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The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Volume 1 - Addresses at The Parliament of Religions, Karma-Yoga, Raja-Yoga, Lectures... The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Volume 1 - Addresses at The Parliament of Religions, Karma-Yoga, Raja-Yoga, Lectures and Discourses (Hardcover)
Swami Vivekananda
R848 Discovery Miles 8 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Koren Tehillim with Illustrations by Baruch Nachson (Hardcover): Adin Steinsaltz Koren Tehillim with Illustrations by Baruch Nachson (Hardcover)
Adin Steinsaltz
R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sage Tales - Wisdom and Wonder from the Rabbis of the Talmud (Hardcover, New): Rabbi Burton L Visotzky Sage Tales - Wisdom and Wonder from the Rabbis of the Talmud (Hardcover, New)
Rabbi Burton L Visotzky
R665 R587 Discovery Miles 5 870 Save R78 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

These ancient stories whisper truth to your soul.

Great stories have the power to draw the heart. But certain stories have the power to draw the heart to God and awaken the better angels of our nature. Such are the tales of the rabbis of the Talmud, colorful, quirky yarns that tug at our heartstrings and test our values, ethics, morality and our imaginations.

In this collection for people of all faiths and backgrounds, Rabbi Burton Visotzky draws on four decades of telling and teaching these legends in order to unlock their wisdom for the contemporary heart. He introduces you to the cast of characters, explains their motivations, and provides the historical background needed to penetrate the wise lessons often hidden within these unusual narratives.

In learning how and why these oft-told tales were spun, you discover how they continue to hold value for our lives."

The New Covenants, Book 2 - The Book of Mormon - Restoration Edition Hardcover (Hardcover): Restoration Scriptures Foundation The New Covenants, Book 2 - The Book of Mormon - Restoration Edition Hardcover (Hardcover)
Restoration Scriptures Foundation
R750 Discovery Miles 7 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Koren Talmud Bavli, v. 12 - Ta'anit, Megilla English, Daf Yomi (Hardcover): Koren Talmud Bavli, v. 12 - Ta'anit, Megilla English, Daf Yomi (Hardcover)
R915 Discovery Miles 9 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Short History of Islamic Thought (Paperback): Fitzroy Morrissey A Short History of Islamic Thought (Paperback)
Fitzroy Morrissey; Narrated by Fitzroy Morrissey
R331 R299 Discovery Miles 2 990 Save R32 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Fitzroy Morrissey's brilliant guide to Islamic thought - from its foundation in the seventh century to the present day. 'A magisterial accomplishment' Professor Eugene Rogan 'The best guide to Islamic thinking that I've read' James Barr 'I greatly enjoyed [it]' Peter Frankopan, Spectator, Books of the Year Day after day we read of the caliphate and the Qur'an, of Sunni and Shi'a, Salafis and Sufis. Almost a quarter of the world's populate is Muslim. Understanding the modern world requires knowing something about Islam. Tracing fourteen centuries of Islamic history - from the foundation of Islam in the seventh century and the life of Muhammad, through the growth of great Islamic empires, to the often fraught modern period - Fitzroy Morrissey considers questions of interpretation and legacy, of God and His relationship with His followers, of the lives of Muslims and how they relate to others. He presents the key teachings of the Qur'an and Hadith, analyzes the great works of Islamic theology, philosophy, and law, and delves into the mystical writings of the Sufis. He considers the impact of foreign cultures - Greek and Persian, Jewish and Christian - on early Islam, accounts for the crystallization of the Sunni and Shi'i forms of the faith, and explains the rise of intellectual trends like Islamic modernism and Islamism in recent times. In this way, Morrissey presents not a monolithic creed, but a nuanced faith made up of several often competing - and always fascinating - intellectual tendencies. This concise and engaging volume will appeal to readers looking to better understand the world's second largest religion and to those interested in the intellectual history of the last millennium and a half.

