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Constructivism and Teachers in Chinese Culture - Enriching Confucianism with Constructivism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Zitong... Constructivism and Teachers in Chinese Culture - Enriching Confucianism with Constructivism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Zitong Wei
R2,878 Discovery Miles 28 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a refreshing look at kindergarten teachers' practical knowledge and their context-specific reasoning of the usefulness of constructivism from a culturally emic perspective. Examining the similarities and differences between constructivism and Confucianism from both instructional and moral perspectives, it provides a unique contribution to teaching and teacher education. An understanding of the compatibility between constructivism and Confucianism is valuable in cross-cultural exchange and learning, and as such the book is a great source for educational researchers in a time of globalization.

Zen and Zen Classics (Volume Two) - History of Zen (Hardcover): R.H. Blyth Zen and Zen Classics (Volume Two) - History of Zen (Hardcover)
R.H. Blyth
R821 Discovery Miles 8 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mystery of Vibrationless-Vibration in Kashmir Shaivism - Vasugupta's Spanda Karika & Kshemaraja's Spanda Sandoha... The Mystery of Vibrationless-Vibration in Kashmir Shaivism - Vasugupta's Spanda Karika & Kshemaraja's Spanda Sandoha (Hardcover)
Swami Lakshmanjoo; Edited by John Howard Hughes
R1,008 Discovery Miles 10 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Islam and Knowledge - Al Faruqi's Concept of Religion in Islamic Thought (Hardcover): Imtiyaz Yusuf Islam and Knowledge - Al Faruqi's Concept of Religion in Islamic Thought (Hardcover)
Imtiyaz Yusuf
R4,250 Discovery Miles 42 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is an era when the Islamic World is making a range of attempts to redefine itself and to grapple with the challenges of modernity. Many schools of thought have emerged which seek to position modern Islam within the context of a rapidly changing contemporary world. Exploring and defining the relationship between religion and knowledge, Ismail Rafi Al-Faruqi, a distinguished 20th century Arab-American scholar of Islam, formulated ideas which have made substantial contributions to the Islam-and-modernity discourse. His review of the interaction between Islam and knowledge examines the philosophy behind this relationship, and the ways in which Islam can relate to our understanding of science, the arts, architecture, technology and other knowledge-based fields of enquiry. This book includes contributions from Seyyed Hossein Nasr, John Esposito, Charles Fletcher and others, and will prove an essential reference point for scholars of Islam and students of philosophy and comparative religion.

The Confucian Political Imagination (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Eske J. Mollgaard The Confucian Political Imagination (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Eske J. Mollgaard
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book critically examines the Confucian political imagination and its influence on the contemporary Chinese dream of a powerful China. It views Confucianism as the ideological supplement to a powerful state that is challenging Western hegemony, and not as a political philosophy that need not concern us. Eske Mollgaard shows that Confucians, despite their traditionalist ways, have the will to transform the existing socio-ethical order. The volume discusses the central features of the Confucian political imaginary, the nature of Confucian discourse, Confucian revivals, Confucian humanism and civility, and the political ideal of the Great Unity. It concludes by considering if Confucianism can be universalized as an ideology in competition with liberal democracy.

Aesthetics and Art - Traditional and Contemporary China in a Comparative Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Jianping Gao Aesthetics and Art - Traditional and Contemporary China in a Comparative Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Jianping Gao
R3,545 Discovery Miles 35 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book introduces traditional and modern aesthetics and arts, comparing the similarities and differences between traditional and modern Chinese aesthetics. It also explores the aesthetic implications of traditional Chinese paintings, and discusses the development of aesthetics throughout history, as well as the changes and improvements in Chinese aesthetics in the context of globalization.

The Elephant in the Dark: Christianity,  Islam and the Sufis (Hardcover): Idries Shah The Elephant in the Dark: Christianity, Islam and the Sufis (Hardcover)
Idries Shah
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bhagavad Gita, The Holy Book of Hindus - Original Sanskrit Text with English Translation & Transliteration [ A Classic of... Bhagavad Gita, The Holy Book of Hindus - Original Sanskrit Text with English Translation & Transliteration [ A Classic of Indian Spirituality ] (Hardcover)
Sushma
R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mindfulness for the High Performance World - A Practical, Skill-Based Approach to Developing and Sustaining Mindfulness,... Mindfulness for the High Performance World - A Practical, Skill-Based Approach to Developing and Sustaining Mindfulness, Equanimity and Balance (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
C. Norman Coleman, Karolynn F. Coleman
R2,259 Discovery Miles 22 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Mindfulness for the High Performance World provides a unique approach to mindfulness training, built upon the principles of Buddhist philosophy written in line with the Dalai Lama's description of meditation and mindfulness as "Science of the Mind". This unique volume explores mindfulness as a learnable skill in context with the underpinnings of the teachings of Eastern psychology. The authors, Norm, a physician, cancer researcher and triathlete and Karolynn, a psychotherapist, mindfulness meditation teacher and marathoner, live and work in a high-stress, high-expectation world. Their approach is rooted in an understanding that thoughts produce biochemical and physiological changes and provides a strategic framework to instruct an individual on how to categorize types of thoughts. After harnessing this ability, one is positioned to become both more aware of his or her thoughts as well as the specific patterns of sensations they produce, or Sentinel Sites . The awareness of what the mind is doing and the ability to interrupt a thought pattern and/or control the response almost instantly leads one to having a healthier life, improved relationships with others and better adaptability to one's environment. Emphasizing the importance of physical activity and nutrition, the authors present a systematic approach for people who want to learn and incorporate mindfulness and transform how they live without having to divert their lives and careers. Offering itself as an accessible and skill-based introduction to the principles, practices, and benefits of mindfulness, Mindfulness for the High Performance World is a useful resource for students, athletes and professionals living and working in high-performance, high-stress environments and also for mindfulness practitioners seeking to deepen their skill level.

