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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship

Rediscovering the Jewish Holidays (Paperback): Behrman House Rediscovering the Jewish Holidays (Paperback)
Behrman House
R344 Discovery Miles 3 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Presents the major Jewish holidays, focusing on established traditions and the creation of new customs and rituals.

The Real Tripitaka - And Other Pieces (Paperback): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Real Tripitaka - And Other Pieces (Paperback)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R1,364 Discovery Miles 13 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1952. The Real Tripitaka gives an account of the seventh century pilgrim's adventures, spiritual and material, both in India and after his return to China. In addition the book contains an account of a Japanese pilgrim's visit to China in the ninth century, which describes the Wu-t'ai Shan, China's great place of Pilgrimage, and an eye-witness's account of the great persecution of Buddhism in 842-845 A.D.

Buddhist Practice and Visual Culture - The Visual Rhetoric of Borobudur (Hardcover): Julie Gifford Buddhist Practice and Visual Culture - The Visual Rhetoric of Borobudur (Hardcover)
Julie Gifford
R4,214 Discovery Miles 42 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Providing an overall interpretation of the Buddhist monument Borobudur in Indonesia, this book looks at Mahayana Buddhist religious ideas and practices that could have informed Borobudur, including both the narrative reliefs and the Buddha images. The author explores a version of the classical Mahayana that foregrounds the importance of the visual in relation to Buddhist philosophy, meditation, devotion, and ritual. The book goes on to show that the architects of Borobudur designed a visual world in which the Buddha appeared in a variety of forms and could be interpreted in three ways: by realizing the true nature of his teaching, through visionary experience, and by encountering his numinous presence in images. Furthermore, the book analyses a particularly comprehensive and programmatic expression of Mahayana Buddhist visual culture so as to enrich the theoretical discussion of the monument. It argues that the relief panels of Borobudur do not passively illustrate, but rather creatively "picture" selected passages from texts. Presenting new material, the book contributes immensely to a new and better understanding of the significance of the Borobudur for the field of Buddhist and Religious Studies.

The Art of Solitude (Paperback): Stephen Batchelor The Art of Solitude (Paperback)
Stephen Batchelor
R448 R363 Discovery Miles 3 630 Save R85 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitude from renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor A Los Angeles Review of Books "Best of the Year" selection "Whatever a soul is, the author goes a long way toward soothing it. A very welcome instance of philosophy that can help readers live a good life."-Kirkus Reviews "Elegant and formally ingenious."-Geoff Wisner, Wall Street Journal When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his teaching and turned his attention to solitude, a practice integral to the meditative traditions he has long studied and taught. He aimed to venture more deeply into solitude, discovering its full extent and depth. This beautiful literary collage documents his multifaceted explorations. Spending time in remote places, appreciating and making art, practicing meditation and participating in retreats, drinking peyote and ayahuasca, and training himself to keep an open, questioning mind have all contributed to Batchelor's ability to be simultaneously alone and at ease. Mixed in with his personal narrative are inspiring stories from solitude's devoted practitioners, from the Buddha to Montaigne, from Vermeer to Agnes Martin. In a hyperconnected world that is at the same time plagued by social isolation, this book shows how to enjoy the inescapable solitude that is at the heart of human life.

Ritual Making Women - Shaping Rites for Changing Lives (Paperback): Jan Berry Ritual Making Women - Shaping Rites for Changing Lives (Paperback)
Jan Berry
R1,182 Discovery Miles 11 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book looks at the way in which women's making of ritual has emerged from the rapidly developing field of women's spirituality and theology. The author uses ethnographic material drawn from her personal experience in working with individuals and groups to show how the construction of ritual is a practice which uses storymaking and embodied action to empower women. She argues that ritual, far from being a timeless and universal practice, is a contextual and gendered performance in which women subvert conventional distinctions of private and public. She includes stories of women who have created or participated in their own rituals to mark significant changes and transition in their lives, and reflects on these in the light of ritual theory. The book interweaves narrative and interview material drawn from case studies with insights drawn from feminist theology and theory, social anthropology and gender studies to show that the making of ritual for women is a transformative process which empowers them in constructing identity and agency. The writer shows how women are drawing from both Christian feminist theology and broader understandings of spirituality to construct their own understanding of God/Goddess through the rituals they enact.