Koren Talmud Bavli, Berkahot Volume 1d, Daf 51b-64a, Noe Color Pb, H/E (Paperback): Adin Steinsaltz Koren Talmud Bavli, Berkahot Volume 1d, Daf 51b-64a, Noe Color Pb, H/E (Paperback)
Adin Steinsaltz
R269 Discovery Miles 2 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Women and Gender in the Qur'an (Hardcover): Celene Ibrahim Women and Gender in the Qur'an (Hardcover)
Celene Ibrahim 1
R1,447 R803 Discovery Miles 8 030 Save R644 (45%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Stories about gendered social relations permeate the Qur'an, and nearly three hundred verses involve specific women or girls. The Qur'an features these figures in accounts of human origins, in stories of the founding and destruction of nations, in narratives of conquest, in episodes of romantic attraction, and in incidents of family devotion and strife. Overall, stories involving women and girls weave together theology and ethics to reinforce central Qur'anic ideas regarding submission to God and moral accountability. Celene Ibrahim explores the complex cast of female figures in the Qur'an, probing themes related to biological sex, female sexuality, female speech, and women in sacred history. Ibrahim considers major and minor figures referenced in the Qur'an, including those who appear in narratives of sacred history, in parables, in descriptions of the eternal abode, and in verses that allude to events contemporaneous with the advent of the Qur'an in Arabia. Ibrahim finds that the Qur'an regularly celebrates the aptitudes of women in the realms of spirituality and piety, in political maneuvering, and in safeguarding their own wellbeing; yet, women figures also occasionally falter and use their agency toward nefarious ends. Women and Gender in the Qur'an outlines how women and girls - old, young, barren, fertile, chaste, profligate, reproachable, and saintly - enter Qur'anic sacred history and advance the Qur'an's overarching didactic aims.

Tafs?r al-?Ayy?sh? - A Fourth/Tenth Century Sh??? Commentary on the Qur?an (Volume 3) (Hardcover): Mu?ammad B Masʿūd... Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī - A Fourth/Tenth Century Shīʿī Commentary on the Qurʾan (Volume 3) (Hardcover)
Muḥammad B Mas&#703&#363d Al-ʿayyāshī; Translated by Nazmina Dhanji; Edited by Wahid M Amin
R2,401 R1,935 Discovery Miles 19 350 Save R466 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
An Old Hebrew Text of St. Matthew's Gospel - Translated and with an Introduction Notes and Appendices (Hardcover): Hugh J.... An Old Hebrew Text of St. Matthew's Gospel - Translated and with an Introduction Notes and Appendices (Hardcover)
Hugh J. Schonfield
R706 R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Save R79 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Meaning and Interpretation of Desire in the Bible - The Semantic Study of hmd and 'wh Word Fields (Hardcover): Samo... The Meaning and Interpretation of Desire in the Bible - The Semantic Study of hmd and 'wh Word Fields (Hardcover)
Samo Skralovnik
R2,400 Discovery Miles 24 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The term desire in the Hebrew Bible covers a wide range of human longings, emotions, and cravings. The direct and explicit term of desire is nevertheless limited to only two roots found in the Decalogue-the verb forms of the lexical roots and , which reflect not only the dynamics of desire occurring in human beings, but also in God. With an comprehensive semantic analysis and an overview of the synonyms and antonyms, the author shows that the verb form of the lexical root denotes a variety of needs related to human existence including aspiration for God while the verb form of the lexical root denotes the desire to acquire material wealth and possessions beyond basic needs. All the findings are compared on two levels-in relation to human beings (objects and people) and in relation to God-and ultimately serve for the interpretation of the roots in both versions of the Decalogue (Exod 20:17 and Deut 5:21) to resolve questions concerning the meaning of the desire in Tenth Commandment and substantiate whether the answers to life's questions provided by the Bible correspond to modern society.

The Mysterious Letters of the Qur'an - A Complete Solution (Hardcover): Sam Gerrans The Mysterious Letters of the Qur'an - A Complete Solution (Hardcover)
Sam Gerrans
R1,198 Discovery Miles 11 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Glossary of the Qur'an (Paperback): A Glossary of the Qur'an (Paperback)
R1,029 R928 Discovery Miles 9 280 Save R101 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A Glossary of the Quran is a ready reckoner for those who are interested to know the spirit of the Quran but are discouraged by the lack of knowledge of the Arabic language. The author has compiled the most common words used in the Quran so that one is able to grasp the gist of the Quran without learning the intricacies of the Arabic language. The book will be an ideal tool for those who are interested in reading and understanding the Holy Qur'an.

