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The Gilgamesh Epic in Genesis 1-11 - Peering into the Deep (Paperback): Adam E. Miglio The Gilgamesh Epic in Genesis 1-11 - Peering into the Deep (Paperback)
Adam E. Miglio
R1,249 Discovery Miles 12 490 Ships in 12 - 19 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.

Ramakrishna, sa Vie et ses Proverbes (French, Hardcover): Max Muller Ramakrishna, sa Vie et ses Proverbes (French, Hardcover)
Max Muller; Translated by Barbara Comblez, Elodie Gradoz
R589 Discovery Miles 5 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Opening Israel's Scriptures (Hardcover): Ellen F. Davis Opening Israel's Scriptures (Hardcover)
Ellen F. Davis
R2,883 Discovery Miles 28 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Opening Israel's Scriptures is a collection of thirty-six essays on the Hebrew Bible, from Genesis to Chronicles, which gives powerful insight into the complexity and inexhaustibility of the Hebrew Scriptures as a theological resource. Based on more than two decades of lectures on Old Testament interpretation, Ellen F. Davis offers a selective yet comprehensive guide to the core concepts, literary patterns, storylines, and theological perspectives that are central to Israel's Scriptures. Underlying the whole study is the primary assumption that each book of the canon has literary and theological coherence, though not uniformity. In both her close readings of individual texts and in her broad demonstrations of the coherence of whole books, Davis models the best practices of contemporary exegesis, integrating the insights of contemporary scholars with those of classical theological resources in Jewish and Christian traditions. Throughout, she keeps an eye to the experiences and concerns of contemporary readers, showing through multiple examples that the critical interpretation of texts is provisional, open-ended work-a collaboration across generations and cultures. Ultimately what she offers is an invitation into the more spacious world that the Bible discloses, which challenges ordinary conceptions of how things "really" are.

Hadith - Origins and Developments (Hardcover, New Ed): Harald Motzki Hadith - Origins and Developments (Hardcover, New Ed)
Harald Motzki
R6,460 Discovery Miles 64 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Hadith is understood here in its broader meaning as the bulk of the texts which contain information on the prophet Muhammad and his Companions, having the form of transmissions from them. The reliability of this material as a source for early Islam is still a highly debated issue. This selection of articles presents the different points of view in this debate and the varying methodological approaches with which scholars trained in modern secular sciences have tried to find a solution to the problem.

Judaic Sources and Western Thought - Jerusalem's Enduring Presence (Hardcover): Jonathan Jacobs Judaic Sources and Western Thought - Jerusalem's Enduring Presence (Hardcover)
Jonathan Jacobs
R3,478 Discovery Miles 34 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Judaic Sources and Western Thought: Jerusalem's Enduring Presence explores the significance and enduring relevance of Judaic roots and sources of important European and Western moral and political ideas and ideals. The volume focuses on the distinct character of Judaic thought concerning moral value, the individual human being, the nature of political order, relations between human beings, and between human beings and God. In doing so, it shows how Judaic thought contains crucial resources for engaging some of the most important issues of moral and political life.
The currents of thought that have shaped the so-called 'Judeo-Christian' tradition involve diverse perspectives and emphases. The essays in this volume bring into relief the distinctly Judaic origins of many of them and explicate how they remain valuable resources for moral and political thought. These are not essays in Jewish intellectual history; rather, their purpose is to clarify the conceptual resources, insights, and perspectives grounded in Judaic texts and thought. To realize that purpose the essays address important topics in philosophical anthropology, exploring the normative dimensions of human nature and fundamental features of the human condition.
The essays speak to scholars and students in several disciplines and areas of study. These include moral philosophy, religion, philosophy of religion, ethics, Jewish intellectual history, comparative religion, theology, and other areas.The volume draws the work of ten scholars into a coherent whole, reflecting the connections between fundamental insights and commitments of Judaic thought and ideals.

Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation (Sanskrit, Hardcover): Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal Vishnu Sahasranama Recitation (Sanskrit, Hardcover)
Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal; Edited by Sadhvi Hemswaroopa
R424 Discovery Miles 4 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Back to the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts (Paperback, Ed): Barry W. Holtz Back to the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts (Paperback, Ed)
Barry W. Holtz
R538 R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Save R29 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With chapters written by leading scholars specifically for this volume, 'Back to the Sources' is the first comprehensive guide to this literary legacy: the Bible, the Talmud, the midrashic literature, the commentaries, the legal codes, the mystical texts of the Kabbalah and of Hasidism, the philosophical works and the prayerbook.