Ritual Making Women - Shaping Rites for Changing Lives (Hardcover): Jan Berry Ritual Making Women - Shaping Rites for Changing Lives (Hardcover)
Jan Berry
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book looks at the way in which women's making of ritual has emerged from the rapidly developing field of women's spirituality and theology. The author uses ethnographic material drawn from her personal experience in working with individuals and groups to show how the construction of ritual is a practice which uses storymaking and embodied action to empower women. She argues that ritual, far from being a timeless and universal practice, is a contextual and gendered performance in which women subvert conventional distinctions of private and public. She includes stories of women who have created or participated in their own rituals to mark significant changes and transition in their lives, and reflects on these in the light of ritual theory. The book interweaves narrative and interview material drawn from case studies with insights drawn from feminist theology and theory, social anthropology and gender studies to show that the making of ritual for women is a transformative process which empowers them in constructing identity and agency. The writer shows how women are drawing from both Christian feminist theology and broader understandings of spirituality to construct their own understanding of God/Goddess through the rituals they enact.

Around the World in One Shabbat - Jewish People Celebrate the Sabbath Together (Hardcover): Durga Yael Bernhard Around the World in One Shabbat - Jewish People Celebrate the Sabbath Together (Hardcover)
Durga Yael Bernhard
R521 R439 Discovery Miles 4 390 Save R82 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Take your child on a colorful adventure to share the many ways Jewish people celebrate Shabbat around the world. Shabbat Shalom Beginning in an old Jerusalem market Friday morning, shopping for foods to make Shabbat meals specialSetting a beautiful Sabbath table in Australia Friday afternoonLighting Shabbat candles with a family in TurkeySinging zemirot with relatives in RussiaMaking hamotzi as a congregation in the United StatesParading the Torah scrolls at Shabbat morning services in a synagogue in GermanyRelaxing in the peace of Shabbat day in CanadaEnjoying a special Sabbath afternoon meal in Morocco

From Israel to Thailand, from Ethiopia to Argentina, you and your children are invited to share the diverse Sabbath traditions that come alive in Jewish homes and synagogues around the world each week and to celebrate life with Jewish people everywhere."

Praying - Finding Our Way From Duty To Delight (Paperback): J I Packer Carolyn Nystrom Praying - Finding Our Way From Duty To Delight (Paperback)
J I Packer Carolyn Nystrom
R349 R312 Discovery Miles 3 120 Save R37 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

If we are honest, most of us struggle with our praying at least some of the time. Perhaps we have difficulty finding time to pray, or maybe we simply do not know what to say. Praying may seem simple and straightforward in theory, but in reality it can be hard work. In 'Praying' J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom offer hope to us in our efforts to pray better. They present praying as both a duty and a delight: an essential, expected practice for a follower of Christ, but also a privilege and joy. With wisdom, humility and sincerity they lead us through different moods or types of praying. Yet they do not just teach us about prayer; they also challenge and inspire us to do it by pointing us to a clearer understanding of the character of God. Here is practical help for active, honest praying that involves all of who we are - heart, hands and head - and moves us to deeper obedience, joy and intimacy with our Father.

I Hear His Whisper - 365 Daily Meditations & Declarations (Leather / fine binding): Brian Simmons, Gretchen Rodriguez I Hear His Whisper - 365 Daily Meditations & Declarations (Leather / fine binding)
Brian Simmons, Gretchen Rodriguez
R619 R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Save R88 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Encounter God's heart and hear his gentle voice. God delights in hearing from us. He listens to our songs and sighs, and he answers us with words of love and truth. This daily devotional contains whispers from God to the heart of his people. Each entry will encourage you with his words of comfort, joy, and unconditional love. Lean into God's presence and enjoy his peace today.

Materializing Religion - Expression, Performance and Ritual (Hardcover, New Ed): Elisabeth Arweck Materializing Religion - Expression, Performance and Ritual (Hardcover, New Ed)
Elisabeth Arweck; William Keenan
R4,206 Discovery Miles 42 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The material symbol has become central to understanding religion in late modernity. Overtly theological approaches use words to express the values and faith of a religion, but leave out the 'incarnation' of religion in the behavioural, performative, or audio-visual form. This book explores the lived expression of religion through its material expression, demonstrating how religion and spirituality are given form, and are thus far from being detached or ethereal. Cutting across cultures, senses, disciplines and faiths, the contributors register the variety in which religions and religious groups express the sacred and numinous. Including chapters on music, architecture, festivals, ritual, artefacts, dance, dress and magic, this book offers an invaluable resource to students of sociology and anthropology of religion, art, culture, history, liturgy, theories of late modern culture, and religious studies.

The Development of Islamic Ritual (Hardcover, New Ed): Gerald Hawting The Development of Islamic Ritual (Hardcover, New Ed)
Gerald Hawting
R6,584 Discovery Miles 65 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is concerned with the origins, development and character of ritual in Islam. The focus is upon the rituals associated with the five 'pillars of Islam': the credal formula, prayer, alms, fasting and pilgrimage. Since the 19th century academic scholarship has sought to investigate Muslim rituals from the point of view of history, the study of religion, and the social sciences, and a set of the most important and influential contributions to this debate, some of them translated into English for the first time, is brought together here. Participation in the ritual life of Islam is for most Muslims the predominant expression of their adherence to the faith and of their religious identity. The Development of Islamic Ritual shows some of the ways in which this important aspect of Islam developed to maturity in the first centuries of Islamic history.