The Books of Enoch - Complete edition: Including (1) The Ethiopian Book of Enoch, (2) The Slavonic Secrets and (3) The Hebrew... The Books of Enoch - Complete edition: Including (1) The Ethiopian Book of Enoch, (2) The Slavonic Secrets and (3) The Hebrew Book of Enoch (Hardcover)
Paul C Schnieders; Translated by Robert H Charles
R1,027 R888 Discovery Miles 8 880 Save R139 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Coincidences in the Bible and in Biblical Hebrew (Hardcover): Haim Shore Coincidences in the Bible and in Biblical Hebrew (Hardcover)
Haim Shore
R903 R792 Discovery Miles 7 920 Save R111 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unexplainable coincidences abound in the Bible and in biblical Hebrew. For example, the Hebrew words for ear and balance are derived from the same philological root. But it was only toward the end of the nineteenth century that scientists discovered that the human body s balancing mechanism resides in the ear. Coincidences in the Bible and in biblical Hebrew details scores of such incidents, including:

Words in Hebrew that show intent to convey a message
Coincidences in the Hebrew language that show intent to convey hidden information, and occasionally information that could not be expected to be known in biblical times
Passages in the Bible that convey or assume information or knowledge unlikely to have been known in biblical times
Other coincidences from Jewish tradition or Jewish history

In this second edition, author Haim Shore discusses two types of coincidences-those that can be considered just that, and others that are subject to rigorous statistical analysis. Altogether, nineteen analyses have been conducted with highly significant results. Simple plots that accompany the analyses clarify their meanings and implications so that no prior statistical know-how is required. Genesis creation story is statistically analyzed.

Speaking of Gods in Figure and Narrative (Hardcover): D. Westbrook Speaking of Gods in Figure and Narrative (Hardcover)
D. Westbrook
R1,523 Discovery Miles 15 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Speaking of Gods in Figure and Narrative" analyzes the figurative-narrative creation of gods, their heavenly abodes, and behaviors, reaching back to the beginning of history in Sumer, Babylon, Egypt, Persia, and Greece, and continuing through a biblical tradition that includes the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur'an. Each culture leaves its linguistic residue for the next to incorporate into its sacred texts, resulting in the perpetuation and validation of ancient imagining, attitudes, and ideas.

MAHABHARATA: THE EPIC AND THE NATION (Hardcover): G.N. Devy MAHABHARATA: THE EPIC AND THE NATION (Hardcover)
G.N. Devy
R808 Discovery Miles 8 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature (Hardcover): Mario Poceski The Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature (Hardcover)
Mario Poceski
R5,054 R3,961 Discovery Miles 39 610 Save R1,093 (22%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature explores the growth, makeup, and transformation of Chan (Zen) Buddhist literature in late medieval China. The volume analyzes the earliest extant records about the life, teachings, and legacy of Mazu Daoyi (709-788), the famous leader of the Hongzhou School and one of the principal figures in Chan history. While some of the texts covered are well-known and form a central part of classical Chan (or more broadly Buddhist) literature in China, others have been largely ignored, forgotten, or glossed over until recently. Poceski presents a range of primary materials important for the historical study of Chan Buddhism, some translated for the first time into English or other Western language. He surveys the distinctive features and contents of particular types of texts, and analyzes the forces, milieus, and concerns that shaped key processes of textual production during this period. Although his main focus is on written sources associated with a celebrated Chan tradition that developed and rose to prominence during the Tang era (618-907), Poceski also explores the Five Dynasties (907-960) and Song (960-1279) periods, when many of the best-known Chan collections were compiled. Exploring the Chan School's creative adaptation of classical literary forms and experimentation with novel narrative styles, The Records of Mazu and the Making of Classical Chan Literature traces the creation of several distinctive Chan genres that exerted notable influence on the subsequent development of Buddhism in China and the rest of East Asia.

The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs - Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth (Hardcover): Solomon Schimmel The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs - Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth (Hardcover)
Solomon Schimmel
R1,379 Discovery Miles 13 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs is a passionate yet analytical critique of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scriptural fundamentalists. Schimmel examines the ways in which otherwise intelligent and bright Jews, Christians, and Muslims defend their belief in the divine authorship of the Bible or of the Koran, and other religious beliefs derived from those claims, against overwhelming evidence and argument to the contrary from science, scholarship, common sense, and rational analysis. He also examines the motives, fears, and anxieties of scriptural fundamentalists that induce them to cling so tenaciously to their unreasonable beliefs.
Schimmel begins with reflections on his own journey from commitment to Orthodox Judaism, through doubts about its theological dogmas and doctrines, to eventual denial of their truth. He follows this with an examination of theological and philosophical debates about the proper relationships between faith, reason, and revelation. Schimmel then devotes separate chapters to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scriptural fundamentalism, noting their similarities and differences. He analyzes in depth the psychological and social reasons why people acquire, maintain, and protect unreasonable religious beliefs, and how they do so. Schimmel also discusses unethical and immoral consequences of scriptural fundamentalism, such as gender inequality, homophobia, lack of intellectual honesty, self-righteousness, intolerance, propagation of falsehood, and in some instances, the advocacy of violence and terrorism. He concludes with a discussion of why, when, and where it is appropriate to critique, challenge, and combat scriptural fundamentalists. The Tenacity ofUnreasonable Beliefs is thoughtful and provocative, written to encourage self-reflection and self-criticism, and to stimulate and to enlighten all who are interested in the psychology of religion and in religious fundamentalism.

