutra" expresses its authority, inspires readers to accept that authority, and promises superior power and accomplishments to those who implement its teachings. Exploring ways of living and reading a text, Cohen draws on Marcel Duchamp's theory of found art, Jerzy Grotowski's idealization of the holy actor, and other formulations, identifying contingencies, uncertainties, and incompleteness in the lived present and its determination of our reception of the past. More than a mere introduction to an important work, "The Splendid Vision" opens a window into religious experience and practice in contemporary environments as well as in the world of the sutra.

The Words of My Perfect Teacher - A Complete Translation of a Classic Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism (Paperback, Revised):... The Words of My Perfect Teacher - A Complete Translation of a Classic Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism (Paperback, Revised)
Patrul Rinpoche, Dalai Lama
R993 Discovery Miles 9 930 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A favorite of Tibetans and recommended by the Dalai Lama and other senior Buddhist teachers, this practical guide to inner transformation introduces the fundamental spiritual practices common to all Tibetan Buddhist traditions.The Words of My Perfect Teacher is the classic commentary on the preliminary practices of the Longchen Nyingtig-one of the best-known cycles of teachings and a spiritual treasure of the Nyingmapa school-the oldest Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Patrul Rinpoche makes the technicalities of his subject accessible through a wealth of stories, quotations, and references to everyday life. His style of mixing broad colloquialisms, stringent irony, and poetry has all the life and atmosphere of an oral teaching. Great care has been taken by the translators to render the precise meaning of the text in English while still reflecting the vigor and insight of the original Tibetan. A preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, insightful introductory essays, explanatory notes, and classic illustrations enhance this quintessential introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice. This new edition includes translations of a postface to the text written a century ago (for the first printed edition in Tibetan) by the first Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, and a new preface by the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. The notes, glossary and bibliography have been expanded and updated, Sanskrit names and terminology have been given their proper transliterated form, and the illustrations have been improved in quality and supplemented with new material.

The Song of God - A Simple Translation of the Bhagavad Gita (Paperback): A K C Panikkar The Song of God - A Simple Translation of the Bhagavad Gita (Paperback)
A K C Panikkar
R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Pill Tanakh - Hebrew-English Jewish Scriptures, Volume II - The Prophets (Hardcover): Robert M Pill The Pill Tanakh - Hebrew-English Jewish Scriptures, Volume II - The Prophets (Hardcover)
Robert M Pill
R1,535 Discovery Miles 15 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Parshah of Hakaras Hatov - Lessons in Hakaras Hatov from the Weekly Parshah and Yamim Tovim (Hardcover): Chaim E M Weinberg The Parshah of Hakaras Hatov - Lessons in Hakaras Hatov from the Weekly Parshah and Yamim Tovim (Hardcover)
Chaim E M Weinberg
R689 Discovery Miles 6 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Complete Cure Through Quran and Authentic Prayers (Paperback): Muddassir Khan The Complete Cure Through Quran and Authentic Prayers (Paperback)
Muddassir Khan
R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Know Allah (Paperback): Samy Mahdy I Know Allah (Paperback)
Samy Mahdy
R161 Discovery Miles 1 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sparks of Wisdom - from Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeshitz (Hardcover): Rabbi Yacov Barber Sparks of Wisdom - from Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeshitz (Hardcover)
Rabbi Yacov Barber
R845 R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Save R104 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Wisdom of Judaism - An Introduction to the Values of the Talmud (Paperback): Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins The Wisdom of Judaism - An Introduction to the Values of the Talmud (Paperback)
Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
R464 R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Save R77 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Discover the Talmud and its universal values for all people. While the Hebrew Bible is the cornerstone of Judaism, it is the Talmud that provides many central values for living. The Talmud sets out specific guidelines and lyrical admonitions regarding many of life's ordinary events, and offers profound words of advice for life s most intractable dilemmas. This accessible introduction to the Talmud explores the essence of Judaism through reflections on the words of the rabbinic sages, from one of American Judaism s foremost teachers and writers, Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins. Dr. Elkins provides fresh insight into ancient aphorisms and shows you how they can be applied to your life today. Topics include: Kindness through Giving, Welcoming and Sharing; Human Relationships; Personal Values; Family Values; Teaching and Learning; and Life s Puzzles. Enlightening and inspiring, the values of the Talmud can be appreciated not just by Jews, but by anyone seeking a greater understanding of life and its mysteries."

Ramayana Book Five - Sundara (Hardcover): Valmiki Ramayana Book Five - Sundara (Hardcover)
Valmiki; Translated by Robert Goldman, Sally J Sutherland Goldman
R644 Discovery Miles 6 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The fifth and most popular book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, Sundara recounts the adventures of the monkey hero Hanuman leaping across the ocean to the island citadel of Lanka. Once there, he scours the city for the abducted Princess Sita. The poet vividly describes the opulence of the court of the demon king, Ravana, the beauty of his harem, and the hideous deformity of Sita's wardresses. After witnessing Sita's stern rejection of Ravana's blandishments, Hanuman reveals himself to the princess, shows her Rama's signet ring as proof of identity, and offers to carry her back to Rama.

Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation

For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http: //www.claysanskritlibrary.org

Daily Blessings - Poems on Tractate Berakhot (Paperback): Hillel Broder Daily Blessings - Poems on Tractate Berakhot (Paperback)
Hillel Broder
R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Essentials of Buddhist Philosophy (Paperback): Junjiro Takakusu The Essentials of Buddhist Philosophy (Paperback)
Junjiro Takakusu
R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Srimad Bhagavatam - A Comprehensive Guide for Young Readers: Canto 5 (Paperback): Aruddha (devi dasi.) Srimad Bhagavatam - A Comprehensive Guide for Young Readers: Canto 5 (Paperback)
Aruddha (devi dasi.)
R795 R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Save R105 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Day of Yahweh - Part of a Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate Divinity School, in Candidacy for the... The Day of Yahweh - Part of a Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate Divinity School, in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Paperback)
John Smith
R392 R315 Discovery Miles 3 150 Save R77 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stirring Up Spiritual Gifts - A Practical Guide to Operating in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit (Paperback): Thomas A Nivar Stirring Up Spiritual Gifts - A Practical Guide to Operating in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit (Paperback)
Thomas A Nivar
R571 R496 Discovery Miles 4 960 Save R75 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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