The New Meditation Handbook - Meditations to Make Our Life Happy and Meaningful (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Geshe Kelsang Gyatso The New Meditation Handbook - Meditations to Make Our Life Happy and Meaningful (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
R404 R339 Discovery Miles 3 390 Save R65 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This practical guide introduces us to the expansive inner world of meditation through a series of twenty-one meditations which lead us step-by-step to increasingly beneficial states of mind. Together, these meditations form the entire Buddhist path to enlightenment. By following simple meditation instructions, readers can experience the inner tranquility and lightness of mind that comes from meditation- thereby bringing greater happiness to ourself and others. Clear and relevant meditation break practices are revealed, so readers can integrate the meditations into their daily activities.

How to Meditate - A Guide to Self-Discovery (Paperback): Lawrence LeShan How to Meditate - A Guide to Self-Discovery (Paperback)
Lawrence LeShan
R406 R333 Discovery Miles 3 330 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Promise of a Sacred World - Shinran's Teaching of Other Power (Paperback): Kenneth K. Nagapriya The Promise of a Sacred World - Shinran's Teaching of Other Power (Paperback)
Kenneth K. Nagapriya; Foreword by Tanaka
R469 R385 Discovery Miles 3 850 Save R84 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this pioneering book, in turns poetic and philosophical, Nagapriya shows how the insights into the existential condition offered by Shinran can transform our understanding of what Buddhist practice consists in, and what it means to awaken to our ultimate concern. Shinran (1173 - 1263) is one of the most important thinkers of Japanese Buddhist history, and founder of the Jodo Shinshu Pure Land school. Nagapriya explores Shinran's spirituality and teachings through close readings, confessional narrative, and thoughtful interpretation. This book is an invitation to reimagine Shinran's religious universe, not for the sake of historical curiosity, but as an exercise that has the potential to remake us in the light of our ultimate concerns.

Here, Now, One - A Practical Guide to the Spiritual Life (Paperback): Terry Moore Here, Now, One - A Practical Guide to the Spiritual Life (Paperback)
Terry Moore
R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Practical Zen for Health, Wealth and Mindfulness (Paperback): Julian Daizan Skinner Practical Zen for Health, Wealth and Mindfulness (Paperback)
Julian Daizan Skinner; Foreword by Shinzan Miyamae; Sarah Bladen
R349 Discovery Miles 3 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Bringing the body-mind insights of Rinzai Zen from the mountains of Japan to the Western world, Zen master Julian Daizan Skinner and Sarah Bladen present simple meditation techniques to help achieve health, wellbeing and success. Taking the reader through the first 100 days of practice, the book then shows how to adapt the new learned techniques to the rest of your life. Including case studies at the end of each chapter to show how people's lives have been transformed through their meditation journeys, this is an accessible and practical guide to adapting Eastern meditation into busy Western lives.

30 Days with Teresa of Avila (Paperback): Anthony Lilles 30 Days with Teresa of Avila (Paperback)
Anthony Lilles
R386 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Save R68 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thinking Through Rituals - Philosophical Perspectives (Paperback, New): Kevin Schilbrack Thinking Through Rituals - Philosophical Perspectives (Paperback, New)
Kevin Schilbrack
R1,187 Discovery Miles 11 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Many philosophical approaches today seek to overcome the division between mind and body. If such projects succeed, then thinking is not restricted to the disembodied mind, but is in some sense done through the body. From a post-Cartesian perspective, then, ritual activities that discipline the body are not just thoughtless motions, but crucial parts of the way people think. Thinking Through Rituals explores religious ritual acts and their connection to meaning and truth, belief, memory, inquiry, worldview and ethics. Drawing on philosophers such as Foucault, Merleau-Ponty and Wittgenstein, and sources from cognitive science, pragmatism and feminist theory, it provides philosophical resources for understanding religious ritual practices like the Christian Eucharistic ceremony, Hatha Yoga, sacred meditation or liturgical speech. Its essays consider a wide variety of rituals in Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism - including political protest rituals and gay commitment ceremonies, traditional Vedic and Yogic rites, Christian and Buddhist meditation and the Jewish Shabbat. They challenge the traditional disjunction between thought and action, showing how philosophy can help to illuminate the relationship between doing and meaning which ritual practices imply.

