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

The Vedanta-Sutras with Ramanuja's Sribhasya (Hardcover): F. Max Muller The Vedanta-Sutras with Ramanuja's Sribhasya (Hardcover)
F. Max Muller; Translated by George Thibaut
R1,217 Discovery Miles 12 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a subset of the Sacred Books of the East Series which includes translations of all the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions which have exercised a profound influence on the civilizations of the continent of Asia. The works have been translated by leading authorities in their field.

The Laws of Manu (Hardcover): F. Max Muller, Georg Buhler The Laws of Manu (Hardcover)
F. Max Muller, Georg Buhler
R2,622 Discovery Miles 26 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a subset of F. Max Mullers great collection The Sacred Books of the East which includes translations of all the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions which have exercised a profound influence on the civilizations of the continent of Asia. The works have been translated by leading authorities in their field.

The Zend Avesta (Hardcover): James Darmester The Zend Avesta (Hardcover)
James Darmester; Frederich Max Muller
R3,615 Discovery Miles 36 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a subset of the Sacred Books of the East Series which includes translations of all the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions which have exercised a profound influence on the civilizations of the continent of Asia. The works have been translated by leading authorities in their field. Parts I, II and III.

Selections from the Kuran (Hardcover): Edward William Lane Selections from the Kuran (Hardcover)
Edward William Lane
R5,374 Discovery Miles 53 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A Comprehensive Commentary on the Quran - Comprising Sale's Translation and Preliminary Discourse: Volume IV (Hardcover):... A Comprehensive Commentary on the Quran - Comprising Sale's Translation and Preliminary Discourse: Volume IV (Hardcover)
E.M. Wherry
R3,621 Discovery Miles 36 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This comprehensive set includes thorough examinations of the QurA!n in Wherry's essential four volume commentary. There is also an excellent overview of Islam by the well known scholar Edward Sell, The Faith of Islam which examines the history of Islam, the different forms of Islam and religious practice. This set will prove to be an excellent historical resource for anyone interested in western scholarship of Islamic doctrine, and the writings in the QurA!n

Understanding the Prophetic Hadith - Issues Related to the Translation of Mishkat ul-Masabih (Hardcover): Dheya Saqer... Understanding the Prophetic Hadith - Issues Related to the Translation of Mishkat ul-Masabih (Hardcover)
Dheya Saqer Aljalahma, Yasser Ahmed Gomaa
R3,750 Discovery Miles 37 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines two English translations of Mishkat ul-Masabih by Al-Tabrizi and reflects on some of the key issues relating to Hadith translation. The highly instructional nature of the Prophetic Hadith means that the comprehensibility of any translation is of great importance to a non-Arabic speaking Muslim, and there is a need to analyze available translations to determine whether these texts can function properly in the target culture. The volume considers the relevance of skopos theory, the concept of loyalty, and the strategies of the translators in question. There are also chapters that focus on the translation of Islamic legal terms and metaphors related to women, formulaic expressions, and reported non-verbal behavior in Fazlul Karim's (1938) and Robson's (1960) versions of the text.

Dictionary and Glossary of the Koran - In Arabic and English (Hardcover, Revised): John Penrice, R.B. Serjeant Dictionary and Glossary of the Koran - In Arabic and English (Hardcover, Revised)
John Penrice, R.B. Serjeant
R4,203 Discovery Miles 42 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

John Penrice's Dictionary and Glossary of the Kor-an first published almost a century ago, has withstood the test of time, and has been an aid to generations of Kor-an students. According to Islamic doctrine the Kor-an is the literal word of God, and it would be introduced by the phrase, "Qiil Allah ta'iilii, God the Exalted said", and when a passage has been recited aloud it will be said, "$adaq Allah al-'Azim, God Almighty has truly spoken".

