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33 produkter
Discovering the City of Sodom
The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament's Most Infamous City
Av Steven Collins, Latayne C Scott
Häftad, 2016
224 kr
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Practical Everyday English
Book 1 in the Everyday English Advanced Vocabulary series
Häftad, 2022
335 kr
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Selfless Persons
Imagery and Thought in Theravada Buddhism
Häftad, 1990
471 kr
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This book seeks to explain carefully and sympathetically the Buddhist doctrine of anatta ('not-self'), which denies the existence of any self, soul or enduring essence in man. The author relates this doctrine to its cultural and historical context, particularly to its Brahmanical background, and …
Fluent Everyday English
Book 4 in the Everyday English Advanced Vocabulary series
Häftad, 2020
335 kr
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The Category of the Person
Anthropology, Philosophy, History
Av Michael Carrithers, Steven Collins m. fl.
Häftad, 1985
471 kr
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The concept that people have of themselves as a 'person' is one of the most intimate notions that they hold. Yet the way in which the category of the person is conceived varies over time and space. In this volume, anthropologists, philosophers, and historians examine the notion of the person in …
Readings of the Vessantara Jātaka
Häftad, 2016
308 kr
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The Vessantara Jataka tells the story of Prince Vessantara, who attained the Perfection of Generosity by giving away his fortune, his children, and his wife. Vessantara was the penultimate rebirth as a human of the future Gotama Buddha, and his extreme charity has been represented and reinterpreted …
Wisdom as a Way of Life
Theravāda Buddhism Reimagined
Av Steven Collins, Justin McDaniel
Inbunden, 2020
1209 kr
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This wide-ranging and powerful book argues that Theravāda Buddhism provides ways of thinking about the self that can reinvigorate the humanities and offer broader insights into how to learn and how to act. Steven Collins argues that Buddhist philosophy should be approached in the spirit of its …
Wisdom as a Way of Life
Theravāda Buddhism Reimagined
Av Steven Collins, Justin McDaniel
Häftad, 2020
308 kr
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This wide-ranging and powerful book argues that Theravāda Buddhism provides ways of thinking about the self that can reinvigorate the humanities and offer broader insights into how to learn and how to act. Steven Collins argues that Buddhist philosophy should be approached in the spirit of its …
Theravāda Buddhist Encounters with Modernity
Av Juliane Schober, Steven Collins
Häftad, 2019
689 kr
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Although recent scholarship has shown that the term ‘Theravāda’ in the familiar modern sense is a nineteenth- and twentieth-century construct, it is now used to refer to the more than 150 million people around the world who practice that form of Buddhism. Buddhist practices such as meditation, …
Race to Commercialize Biotechnology
Molecules, Market and the State in Japan and the US
Inbunden, 2004
1562 kr
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This comparative study looks at the early development of biotechnology in the US and Japan. Drawing on primary and secondary sources it traces the historical roots of recombinant DNA technology, discusses the tensions between regulation and promotional policies and identifies the major actors and …
Race to Commercialize Biotechnology
Molecules, Market and the State in Japan and the US
Häftad, 2013
517 kr
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This comparative study looks at the early development of biotechnology in the US and Japan. Drawing on primary and secondary sources it traces the historical roots of recombinant DNA technology, discusses the tensions between regulation and promotional policies and identifies the major actors and …
The Religious Culture of India
Power, Love and Wisdom
Av Friedhelm Hardy, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
830 kr
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This study conducts a lively and innovative exploration of the traditional Indian religions and cultures - an area that has both fascinated and puzzled the West for centuries. Friedhelm Hardy aims at presenting the widest possible range of themes that have preoccupied traditional Indian culture. He …
Mysticism and Kingship in China
The Heart of Chinese Wisdom
Av Julia Ching, John Clayton m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
1351 kr
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In this book, Julia Ching offers a magisterial survey of over four thousand years of Chinese civilisation through an examination of the relationship between kingship and mysticism. She investigates the sage-king myth and ideal, arguing that institutions of kingship were bound up with cultivation of …
Mysticism and Kingship in China
The Heart of Chinese Wisdom
Av Julia Ching, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
944 kr
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In this book, Julia Ching offers a magisterial survey of over four thousand years of Chinese civilisation through an examination of the relationship between kingship and mysticism. She investigates the sage-king myth and ideal, arguing that institutions of kingship were bound up with cultivation of …
The Dance of Siva
Religion, Art and Poetry in South India
Av David Smith, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
797 kr
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This is a full account of Siva's Dance of Bliss, which has become a popular symbol in the West for Hinduism and Eastern Mysticism. Siva is one of the two main gods of Hinduism, and his worshippers comprise half of all Hindus. Siva's Dance of Bliss is based on a remarkable Sanskrit poem written by …
Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities
Av Steven Collins, John Clayton m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
2606 kr