Sobol Says - Two Minutes of Torah Short Essays on the Weekly Parsha: Shemos-Vayikra (Hardcover): Ephraim Sobol Sobol Says - Two Minutes of Torah Short Essays on the Weekly Parsha: Shemos-Vayikra (Hardcover)
Ephraim Sobol
R523 R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Save R35 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Though he has no formal rabbinical training, Ephraim Sobol began teaching a weekly parsha class in his community. In two years time, the class grew as his students shared their excitement. He began writing "Two Minutes of Torah," a weekly Dvar Torah email based on his class. These emails took on lives of their own, and soon they were a much sought after read. Appealing to audiences with a broad spectrum of knowledge, Two Minutes of Torah offers original and concise insights into the parsha. To help students connect with the lessons, he has woven many of his real-world experiences into his essays.In the third volume of his popular series of books on the parsha, Sobol completes that which he set out to do: provide a constant companion for those seeking insights on the parsha every week. Now spanning the entire Torah, these works have become an essential component of many Shabbos tables.Using a folksy and inviting manner Sobol provides fresh, deep insights into an ancient text.

Mundaka Upanishad - Essence and Sanskrit Grammar (Hardcover): Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal Mundaka Upanishad - Essence and Sanskrit Grammar (Hardcover)
Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal
R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Theology in Conflict - Reactions to the Exile in the Book of Jeremiah (Hardcover, Reprint 2014): Christopher R Seitz Theology in Conflict - Reactions to the Exile in the Book of Jeremiah (Hardcover, Reprint 2014)
Christopher R Seitz
R5,119 Discovery Miles 51 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world.

The New Covenants, Book 1 - The New Testament - Restoration Edition Hardcover (Hardcover): Restoration Scriptures Foundation The New Covenants, Book 1 - The New Testament - Restoration Edition Hardcover (Hardcover)
Restoration Scriptures Foundation
R643 Discovery Miles 6 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ramayana - Classic Tales (Hardcover): Bihani Sarkar Ramayana - Classic Tales (Hardcover)
Bihani Sarkar; Abridged by F. Tara Hathaway
R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Ramayana tells the tale of Rama and his beloved Sita, but its narratives and intent, as with all great literature, point to the grand themes of life, death and righteousness. Originally written in ancient Sanskrit, the elegant, epic work is a key part of the canon of both Hinduism and Buddhism. It continues to inspire art, theatre, poetry and temple architecture, dominating the spiritual landscape of the vast Indian sub-continent and the diaspora throughout the rest of the world. This deluxe new edition revives Ralph T. H. Griffith's evocative verse translation and abridges it for the modern reader - bringing the gripping narrative to the forefront. The Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.

On Scrolls, Artefacts and Intellectual Property (Hardcover): Timothy Lim On Scrolls, Artefacts and Intellectual Property (Hardcover)
Timothy Lim; Translated by Calum Carmichael; Edited by Hector MacQueen
R6,281 Discovery Miles 62 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What are the legal rights to ancient documents of editors, archaeologists, curators, or modern states? In the light of recent controversies, this collection emphasizes the status of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in Palestine, recovered in Jordan, and largely edited by an international Christian team who prevented public access to unpublished manuscripts. Subsquently, the state of Israel, which had already purchased many of the Scrolls, has assumed responsibility for all of them. Most recently, one scroll editor has claimed copyright on his reconstruction, instigating a lawsuit and introducing serious implications for future Scrolls scholarship. This volume looks at international copyright and property rights as they affect archaeologists, editors and curators, but focuses on the issue of 'authorship' of the Scrolls, both published and unpublished, and the contributors include legal experts as well as many of the major figures in recent controversies, such as Hershel Shanks, John Strugnell, Geza Vermes and Emanuel Tov.

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