Infinity I (Hardcover): Agni Yoga Society Infinity I (Hardcover)
Agni Yoga Society
R542 Discovery Miles 5 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Three Translations of the Bhagavad Gita (Hardcover): Mohandas K. Gandhi Three Translations of the Bhagavad Gita (Hardcover)
Mohandas K. Gandhi
R957 Discovery Miles 9 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Depth Psychology and Mysticism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Thomas Cattoi, David M. Odorisio Depth Psychology and Mysticism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Thomas Cattoi, David M. Odorisio
R4,925 Discovery Miles 49 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since the late 19th century, when the "new science" of psychology and interest in esoteric and occult phenomena converged - leading to the "discovery" of the unconscious - the dual disciplines of depth psychology and mysticism have been wed in an often unholy union. Continuing in this tradition, and the challenges it carries, this volume includes a variety of inter-disciplinary approaches to the study of depth psychology, mysticism, and mystical experience, spanning the fields of theology, religious studies, and the psychology of religion. Chapters include inquiries into the nature of self and consciousness, questions regarding the status and limits of mysticism and mystical phenomenon, and approaches to these topics from multiple depth psychological traditions.

Wisdom and Virtue - The Tao Te Ching Decoded and Paraphrased (Hardcover): Kevin M. Thomas Wisdom and Virtue - The Tao Te Ching Decoded and Paraphrased (Hardcover)
Kevin M. Thomas
R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Philosophical Thought of Wang Chong (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Alexus McLeod The Philosophical Thought of Wang Chong (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Alexus McLeod
R2,387 Discovery Miles 23 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a study of the methodological, metaphysical, and epistemological work of the Eastern Han Dynasty period scholar Wang Chong. It presents Wang's philosophical thought as a unique and syncretic culmination of a number of ideas developed in earlier Han and Warring States philosophy. Wang's philosophical methodology and his theories of truth, knowledge, and will and determinism offer solutions to a number of problems in the early Chinese tradition. His views also have much to offer contemporary philosophy, suggesting new ways of thinking about familiar problems. While Wang is best known as a critic and skeptic, Alexus McLeod argues that these aspects of his thought form only a part of a larger positive project, aimed at discerning truth in a variety of senses.

A Brief Response on the Controversies over Shangdi, Tianshen and Linghun (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Thierry Meynard, Daniel... A Brief Response on the Controversies over Shangdi, Tianshen and Linghun (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Thierry Meynard, Daniel Canaris
R4,934 Discovery Miles 49 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book represents the first critical edition and scholarly annotated translation of a pioneering report on the predicament of cross-cultural understanding at the dawn of globalization, titled "A Brief Response on the Controversies over Shangdi, Tianshen and Linghun" ("Resposta breve sobre as Controversias do Xamty, Tien Xin, Lim hoen"), which was written in China by the Sicilian Jesuit missionary Niccolo Longobardo (1565-1654) in the 1620s and profoundly influenced Enlightenment understandings of Asian philosophy. The book restores the focus on Longobardo's own intellectual concerns, while also reproducing and analyzing all the Chinese-language annotations on the previously unpublished Portuguese and Latin manuscripts. Moreover, it meticulously modernizes all romanizations with standard Hanyu pinyin and identifies, on the basis of archival research, most of Longobardo's Chinese interlocutors, thus providing new insights into how the Jesuits networked with Chinese scholars in the late Ming. In this way, it opens up this seminal text to Sinologists and global historians exploring Europe's first intellectual exchanges with China. In addition, the book presents four introductory essays, written by the editors and two prominent scholars on the Jesuit China mission. These essays comprehensively reconstruct the historical and intellectual context of Longobardo's report, stressing that it cannot be viewed purely as a product of Sino-European cultural exchange, but also as an outgrowth of both exegetic debates within Europe and of European experiences across Asia, especially in Japan. Hence this critical edition will greatly contribute to a more globalized view of the Jesuit China mission.