The Gilgamesh Epic in Genesis 1-11 - Peering into the Deep (Hardcover): Adam E. Miglio The Gilgamesh Epic in Genesis 1-11 - Peering into the Deep (Hardcover)
Adam E. Miglio
R3,765 Discovery Miles 37 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offers an in depth comparative look at the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Primeval History, which allows students to view the Genesis within its Near Eastern context. Offers a fresh model for approaching this comparative task, which has at times been stifled by religious dogmatism, on the one hand, or disciplinary insularity on the other. Written in a lucid style with explanation of all key terms and themes, this book is suitable for students with no background in the subjects.

Rashi's Commentary on the Torah - Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a Jewish Classic (Paperback): Eric Lawee Rashi's Commentary on the Torah - Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a Jewish Classic (Paperback)
Eric Lawee
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Winner of the Jewish Book Council Nahum M. Sarna Memorial Award in Scholarship This book explores the reception history of the most important Jewish Bible commentary ever composed, the Commentary on the Torah of Rashi (Shlomo Yitzhaki; 1040-1105). Though the Commentary has benefited from enormous scholarly attention, analysis of diverse reactions to it has been surprisingly scant. Viewing its path to preeminence through a diverse array of religious, intellectual, literary, and sociocultural lenses, Eric Lawee focuses on processes of the Commentary's canonization and on a hitherto unexamined-and wholly unexpected-feature of its reception: critical, and at times astonishingly harsh, resistance to it. Lawee shows how and why, despite such resistance, Rashi's interpretation of the Torah became an exegetical classic, a staple in the curriculum, a source of shared religious vocabulary for Jews across time and place, and a foundational text that shaped the Jewish nation's collective identity. The book takes as its larger integrating perspective processes of canonicity as they shape how traditions flourish, disintegrate, or evolve. Rashi's scriptural magnum opus, the foremost work of Franco-German (Ashkenazic) biblical scholarship, faced stiff competition for canonical supremacy in the form of rationalist reconfigurations of Judaism as they developed in Mediterranean seats of learning. It nevertheless emerged triumphant in an intense battle for Judaism's future that unfolded in late medieval and early modern times. Investigation of the reception of the Commentary throws light on issues in Jewish scholarship and spirituality that continue to stir reflection, and even passionate debate, in the Jewish world today.

The Holy Koran [Qur'an] (Paperback): M.H. Shakir The Holy Koran [Qur'an] (Paperback)
M.H. Shakir
R964 R811 Discovery Miles 8 110 Save R153 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The holy book of Islam, the Koran as a book is the result of: 1. revelations given to Muhammad in the period 610- 632 (Muhammad's death) 2. writing down of these revelations by people around Muhammad in a period probably starting some years after 610, and ending a couple of years after 632 3. compiling of these writings stretching from mid-630s and perhaps until mid-650s 4. vowelling and dotting of the text (ancient Arabic was written without dots, leaving some letters look identical, and without vowels, which can make two different words look identical). Old Koran Essential to the reading of the Koran are the interpretations, which are still conducted, but which were more normal and accepted in the first centuries of Islam. As the Koran has a structure and a language, as well as allusions, which often are difficult for the normal Muslim to understand, a whole science were built around the comprehension of the Koran. The early Muslims studied history, language and nature science in an effort of understanding the Koran better. The product is surprisingly well accepted by the whole Muslim society, and no Muslim child or adult of today, studying the Koran, does this without help from the interpretations built on the early science of the Koran.

Structural Dividers in the Qur'an (Hardcover): Marianna Klar Structural Dividers in the Qur'an (Hardcover)
Marianna Klar
R3,837 Discovery Miles 38 370 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This volume showcases a wide range of contemporary approaches to the identification of literary structures within Qur'anic surahs. Recent academic studies of the Qur'an have taken an increasing interest in the concept of the surah as a unity and, with it, the division of complete surahs into consecutive sections or parts. Part One presents a series of case studies focussing on individual Qur'anic surahs. Nevin Reda analyzes the structure of Surat Al 'Imran (Q 3), Holger Zellentin looks at competing structures within Surat al-'Alaq (Q 96), and A.H. Mathias Zahniser provides an exploration of the ring structures that open Surat Maryam (Q 19). Part Two then focusses on three discrete aspects of the text. Nora K. Schmid assesses the changing structural function of oaths, Marianna Klar evaluates how rhythm, rhyme, and morphological parallelisms combine in order to produce texture and cohesion, while Salwa El-Awa considers the structural impact of connectives and other discourse markers with specific reference to Surat Taha (Q 20). The final section of the volume juxtaposes contrasting attitudes to the discernment of diachronic seams. Devin Stewart examines surah-medial oracular oaths, Muhammad Abdel Haleem questions a range of instances where suggestions of disjointedness have historically been raised, and Nicolai Sinai explores the presence of redactional layers within Surat al-Nisa' (Q 4) and Surat al-Ma'idah (Q 5). Bringing a combination of different approaches to Qur'an structure into a single book, written by well-established and emerging voices in Qur'anic studies, the work will be an invaluable resource to academics researching Islam, religious studies, and languages and literatures in general. Chapter #6 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003010456