Rudri Shukla Yajurvediya Rudrashtadhyayi (Sanskrit, Hardcover): Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal, Sadhvi Hemswaroopa Rudri Shukla Yajurvediya Rudrashtadhyayi (Sanskrit, Hardcover)
Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal, Sadhvi Hemswaroopa
R533 Discovery Miles 5 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
??c san V?n hoa Ph?t giao - 40 n?m Vien Giac ??c qu?c (in mau toan t?p) (Vietnamese, Hardcover): Phu Van, Nguyen ??o Đặc san Văn hoa Phật giao - 40 năm Vien Giac Đức quốc (in mau toan tập) (Vietnamese, Hardcover)
Phu Van, Nguyen Đạo
R1,268 Discovery Miles 12 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Gi?i lu?t ng??i xu?t gia - So?n d?ch t? nguyen b?n Han v?n T? Ph?n Lu?t (Vietnamese, Hardcover): Nguy?n Minh Ti?n Giới luật người xuất gia - Soạn dịch từ nguyen bản Han văn Tứ Phần Luật (Vietnamese, Hardcover)
Nguyễn Minh Tiến
R790 Discovery Miles 7 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Dhammapada - Sayings of the Buddha (Essential Wisdom Library) (Paperback): F. Max Muller The Dhammapada - Sayings of the Buddha (Essential Wisdom Library) (Paperback)
F. Max Muller
R361 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R26 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
PSAUMES TEHILIM Hebreu-Phonetique-Francais (French, Hardcover): Yaakov Raanan PSAUMES TEHILIM Hebreu-Phonetique-Francais (French, Hardcover)
Yaakov Raanan
R1,470 Discovery Miles 14 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Quy nguyen tr?c ch? - Tuy?n t?p v?n ch??ng Ph?t giao khuy?n tu T?nh ?? (Vietnamese, Hardcover): Nguy?n Minh Ti?n Quy nguyen trực chỉ - Tuyển tập văn chương Phật giao khuyến tu Tịnh độ (Vietnamese, Hardcover)
Nguyễn Minh Tiến
R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Buddha's Teaching - A Buddhistic Analysis (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): G.A. Somaratne The Buddha's Teaching - A Buddhistic Analysis (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
G.A. Somaratne
R3,628 Discovery Miles 36 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book approaches the Dhamma, the Buddha's teaching, from a Buddhistic perspective, viewing various individual teachings presented in hundreds of early discourses of Pali canon, comprehending them under a single systemic thought of a single individual called the Buddha. It explicates the structure of this thought, going through various contextual teachings and teaching categories of the discourses, treating them as necessary parts of a liberating thought that constitutes the right view of one who embraces the Buddha's teaching as his or her sole philosophy of life. It interprets the diverse individual dhammas as being in congruence with each other; and as contributory to forming the whole of the Buddha's teaching, the Dhamma. By exploring some selected topics such as ignorance, configurations, not-self, and nibbana in thirteen chapters, the book enables readers to understand the whole (the Dhamma) in relation to the parts (the dhammas), and the parts in relation to the whole, while realizing the importance of studying every single dhamma category or topic not for its own sake but for understand the entirety of the teaching. This way of viewing and explaining the teachings of the discourses enables readers to clearly comprehend the teaching of the Buddha in early Buddhism.

From Scrolls to Scrolling - Sacred Texts, Materiality, and Dynamic Media Cultures (Paperback): Bradford A. Anderson From Scrolls to Scrolling - Sacred Texts, Materiality, and Dynamic Media Cultures (Paperback)
Bradford A. Anderson
R903 Discovery Miles 9 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Throughout history, the study of sacred texts has focused almost exclusively on the content and meaning of these writings. Such a focus obscures the fact that sacred texts are always embodied in particular material forms-from ancient scrolls to contemporary electronic devices. Using the digital turn as a starting point, this volume highlights material dimensions of the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The essays in this collection investigate how material aspects have shaped the production and use of these texts within and between the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, from antiquity to the present day. Contributors also reflect on the implications of transitions between varied material forms and media cultures. Taken together, the essays suggests that materiality is significant for the academic study of sacred texts, as well as for reflection on developments within and between these religious traditions. This volume offers insightful analysis on key issues related to the materiality of sacred texts in the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, while also highlighting the significance of transitions between various material forms, including the current shift to digital culture.