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This book presents an answer to the question: what is nirvana? Part I distinguishes between systematic and narrative thought in the Pali texts of Theravada Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia, arguing that nirvana produces closure in both, and setting nirvana in the wider category of Buddhist …
Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities
Av Steven Collins, Steven Collins m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
699 kr
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This book presents an answer to the question: what is nirvana? Part I distinguishes between systematic and narrative thought in the Pali texts of Theravada Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia, arguing that nirvana produces closure in both, and setting nirvana in the wider category of Buddhist …
Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism
Av Dale S. Wright, John Clayton m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
1628 kr
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This book is the first to engage Zen Buddhism philosophically on crucial issues from a perspective that is informed by the traditions of western philosophy and religion. It focuses on one renowned Zen master, Huang Po, whose recorded sayings exemplify the spirit of the 'golden age' of Zen in …
Nirvana
Concept, Imagery, Narrative
Häftad, 2010
525 kr
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The idea of nirvana (Pali nibbāna) is alluring but elusive for non-specialists and specialists alike. Offering his own interpretation of key texts, Steven Collins explains the idea in a new, accessible way - as a concept, as an image (metaphor), and as an element in the process of narrating both …
Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism
Av Dale S. Wright, John Clayton m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
667 kr
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This book is the first to engage Zen Buddhism philosophically on crucial issues from a perspective that is informed by the traditions of western philosophy and religion. It focuses on one renowned Zen master, Huang Po, whose recorded sayings exemplify the spirit of the 'golden age' of Zen in …
Nirvana
Concept, Imagery, Narrative
Inbunden, 2010
892 kr
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The idea of nirvana (Pali nibbāna) is alluring but elusive for non-specialists and specialists alike. Offering his own interpretation of key texts, Steven Collins explains the idea in a new, accessible way - as a concept, as an image (metaphor), and as an element in the process of narrating both …
Harvest Handbook of Bible Lands
A Panoramic Survey of the History, Geography, and Culture of the Scriptures
Av Joseph M. Holden, Steven Collins
E-bok, 2020
504 kr
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“ The scope of your learning...will be unlimited and enhanced by leaps and bounds as you use this wonderful tool .” from the Foreword by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr New discoveries are constantly being made as archaeologists work to uncover the ancient history of the Bible lands to tell a more complete …
Advanced Everyday English
Book 2 in the Everyday English Advanced Vocabulary series
Häftad, 2020
335 kr
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Race to Commercialize Biotechnology
Molecules, Market and the State in Japan and the US
E-bok, 2004
572 kr
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This comparative study looks at the early development of biotechnology in the US and Japan. Drawing on primary and secondary sources it traces the historical roots of recombinant DNA technology, discusses the tensions between regulation and promotional policies and identifies the major actors and …
Race to Commercialize Biotechnology
Molecules, Market and the State in Japan and the US
E-bok, 2004
589 kr
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This comparative study looks at the early development of biotechnology in the US and Japan. Drawing on primary and secondary sources it traces the historical roots of recombinant DNA technology, discusses the tensions between regulation and promotional policies and identifies the major actors and …
Theravāda Buddhist Encounters with Modernity
Av Juliane Schober, Steven Collins
Inbunden, 2017
2512 kr
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Although recent scholarship has shown that the term ‘Theravāda’ in the familiar modern sense is a nineteenth- and twentieth-century construct, it is now used to refer to the more than 150 million people around the world who practice that form of Buddhism. Buddhist practices such as meditation, …
Theravada Buddhist Encounters with Modernity
Av Steven Collins, Juliane Schober
E-bok, 2017
814 kr
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Although recent scholarship has shown that the term ‘TheravÄda’ in the familiar modern sense is a nineteenth- and twentieth-century construct, it is now used to refer to the more than 150 million people around the world who practice that form of Buddhism. Buddhist practices such as meditation, …
Theravada Buddhist Encounters with Modernity
Av Steven Collins, Juliane Schober
E-bok, 2017
790 kr
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Although recent scholarship has shown that the term ‘TheravÄda’ in the familiar modern sense is a nineteenth- and twentieth-century construct, it is now used to refer to the more than 150 million people around the world who practice that form of Buddhism. Buddhist practices such as meditation, …
Discovering the City of Sodom
The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament''s Most Infamous City
Av Latayne C. Scott, Steven Collins
E-bok, 2013
222 kr
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The fascinating, true account of the quest for one of the Old Testament’s most infamous cities. Like many Christians today in the academic world, Dr. Steven Collins felt pulled in different directions when it came to apparent conflicts between the Bible and scholarly research and theory—an …
High-Level Everyday English
Book 3 in the Everyday English Advanced Vocabulary series
Häftad, 2020
321 kr
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