The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad - From Shared Historical Memory to Peaceful Co-existence (Hardcover): Ibrahim Mohamed... The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad - From Shared Historical Memory to Peaceful Co-existence (Hardcover)
Ibrahim Mohamed Zein, Ahmed Elwakil
R3,785 Discovery Miles 37 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Through analysis of the Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad, which pledge protection to diverse faith communities, this book makes a profoundly important contribution to research on early Islam by determining the Covenants' historicity and textual accuracy. The authors focus on the Prophet Muhammad's relationship with other faith communities by conducting detailed textual and linguistic analysis of documents which have received little scholarly consideration before. This not only includes decrees of the Prophet Muhammad, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, and Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, but also of important Muslim rulers. They present their findings in relation to contemporaneous historical writings, historic testimonies, official recognition, archaeological evidence, historic scribal conventions, date-matching calculations, textual parallelisms, and references in Muslim and non-Muslim sources. They also provide new and revised translations of various Covenants issued by the Prophet Muhammad which were attested by Muslim authorities after him. The authors argue that the claim of forgery is no longer tenable following the application of rigorous textual and historical analysis. This book is essential reading for Muslims, Christians, Jews, Samaritans, and Zoroastrians, as well as anyone interested in interfaith relations, Islamophobia, extremist ideologies, security studies, and the relationship between Orthodox and Oriental Christianity with Islam.

A Dictionary of Hinduism - Its Mythology, Folklore and Development 1500 B.C.-A.D. 1500 (Paperback): Margaret and James Stutley A Dictionary of Hinduism - Its Mythology, Folklore and Development 1500 B.C.-A.D. 1500 (Paperback)
Margaret and James Stutley
R1,065 Discovery Miles 10 650 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Hinduism' is a term often used to summarize the aspirations of the majority of the Indian people. But any simple definition of it is difficult, if not impossible. This is partly owing to the nuances of the Sanskrit language, in which many texts are written, and partly to the too literal interpretation of Hindu imagery and mythology that often veils its real significance. This book, first published in 1977, is an essential reference source that goes some way to clarifying the difficulties of understanding Hinduism.

The Qur'anic Dilemma - A Hermeneutical Investigation of al-Khidr (Hardcover): Abla Hasan The Qur'anic Dilemma - A Hermeneutical Investigation of al-Khidr (Hardcover)
Abla Hasan
R3,754 Discovery Miles 37 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Adopts a unique methodology to provide a detailed hermeneutical reading of the story of al-Khidr. The book rethinks and revives the marginalized Qur'anic global humanitarian message. The Qur'anic Dilemma is a groundbreaking resource for all scholars of Islamic Studies, or those interested in Qur'anic interpretation, Muslim ethics, or comparative theology.