An Introduction to Yoga Philosophy - An annotated translation of the Yoga Sutras (Hardcover, New Ed): Ashok Kumar Malhotra An Introduction to Yoga Philosophy - An annotated translation of the Yoga Sutras (Hardcover, New Ed)
Ashok Kumar Malhotra
R4,169 Discovery Miles 41 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With its promise of personal improvement, physical well-being and spiritual enrichment, yoga is enjoying a resurgence in popularity at the turn of the third millennium. To unravel the mystery of the discipline, its philosophies and relevance in contemporary life, the original text of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali must be explored. This book offers the first accessible translation and commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. An introductory section examines the multidimensional aspects of yoga as philosophy, psychology, science, and religion, as well as exploring popular versions of yoga in the West. The core of the book offers a new translation of the entire text of the Yoga Sutras, in a language that is clear and comprehensible to students. Commentaries are presented to highlight the meaning of various statements (sutras) and key themes are outlined via sectional summaries. A full glossary of key words and names is also provided. Concluding chapters look at yoga in contemporary life, revealing the popularity of yoga in the 21st century through Star Wars, and exploring yoga's connection to health and science, contrasting yoga's holistic view of healing with that of the limited view of present day medical science. Sample physical, breathing and meditation exercises are provided. An Introduction to Yoga Philosophy offers a comprehensive introduction to the Yoga Sutras text of Patanjali to all students and interested readers of Indian philosophy and religion, world religions, east-west psychology, and mysticism.

The Qur'an (Hardcover): E.H. Palmer The Qur'an (Hardcover)
E.H. Palmer
R8,877 Discovery Miles 88 770 Ships in 12 - 19 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 Qur'an and its Interpretative Tradition (Hardcover, New Ed): Andrew Rippin The Qur'an and its Interpretative Tradition (Hardcover, New Ed)
Andrew Rippin
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The position of the Qur'an as the central symbol and reference point of Islam cannot be disputed. Despite this significance, the academic study of the Qur'an has lagged far behind that of the Bible. In these studies Andrew Rippin reflects upon both the principles and the problems of studying the Qur'an within the discipline of religious studies. He also pursues detailed investigations of the meaning of variants to the text and the history of Muslim interpretation of the text in its diversity. A newly written introduction lays out some of the general implications of these studies, while extensive indexes of Qur'anic verses, books, authors and topics make this research more readily accessible.

Divine Liturgies - Human Problems in Byzantium, Armenia, Syria and Palestine (Hardcover, New Ed): Robert F. Taft Divine Liturgies - Human Problems in Byzantium, Armenia, Syria and Palestine (Hardcover, New Ed)
Robert F. Taft
R4,029 Discovery Miles 40 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A study of liturgy in Byzantium, Armenia, Syria and Palestine. The author shows how the central Christian liturgy, the Eucharist, poses all-too human problems of structure, text, history, context and meaning. For humankind's unfailing, incessant ritual repetition of the Lord's Supper down through the ages and across multiple Christian cultures in the liturgies of east and west, in obedience to Jesus' Last Supper mandate, Do this in remembrance of me, has, inevitably, given rise within the same recognizably common framework to innumerable diversities of shape, text, cultural context and theological interpretation. It has also given rise to debates, sometimes heated, among modern experts about the most suitable methods for resolving the problems arising from these differences. The work explores the theories of Anton Baumstark, Dom Gregory Dix and Josef Andreas Jungmann, and what we can derive from their insights. Their way of working, applied to the problems of cultural history, structural, historical and textual reconstruction, theological interpretation, and method involved in the modern scholarly debate on these issues, are the object of the author's studies in this volume.

An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qur'an (Paperback): Andrew G. Bannister An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qur'an (Paperback)
Andrew G. Bannister
R1,459 Discovery Miles 14 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Qur'an makes extensive use of older religious material, stories, and traditions that predate the origins of Islam, and there has long been a fierce debate about how this material found its way into the Qur'an. This unique book argues that this debate has largely been characterized by a failure to fully appreciate the Qur'an as a predominately oral product. Using innovative computerized linguistic analysis, this study demonstrates that the Qur'an displays many of the signs of oral composition that have been found in other traditional literature. When one then combines these computerized results with other clues to the Qur'an's origins (such as the demonstrably oral culture that both predated and preceded the Qur'an, as well as the "folk memory" in the Islamic tradition that Muhammad was an oral performer) these multiple lines of evidence converge and point to the conclusion that large portions of the Qur'an need to be understood as being constructed live, in oral performance. Combining historical, linguistic, and statistical analysis, much of it made possible for the first time due to new computerized tools developed specifically for this book, Bannister argues that the implications of orality have long been overlooked in studies of the Qur'an. By relocating the Islamic scripture firmly back into an oral context, one gains both a fresh appreciation of the Qur'an on its own terms, as well as a fresh understanding of how Muhammad used early religious traditions, retelling old tales afresh for a new audience.

