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Introducing Daoism (Hardcover): Livia Kohn Introducing Daoism (Hardcover)
Livia Kohn
R4,074 Discovery Miles 40 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Daoism is one of the major religious traditions of the East, but in the past has not been as well known as Buddhism and Hinduism. With the increased interest in Eastern religions, and alternative spiritual traditions, interest in Daoism is increasing. Introducing Daoism is a lively and accessible introduction to this fascinating religion. Introducing Daoism presents Daoism's key concepts and major practices in an integrated historical survey. From Daoism's origins in antiquity, through the Tang, Ming, and Quing dynasties, and into the present day, Livia Kohn explores Daoism's movements and schools, including: Daoist philosophy, the organized religion, and Daoist health practices. Each chapter introduces the main historical events of the period, the leading figures in Daoism, and Daoist scriptures and practices, as well as covering a wealth of fascinating topics such as Chinese cosmology, Daoist understanding of the body, rituals and doctrine, meditation, mythology, and poetry. Livia Kohn examines the connections between the defining concepts, history, and practices of Daoism, and key issues in Asian and Western comparative religions, making this the essential text for students studying Daoism on World Religions courses. Illustrated throughout, the book also includes text boxes, summary charts, a glossary which includes Chinese characters, and a list of further reading to aid students' understanding and revision. The accompanying website for this book can be found at www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415439978.

Mohammed - The Man and his Faith (Hardcover): Tor Andrae Mohammed - The Man and his Faith (Hardcover)
Tor Andrae
R5,380 Discovery Miles 53 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work was originally published in 1936. This volume discusses the Islamic faith in the perspective of the ancient Arabian monotheism and its similarities with Christianity and Judaism. The similarities not only in dogma, but also in the ritual of Nestorian Christianity are discussed as well as an interpretation of Mohammed's religious personality.

The Pen and the Faith - Eight Modern Muslim Writers and the Qur'an (Hardcover): Kenneth Cragg The Pen and the Faith - Eight Modern Muslim Writers and the Qur'an (Hardcover)
Kenneth Cragg
R5,379 Discovery Miles 53 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is happening in Islam is of concern to more than Muslims. The Qur'an is the prime possession of Muslims: how then, are they reading and understanding their sacred Book today? This volume, originally published in 1985, examines eight writers from India, Egypt, Iran and Senegal. Their way with the Qur'an indicates how some in Islam respond to the pressures in life and thought, associated in the West with thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Marx, Camus, Kafka, Jung, Fanon and De Chardin.

Islam - Belief and Practices (Hardcover): A.S. Tritton Islam - Belief and Practices (Hardcover)
A.S. Tritton
R5,380 Discovery Miles 53 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1951, this book provides a thorough explanation of the essential elements of Islam: Muhammad and the Quran, Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage, Holy War, Hadith, and Sunna, Creed, Prophets, Philosophy, Law, Sects, Mysticism, Social Life and Modern Movements.

Companion to the Qur'an - Based on the Arberry Translation (Hardcover): W.M Watt Companion to the Qur'an - Based on the Arberry Translation (Hardcover)
W.M Watt
R5,386 Discovery Miles 53 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1967, this Companion is designed to help readers of the Qur'an by giving them necessary background information. An account is given of ideas peculiar to the Qur'an, and the main variant interpretations are noted. A full index of Qur'anic proper names and an index of words commented on has been provided. Based on A J Arberry's translation, this Companion can be used with other translations, or indeed with the original text, since the verses are numbered.

Aspects of Islamic Civilization - As Depicted in the Original Texts (Hardcover): A. J Arberry Aspects of Islamic Civilization - As Depicted in the Original Texts (Hardcover)
A. J Arberry
R5,409 Discovery Miles 54 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1964, this volume gathers together extracts from many of Arberry's best-known works and supplements them with a selection of previously unpublished translations. The material therefore presents a vivid picture of the richness and variety of Islamic civilization from its origins to the late twentieth century.

Sexuality in Islam (Hardcover): Abdelwahab Bouhdiba Sexuality in Islam (Hardcover)
Abdelwahab Bouhdiba
R5,394 Discovery Miles 53 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book was originally published in 1985. Beginning with the Qur'an, Abdelwahab Bouhdiba confronts the question of male supremacy in Islam, and the strict separation of the masculine and the feminine. He gives an account of purification practices, of Islamic attitudes towards homosexuality, concubinage, legal marriage and of the sexual taboos laid down by the Qur'an. He assesses present-day sexual practice, including eroticism, misogyny and mysticism and concludes that the sexual alienation - and even oppression - of modern Muslim women is the result not of the Islamic vision of sexuality, but of social and economic pressures.