Amazing Secrets of the Bhagavad Gita (Paperback): Ed Viswanathan Amazing Secrets of the Bhagavad Gita (Paperback)
Ed Viswanathan
R401 R352 Discovery Miles 3 520 Save R49 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Religion and Its Monsters (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Timothy Beal Religion and Its Monsters (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Timothy Beal
R3,770 Discovery Miles 37 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Religious encounters with mystery can be fascinating, but also terrifying. So too when it comes to encounters with the monsters that haunt Jewish and Christian traditions. Religion has a lot to do with horror, and horror has a lot to do with religion. Religion has its monsters, and monsters have their religion. In this unusual and provocative book, Timothy Beal explores how religion, horror, and the monstrous are deeply intertwined. This new edition has been thoughtfully updated, reflecting on developments in the field over the past two decades and highlighting its contributions to emerging conversations. It also features a new chapter, "Gods, Monsters, and Machines," which engages cultural fascinations and anxieties about technologies of artificial intelligence and machine learning as they relate to religion and the monstrous at the dawn of the Anthropocene. Religion and Its Monsters is essential reading for students and scholars of religion and popular culture, as well as for any readers with an interest in horror theory or monster theory.

Religion and Its Monsters (Paperback, 2nd edition): Timothy Beal Religion and Its Monsters (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Timothy Beal
R1,148 Discovery Miles 11 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Religious encounters with mystery can be fascinating, but also terrifying. So too when it comes to encounters with the monsters that haunt Jewish and Christian traditions. Religion has a lot to do with horror, and horror has a lot to do with religion. Religion has its monsters, and monsters have their religion. In this unusual and provocative book, Timothy Beal explores how religion, horror, and the monstrous are deeply intertwined. This new edition has been thoughtfully updated, reflecting on developments in the field over the past two decades and highlighting its contributions to emerging conversations. It also features a new chapter, "Gods, Monsters, and Machines," which engages cultural fascinations and anxieties about technologies of artificial intelligence and machine learning as they relate to religion and the monstrous at the dawn of the Anthropocene. Religion and Its Monsters is essential reading for students and scholars of religion and popular culture, as well as for any readers with an interest in horror theory or monster theory.

Living in Nenbutsu - Commentary on the Shoshinge by Shinran (Hardcover): Kemmyo Taira Sato Living in Nenbutsu - Commentary on the Shoshinge by Shinran (Hardcover)
Kemmyo Taira Sato
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Shoshinge is a gatha of particular importance from The Kyogyoshinso by Shinran (1173-1262). Living in Nenbutsu is a translation of, and commentary on the Shoshinge, which means Hymn on the Right Faith in Nenbutsu. In the teaching of Pure Land Buddhism, the term is usually understood as a particular 'practice' by virtue of which we attain birth in the Pure Land and ultimately the 'realisation' of Supreme Enlightenment. The Shin Buddhist notion of Nenbutsu, however, is something entirely different. In Shin Buddhism the Nenbutsu is actually seen as the working of Amida Buddha's great love and compassion, his call to all of us sentient beings to come to him just as we are without any reservation. This new translation and commentary will explore the Shoshinge in all its depth and meaning.

Principal Upanishads (Paperback): Alan Jacobs Principal Upanishads (Paperback)
Alan Jacobs
R437 Discovery Miles 4 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The "Upanishads" are the sacred writings of Hinduism. They are perhaps the greatest of all the books in the history of world religions. Their origins predate recorded history, being revealed to the Rishis of the Vedic civilization some 5000 to 10,000 years ago. Many see them as the kernel of the mystical, philosophical truths that are the basis of the Higher World religion of Hinduism, their cradle, of which Buddhism is a successor and Judaism is an offshoot. With Islam and Christianity being offshoots of Judaism, this makes them the foundational documents for understanding and practising religion today. Much of the original text of the "Upanishads" is archaic and occasionally corrupted, but it does convey a moral and ethical thrust that is abundantly clear. Alan Jacobs uses modern free verse to convey the essential meaning and part of the original text. He omits Sanskrit words as far as possible and the commentary provided is contemporary rather than ancient.

Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation - Transformation and Reinvention (Hardcover): Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation - Transformation and Reinvention (Hardcover)
Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1) This is the first comprehensive book on Mauritian Hinduism. 2) It contains a rich ethnographic study of the changing Mauritian society. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of religion, Hinduism, social anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, diaspora studies, sociology of religion and African studies.