My People's Prayer Book Vol 4 - Seder K'riat Hatorah (Shabbat Torah Service) (Paperback): Marc Zvi Brettler, Elliot... My People's Prayer Book Vol 4 - Seder K'riat Hatorah (Shabbat Torah Service) (Paperback)
Marc Zvi Brettler, Elliot Dorff, David Ellenson, Ellen Frankel, Judith Hauptman, …
R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Aleppo Codex - A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible (Paperback): Matti Friedman The Aleppo Codex - A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible (Paperback)
Matti Friedman
R506 R476 Discovery Miles 4 760 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In an age when physical books matter less and less, here is a thrilling story about a book that meant everything. This true-life detective story unveils the journey of a sacred text - the tenth-century annotated bible known as the Aleppo Codex - from its hiding place in a Syrian synagogue to the newly founded state of Israel. Based on Matti Friedman's independent research, documents kept secret for fifty years, and personal interviews with key players, the book proposes a new theory of what happened when the codex left Aleppo, Syria, in the late 1940s and eventually surfaced in Jerusalem, mysteriously incomplete. The codex provides vital keys to reading biblical texts. By recounting its history, Friedman explores the once vibrant Jewish communities in Islamic lands and follows the thread into the present, uncovering difficult truths about how the manuscript was taken to Israel and how its most important pages went missing. Along the way, he raises critical questions about who owns historical treasures and the role of myth and legend in the creation of a nation.

Daily Reflections on Idolatry - Reading Tractate Avodah Zarah of the Babylonian Talmud (Paperback): Joshua A. Fogel Daily Reflections on Idolatry - Reading Tractate Avodah Zarah of the Babylonian Talmud (Paperback)
Joshua A. Fogel
R1,177 Discovery Miles 11 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Comprised of rabbinic debates in the aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.E.), the Talmud has provided the basis for Jewish ethical and practical norms for centuries. It is also an extremely long and forbiddingly difficult work that has accumulated countless commentaries just as complex. A recent translation with extensive notes has made the Talmud more accessible to English-language readers, but the textual difficulties remain. This volume looks at Avodah Zarah, one tractate of the Talmud concerned with idolatry, page by page. Idolatry was one of the cardinal sins for which an observant Jew was to accept death before transgressing. Daily Reflections on Idolatry offers a modern commentary with doses of humor and comparative examples in an effort to both explain and humanize the text and make it even more accessible to contemporary readers.

(Sacrifices) Left at the Altar - Reading Tractate Zevachim of the Babylonian Talmud (Paperback): Joshua A. Fogel (Sacrifices) Left at the Altar - Reading Tractate Zevachim of the Babylonian Talmud (Paperback)
Joshua A. Fogel
R1,324 Discovery Miles 13 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E., Judaism faced a serious crossroads. The rabbis of late antiquity spent the next few centuries in extensive debates in an effort to create an ethical and practical basis for a Torah-based faith. Their extensive discussions constitute the bulk of what we now know as the Talmud. This collection is not only massive; it is forbiddingly difficult and has accumulated numerous commentaries over the centuries since it first appeared. Recent translations have made it somewhat more accessible to English-language readers, but textual difficulties remain. This volume looks at tractate Zevachim (Sacrifices), which is mostly concerned with meat offerings slaughtered and presented at the Temple (when it stood). Joshua A. Fogel approaches the text, page by page, commenting with doses of humor and comparisons in a manner meant to explain and humanize the text for contemporary readers.

A History of Muslim Views of the Bible - The First Four Centuries (Paperback): Martin Whittingham A History of Muslim Views of the Bible - The First Four Centuries (Paperback)
Martin Whittingham
R755 R671 Discovery Miles 6 710 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is the first of two volumes that aim to produce something not previously attempted: a synthetic history of Muslim responses to the Bible, stretching from the rise of Islam to the present day. It combines scholarship with a genuine narrative, so as to tell the story of Muslim engagement with the Bible. Covering Sunni, Imami Shi'i and Isma'ili perspectives, this study will offer a scholarly overview of three areas of Muslim response, namely ideas of corruption, use of the Biblical text, and abrogation of the text. For each period of history, the important figures and dominant trends, along with exceptions, are identified. The interplay between using and criticising the Bible is explored, as well as how the respective emphasis on these two approaches rises and falls in different periods and locations. The study critically engages with existing scholarship, scrutinizing received views on the subject, and shedding light on an important area of interfaith concern.

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