Islamic Medicine (Hardcover): Muhammad Salim Khan Islamic Medicine (Hardcover)
Muhammad Salim Khan
R5,369 Discovery Miles 53 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1986, this volume deals with the historical, philosophical and psychological concepts found in Islamic medical practices, and covers Islamic ideas on physiological, pathological, curative and preventative medicine. This was the first systematic study of Islamic medicine to be published in the English language and continues to have much relevance at a time when interest both in Islamic thought and in alternatives to conventional medicine is strong.

Islam and the Arabs (Hardcover): Rom Landau Islam and the Arabs (Hardcover)
Rom Landau
R5,394 Discovery Miles 53 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1958, this volume covers important aspects of Islamic history and culture: Arabia before the Prophet The Prophet The Koran and Islam The Caliphate From the Caliphate to the end of the Ottoman The Crusades The Maghreb Muslim Spain The Sharia Philosophy The Sciences Literature The Arts Problems of the Twentieth Century Arab World

The Holy Koran - An Introduction with Selections (Hardcover): A. J Arberry The Holy Koran - An Introduction with Selections (Hardcover)
A. J Arberry
R5,372 Discovery Miles 53 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite being revered as the Holy Book by Muslims throughout the world, the Koran is the least known and least understood in the West of all the great religious books. In this volume A J Arberry examines this paradox and explains the qualities of the Koran which have made it acceptable to so many people. The selections have been chosen and arranged to illustrate the religious and ethical message of the Koran.

The Jews of Islam (Hardcover): Bernard Lewis The Jews of Islam (Hardcover)
Bernard Lewis
R5,390 Discovery Miles 53 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Against a vivid background of Jewish and Islamic history, Bernard Lewis portrays the Judaeo-Islamic tradition - a cultural relationship parallel to the Judaeo-Christian heritage. He traces its origins in the early Middle Ages, its flowering, and its ending, followed by the incorporation of most of the Jews of Islamic countries into the state of Israel. The book examines the relations of Islam and other religions; the formative and classical periods of the Judaeo-Islamic tradition in medieval Islam; the development of the Ottoman Empire; and its eventual demise in the twentieth century. This book was originally published in 1984.

Caliphs and their Non-Muslim Subjects - A Critical Study of the Covenant of 'Umar (Hardcover): A.S. Tritton Caliphs and their Non-Muslim Subjects - A Critical Study of the Covenant of 'Umar (Hardcover)
A.S. Tritton
R5,387 Discovery Miles 53 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1939. After the death of Muhammad his community was ruled by three caliphs who kept their capital as Medina, the City of the Prophet. Under the rule of the caliphs those who did not confess the Muslim faith were under certain restrictions both in public and private life. This volume examines the social, cultural, religious and economic aspects of this period and includes chapters on: Government Service; Churches and Monasteries; Christian Arabs, Jews and Magians; Dress; Financial Persecution, Medicine and Literature and Taxation.

The Darvishes - Or Oriental Spiritualism (Hardcover): John P. Brown The Darvishes - Or Oriental Spiritualism (Hardcover)
John P. Brown
R5,426 Discovery Miles 54 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Darvishes is an invaluable contribution to the study of the Belief and spiritual principles of the Darvish Orders and is one of the most accurate reference works on the subject. Drawn exclusively from the original Oriental works, and from Turkish, Arabic and Persian manuscripts the originality and authenticity of the work is beyond doubt. As well as discussing Darvish doctrines and history, the volume also examines the spiritual and metaphysical significance of Sufism as a living tradition

Afghani and 'Abduh - An Essay on Religious Unbelief and Political Activism in Modern Islam (Hardcover): Elie Kedourie Afghani and 'Abduh - An Essay on Religious Unbelief and Political Activism in Modern Islam (Hardcover)
Elie Kedourie
R5,367 Discovery Miles 53 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work was originally published in 1966. Long regarded as a classic, this volume argues that Afghani and 'Abduh should be considered subverters rather than reformers of Islam. It addresses the spread of concealed unbelief and atheism in Muslim society towards the end of the nineteenth century, and shows how both Afghani and 'Abduh, while making a show of their piety, really held esoteric beliefs quite incompatible with orthodox and traditional Islam.