The Mandaean Rivers Scroll (Diwan Nahrawatha) - An Analysis (Hardcover): Brikha Nasoraia The Mandaean Rivers Scroll (Diwan Nahrawatha) - An Analysis (Hardcover)
Brikha Nasoraia
R4,060 Discovery Miles 40 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book features detailed analysis of an ancient secret scroll from the Middle East known as the Rivers Scroll or Diwan Nahrawatha, providing valuable insight into the Gnostic Mandaean religion. This important scroll offers a window of understanding into the Mandaean tradition, with its intricate worldview, ritual life, mysticism and esoteric qualities, as well as intriguing art. The text of the Rivers Scroll and its artistic symbolism have never before been properly analyzed and interpreted, and the significance of the document has been lost in scholarship. This study includes key segments translated into English for the first time and gives the scroll the worthy place it deserves in the history of the Mandaean tradition. It will be of interest to scholars of Gnosticism, religious studies, archaeology and Semitic languages.

Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation - Transformation and Reinvention (Paperback): Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation - Transformation and Reinvention (Paperback)
Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota
R1,148 Discovery Miles 11 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1) This is the first comprehensive book on Mauritian Hinduism. 2) It contains a rich ethnographic study of the changing Mauritian society. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of religion, Hinduism, social anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, diaspora studies, sociology of religion and African studies.

The Goddess Re-discovered - Gender and Sexuality in Religious Texts of Medieval Bengal (Hardcover): Saumitra Chakravarty The Goddess Re-discovered - Gender and Sexuality in Religious Texts of Medieval Bengal (Hardcover)
Saumitra Chakravarty
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1) The book critically analyses questions of gender and sexuality in the medieval religious texts of Bengal. 2) It contains rich archival resources to understand the projection of the goddess in the text. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of South Asian studies across UK.

Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam - Qur'an, Exegesis, Messianism and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion (Paperback):... Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam - Qur'an, Exegesis, Messianism and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion (Paperback)
Todd Lawson
R1,241 Discovery Miles 12 410 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Of the several works on the rise and development of the Babi movement, especially those dealing with the life and work of its founder, Sayyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi, few deal directly with the compelling and complex web of mysticism, theology and philosophy found in his earliest compositions. This book examines the Islamic roots of the Babi religion, (and by extension the later Baha'i faith which developed out of it), through the Qur'anic commentaries of the Bab and sheds light on its relationship to the wider religious milieu and its profound debt to esoteric Islam, especially Shi'ism. Todd Lawson places the two earliest writings of the Bab within the diverse contexts necessary to understand them, in order to explain why these writings made sense to and inspired his followers. He delves into the history of the tafsir (Qur'an commentary) genre of Islamic scholarship, situates these early writings in the Akhbari, Sufi and most importantly Shaykhi traditions of Islam. In the process, he identifies both the continuities and discontinuities between these works and earlier works of Shi'i tafsir, helping us appreciate significant elements of the Bab's thought and claims. Filling an important gap in the existing literature on the Babi movement, this book will be of greatest interest to students and scholars of Qur'an commentary, Mysticism, Shi'ism, the modern history of Iran and messianism.

Daodejing (Paperback): Lao zi Daodejing (Paperback)
Lao zi; Translated by Martyn Crucefix
R293 Discovery Miles 2 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"so both thrive both discovering bliss-real power is female it rises from beneath" These 81 brief poems from the 5th century BCE make up a foundational text in world culture. In elegant, simple yet elusive language, the Daodejing develops its vision of humankind's place in the world in personal, moral, social, political and cosmic terms. Martyn Crucefix's superb new versions in English reflect - for the very first time - the radical fluidity of the original Chinese texts as well as placing the mysterious 'dark' feminine power at their heart. Laozi, the putative author, is said to have despaired of the world's venality and corruption, but he was persuaded to leave the Daodejing poems as a parting gift, as inspiration and as a moral and political handbook. Crucefix's versions reveal an astonishing empathy with what the poems have to say about good and evil, war and peace, government, language, poetry and the pedagogic process. When the true teacher emerges, no matter how detached, unimpressive, even muddled she may appear, Laozi assures us "there are treasures beneath".

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