Pray Daily for Families - Morning and Evening Prayer Reimagined for Children (Hardcover): Pray Daily Press Pray Daily for Families - Morning and Evening Prayer Reimagined for Children (Hardcover)
Pray Daily Press; Illustrated by Phaedra Jean Taylor; Contributions by Autumn Swindoll
R664 Discovery Miles 6 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A New Beginning (Paperback): Becca Anderson A New Beginning (Paperback)
Becca Anderson
R439 R363 Discovery Miles 3 630 Save R76 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Daily Inspirational Prayers and Meditations for Self-Reflection and Gratitude New Beginnings is a spiritual guidebook for changing your life featuring meditations, affirmations, prayers, and blessings for each day of the year. Pray every day. In her latest gem, bestselling author Becca Anderson offers inspirational words for each day of the year to those exploring new horizons or rebooting their directions in life. New Beginnings is a must-have for those seeking both guidance and companionship as they move in new, positive directions. Find a new spiritual way. Having the ability to draw inward and speculate is a fundamental skill if one wishes to grow and achieve an unlimited number of goals. If you are looking for a change in your life or seeking a new path with a vision of starting afresh, New Beginnings just might be the perfect book for you. Join Becca Anderson, a woman's studies scholar, and the author of the bestselling The Book of Awesome Women, as she shares daily meditations, affirmations, prayers, and blessings. Anderson draws from a diverse pool of religions, practices, and spiritualties to bring you the perfect message for each day of the year. Use New Beginnings as a powerful instrument for self-reflection and gratitude: Gain clarity into your purpose in life Maintain hope about the future Develop a better sense of self Build mental energy and momentum Improve your attitude and mindset If you enjoyed spiritual guidebooks like Live in Grace, Walk in Love, Unshakeable, or Prayers for Difficult Times Women's Edition, then New Beginnings will help bring a greater sense of peace, inner peace, and peace of mind.

If You Will Ask (If Ye Shall Ask) (Paperback): Oswald Chambers If You Will Ask (If Ye Shall Ask) (Paperback)
Oswald Chambers
R142 Discovery Miles 1 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Our Heritage Haggadah (Paperback): Heidi Efros-Affrime Our Heritage Haggadah (Paperback)
Heidi Efros-Affrime
R393 R326 Discovery Miles 3 260 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pocketful of Miracles (Revised and Updated) - Prayers, Meditations, and Affirmations to Nurture Your Spirit Every Day of the... Pocketful of Miracles (Revised and Updated) - Prayers, Meditations, and Affirmations to Nurture Your Spirit Every Day of the Year (Paperback, Revised ed.)
Joan Borysenko
R582 R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Save R92 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this exquisite little volume, acclaimed healer Joan Borysenko offers a unique, organic means of drawing personal strength and spiritual succor from the wondrous cycles of nature. Drawing on the ancient wisdom at the core of the world's religions, the guidance of the four great Archangels that stand at the gates of the Medicine Wheel, and her own deep mystical experience, she has divided the book into twelve inspiring monthly sections. Each reflects such emotionally significant themes as Forgiveness, Rebirth in Love, and Spiritual Healing. And each provides daily meditations, prayers, and affirmations that help you let go of fear and realize the light of peace and compassion that dwells throughout the universe... and within your own heart.

60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple (Paperback): Fr John Bartunek 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple (Paperback)
Fr John Bartunek
R511 R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Save R83 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mindful Our Father (Paperback): Thomas G. Casey The Mindful Our Father (Paperback)
Thomas G. Casey
R388 R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Save R63 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Lord's Prayer is a simple prayer that goes back to Jesus. But even though it has been around for a long time, we no longer know how to pray it as it should be prayed. We grow up saying this prayer in a hurried way, we continue to recite it in a rush, and we risk dying without ever waking up to its richness. This book slows things down, in order to help us recognize something of the richness of this great prayer. There is a real need to reflect and meditate on each phrase of the Our Father, to 'chew' on the words as a cow would chew on the cud, to find the marrow of meaning, and so discover true nourishment. It is like digging for hidden treasure. Each chapter approaches a particular phrase of the Our Father from multiple perspectives, in order to facilitate a deepening level of engagement with its richness. By going through the Lord's Prayer phrase by phrase, it is possible to taste something of the unique flavour of each line. Every chapter includes moving stories which throw a new spotlight on the marvellous riches concealed in this familiar prayer. Each chapter also includes short prayers based on the Lord's Prayer, prayers that get us in touch with the depth and breadth of this foundational prayer. Once we translate the spiritual wisdom of the Lord's Prayer into the personal language of our experience, we shall be led to a unique encounter with the God who yearns for us more than we could ever yearn for him.

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