Oriental Mysticism (Hardcover): E.H. Palmer Oriental Mysticism (Hardcover)
E.H. Palmer
R1,642 Discovery Miles 16 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published 1867. This volume describes not only the basic tenets of the Sufis but also the Ahl i wahdat which was a branch of Sufism. The author's use of a Persian manuscript treatise by 'Aziz bin Mohammed Nafasi' is an indispensable tool, particularly because the author did not merely translate it but gave a clearer and more succinct account of the system. The volume contains an Appendix containing a glossary of allegorical and technical terms in use among Sufiistic writers.

Islam in Tribal Societies - From the Atlas to the Indus (Hardcover): Akbar S. Ahmed Islam in Tribal Societies - From the Atlas to the Indus (Hardcover)
Akbar S. Ahmed
R5,401 Discovery Miles 54 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of "tribe", "segmentary societies" and "Islam in society". This wide-ranging collection by thirteen distinguished anthropologists contributes to the debate by examining various segmentary Islamic tribal societies from Morocco to Pakistan.

Islam - Its Origin and Spread in Words, Maps and Pictures (Hardcover): F.R.J. Verhoeven Islam - Its Origin and Spread in Words, Maps and Pictures (Hardcover)
F.R.J. Verhoeven
R5,364 Discovery Miles 53 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1962, this volume is a historical summary which describes the main events in the rise and evolution of this world religion and indicates its significance for present-day relations between the faiths.

Islam - Essays in the Nature and Growth of a Cultural Tradition (Hardcover): G.E. Von Grunebaum Islam - Essays in the Nature and Growth of a Cultural Tradition (Hardcover)
G.E. Von Grunebaum
R1,667 Discovery Miles 16 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The essays in this volume deal with three fundamental problems in Islamic civilization; the growth among Muslims of a consciousness of belonging to a culture; the unity of Muslim civilization as expressed in literature, political thought, attitude to science and urban structure; and the interaction of Islam with other civilizations.

Lucid Exposition of the Middle Way - The Essential Chapters From The Prasannapada of Candrakirti (Hardcover): Mervyn Sprung Lucid Exposition of the Middle Way - The Essential Chapters From The Prasannapada of Candrakirti (Hardcover)
Mervyn Sprung
R5,101 Discovery Miles 51 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1979. The Prasannapada is the explanation of the versed aphorisms of Nagarjuna which are the first and basic statement of the Buddhist philosophy of the middle way. When first published, this volume was the first attempt, in any European language, to present all the essentials of this most radical of Buddhist philosophical works. Seventeen of its twenty-seven chapters have been chosen to give an integrated statement of every aspect of its arguments and conclusions.

Religious Commodifications in Asia - Marketing Gods (Hardcover): Pattana Kitiarsa Religious Commodifications in Asia - Marketing Gods (Hardcover)
Pattana Kitiarsa
R4,219 Discovery Miles 42 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book addresses the growing academic concerns of the market-religion convergences in Asia.

Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, it discusses multiple issues regarding religious commodifications and their consequences across Asia's diverse religious traditions. Covering key issues in the anthropology and sociology of contemporary Asian religion, it draws theoretical implications for the study of religions in the light of the shift of religious institutions from traditional religious beliefs to material prosperity. The fact that religions compete with each other in a 'market of faiths' is also at the core of the analysis. The contributions show how ordinary people and religious institutions in Asia adjusted to, and negotiated with, the penetrative forces of a global market economy into the region's changing religio-cultural landscapes.

An excellent contribution to the growing demands of ethnographically and theoretically updated interpretations of Asian religions, Religious Commodifications in Asia will be of interest to scholars of Asian religion and new religious movements.

The Islamic World (Hardcover, Revised): Andrew Rippin The Islamic World (Hardcover, Revised)
Andrew Rippin
R7,247 Discovery Miles 72 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Islamic World is an outstanding guide to Islamic faith and culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished international team of scholars, it elucidates the history, philosophy and practice of one of the world's great religious traditions. Its grounding in contemporary scholarship makes it an ideal reference source for students and scholars alike.

Edited by Andrew Rippin, a leading scholar of Islam, the volume covers the political, geographical, religious, intellectual, cultural and social worlds of Islam, and offers insight into all aspects of Muslim life including the Qura (TM)an and law, philosophy, science and technology, art, literature, and film and much else. It explores the concept of an a ~Islamica (TM) world: what makes it distinctive and how uniform is that distinctiveness across Muslim geographical regions and through history?