My Mortal Enemy (Hardcover): Willa Cather My Mortal Enemy (Hardcover)
Willa Cather
R565 Discovery Miles 5 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Agni Yoga (Hardcover): Agni Yoga Society Agni Yoga (Hardcover)
Agni Yoga Society
R562 Discovery Miles 5 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Zen in the Art of Archery (Hardcover): Eugen Herrigel Zen in the Art of Archery (Hardcover)
Eugen Herrigel
R650 Discovery Miles 6 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Essays on the GITA - -First Series- (Hardcover): Sri Aurobindo Essays on the GITA - -First Series- (Hardcover)
Sri Aurobindo
R621 Discovery Miles 6 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Zen and Zen Classics (Volume One) - From the Upanishads to Huineng (Hardcover): R.H. Blyth Zen and Zen Classics (Volume One) - From the Upanishads to Huineng (Hardcover)
R.H. Blyth
R708 Discovery Miles 7 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sun Tzu's Original Art of War - Sun Zi Bing Fa Recovered from the Latest Archaelogical Discoveries (Special Bilingual... Sun Tzu's Original Art of War - Sun Zi Bing Fa Recovered from the Latest Archaelogical Discoveries (Special Bilingual Edition) (Hardcover)
Sun Tzu, Sunzi; Translated by Andrew W Zieger
R646 Discovery Miles 6 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Sun Tzu's Original Art of War is a remastering of the Chinese classic: using the latest archeological discoveries and modern translation techniques, this brand new translation -- prominently adorned with the latest reconstruction of the original Chinese -- updates the unnecessary wordiness and stodginess of traditional academic translations to bring the modern English reader as close as possible to experiencing Sun Tzu as his readers first did some 2500 years ago.

Eschewing the needlessly complex and inaccurately abstract phrasings that mar previous renditions, translator Andrew W. Zieger uses the latest academic research, analysis and methodology to to bring it all back to the simple military text Sun Tzu intended. Vivid, clear, somewhat poetic and at times spiritual: that is the voice of Sun Tzu.

Whether it's for the boardroom, the battlefield or cultural study, Sun Tzu's Original Art of War makes the brilliance of Sun Tzu plain for all to see.

The Art of War (Hardcover): Sun Tzu The Art of War (Hardcover)
Sun Tzu; Translated by Lionel Giles
R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Buddhism - Gleanings in Buddha-Fields; Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East (Hardcover): Lafcadio Hearn Buddhism - Gleanings in Buddha-Fields; Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East (Hardcover)
Lafcadio Hearn
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1927. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Researches into Japanese Buddhism. This book is full of suggestive thought, with the essays on Japanese religious belief calling for particular praise for the earnest spirit in which the subject is approached. Contents Include A Living God. Out of the Street. Notes of a Trip to Kyoto. Dust. About Faces in Japanese Art. Ningyo-No-Haka. In Osaka. Buddhist Allusions in Japanese Folk Song. Nirvana. The Rebirth of Katsuguro. Within the Circle.

Syriac Writers on Muslims and the Religious Challenge of Islam (Hardcover): Sidney Griffith Syriac Writers on Muslims and the Religious Challenge of Islam (Hardcover)
Sidney Griffith
R3,000 Discovery Miles 30 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Sydney H. Griffith provides a basic overview of Syriac authors that addressed the issue of Islam in their writings. Griffith discusses the major themes and common content of this literature and focuses on the dialogue genre.

The Dispeller of Disputes - Nagarjuna's Vigrahavyavartani (Hardcover, New): Jan Westerhoff The Dispeller of Disputes - Nagarjuna's Vigrahavyavartani (Hardcover, New)
Jan Westerhoff
R1,848 Discovery Miles 18 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nagarjuna's Vigrahavyavartani is an essential work of Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophical literature. Written in an accessible question-and-answer style, it contains Nagarjuna's replies to criticisms of his philosophy of the "Middle Way." The Vigrahavyavartani has been widely cited both in canonical literature and in recent scholarship; it has remained a central text in India, Tibet, China, and Japan, and has attracted the interest of greater and greater numbers of Western readers.
In The Dispeller of Disputes, Jan Westerhoff offers a clear new translation of the Vigrahavyavartani, taking current philological research and all available editions into account, and adding his own insightful philosophical commentary on the text. Crucial manuscript material has been discovered since the earlier translations were written, and Westerhoff draws on this material to produce a study reflecting the most up-to-date research on this text. In his nuanced and incisive commentary, he explains Nagarjuna's arguments, grounds them in historical and textual scholarship, and explicitly connects them to contemporary philosophical concerns.

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