Mahayana Buddhism - The Doctrinal Foundations (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Paul Williams Mahayana Buddhism - The Doctrinal Foundations (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Paul Williams
R4,096 Discovery Miles 40 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Puffs to follow Originating in India, Mahayana Buddhism spread across Asia, becoming the prevalent form of Buddhism in Tibet and East Asia. Over the last twenty-five years Western interest in Mahayana has increased considerably, reflected both in the quantity of scholarly material produced and in the attraction of Westerners towards Tibetan Buddhism and Zen. Paul Williams' Mahayana Buddhism is widely regarded as the standard introduction to the field, used internationally for teaching and research and has been translated into several European and Asian languages. This new edition has been fully revised throughout in the light of the wealth of new studies and focuses on the religion's diversity and richness. It includes much more material on China and Japan, with appropriate reference to Nepal, and for students who wish to carry their study further there is a much-expanded bibliography and extensive footnotes and cross-referencing. Everyone studying this important tradition will find Williams' book the ideal companion to their studies. Paul Williams is Professor of Indian and Tibetan Philosophy and Co-director of the Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol. The author of six books and an editor of a further eight, he is a former President of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies. Among his other books for Routledge is Buddhist Thought: A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition (2000).

Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things (rev ed) (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Steve Leder Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things (rev ed) (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Steve Leder
R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This first book by the author of the bestselling More Beautiful Than Before and The Beauty of What Remains has been reissued with a new foreword by Steve Leder, reflecting anew--20 years later--on these inspirational essays and the influence they have had. Through vignettes at times funny and poignant, Rabbi Leder points out those easily overlooked connections between everyday experiences and the teachings of Judaism. God and spirituality can be found in every aspect of our daily routines. Ordinary things--a pet frog, a weekend fishing trip, a roller coaster ride--become extraordinary when re-examined through Jewish eyes. Woven throughout Rabbi Leder's essays are midrashic texts, talmudic excerpts, and passages from the Torah, reflecting thousands of years of Jewish wisdom. Whether recalling a memorable walk along the beach with Dad, teaching a child the commandment of tzedakah, or stepping into the shoes of an anxious father-to-be as he paces the halls of the maternity ward, these stories reveal Judaism's power to illuminate our lives.

Christians and Muslims in Early Medieval Italy - A Sourcebook (Hardcover): Luigi Andrea Berto Christians and Muslims in Early Medieval Italy - A Sourcebook (Hardcover)
Luigi Andrea Berto
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

• Muslim expansion into the western Mediterranean in the Early Middle Ages had a great influence on Italy. Without minimizing the extent of the destruction that occurred in those centuries, this book presents the annotated sources translated into English for postgraduate and upper level undergraduate students about the way Muslims and Christians perceived each other. • Providing students with primary sources about the circulation of news about them, and their knowledge of their opponents, this book clarifies the relationship between Muslims and Christians in early medieval Italy. • This book allows students provides students with a fuller picture, not currently offered on the market. It enables them to see the dynamic between Muslims and Christians in early medieval Italy in a time of invasion and peace to better understand the relationship between the two religions.

God - An Anatomy - As heard on Radio 4 (Paperback): Francesca Stavrakopoulou God - An Anatomy - As heard on Radio 4 (Paperback)
Francesca Stavrakopoulou
R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Winner of The PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 Shortlisted for The Wolfson History Prize 2022 A The Times Books of the Year 2022 A fascinating, surprising and often controversial examination of the real God of the Bible, in all his bodily, uncensored, scandalous forms. Three thousand years ago, in the Southwest Asian lands we now call Israel and Palestine, a group of people worshipped a complex pantheon of deities, led by a father god called El. El had seventy children, who were gods in their own right. One of them was a minor storm deity, known as Yahweh. Yahweh had a body, a wife, offspring and colleagues. He fought monsters and mortals. He gorged on food and wine, wrote books, and took walks and naps. But he would become something far larger and far more abstract: the God of the great monotheistic religions. But as Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou reveals, God's cultural DNA stretches back centuries before the Bible was written, and persists in the tics and twitches of our own society, whether we are believers or not. The Bible has shaped our ideas about God and religion, but also our cultural preferences about human existence and experience; our concept of life and death; our attitude to sex and gender; our habits of eating and drinking; our understanding of history. Examining God's body, from his head to his hands, feet and genitals, she shows how the Western idea of God developed. She explores the places and artefacts that shaped our view of this singular God and the ancient religions and societies of the biblical world. And in doing so she analyses not only the origins of our oldest monotheistic religions, but also the origins of Western culture. Beautifully written, passionately argued and frequently controversial, God: An Anatomy is cultural history on a grand scale. 'Rivetingly fresh and stunning' - Sunday Times 'One of the most remarkable historians and communicators working today' - Dan Snow

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