Ethical and Religious Classics of East and West – serie
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A Moslem Saint of the Twentieth Century
Shaikh Ahmad Al-'Alawi His Spiritual Heritage and Legacy
Av Martin Lings
Häftad, 2023
435 kr
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Drawing on first-hand sources which had been inaccessible to Western readers at the time this book was originally published in 1961, this book gives a vivid picture of life in an order of Muslim mystics or Sufis. Against this background stands the unforgettable figure of the Algerian Shaikh who was …
Buddha, The Prophet and the Christ
Inbunden, 2021
1516 kr
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Originally published in 1956, this book brings together from the canonical writings of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity the most important of the passages in which the view of the Founder is reflected. It aims to let each of the sacred traditions tell its own story and only such comments have been …
Buddha, The Prophet and the Christ
Häftad, 2023
500 kr
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Originally published in 1956, this book brings together from the canonical writings of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity the most important of the passages in which the view of the Founder is reflected. It aims to let each of the sacred traditions tell its own story and only such comments have been …
St. Francis in Italian Painting
Inbunden, 2021
1516 kr
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Originally published in 1950, this book shows that the religious and ethical values that St. Francis was striving after are as essential today as they were in his time. The book presents St. Francis as a complex personality and corrects the rather mawkish interpretation of certain legends. It deals …
St. Francis in Italian Painting
Häftad, 2023
500 kr
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Originally published in 1950, this book shows that the religious and ethical values that St. Francis was striving after are as essential today as they were in his time. The book presents St. Francis as a complex personality and corrects the rather mawkish interpretation of certain legends. It deals …
Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints
Inbunden, 2021
1516 kr
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With the exception of the life of St. Nino, none of the biographies here had been previously translated into English when this book was originally published in 1956. The lives of the Georgian saints are rich and many-sided, not dry chronicles of monkish trivialities. They contain vivid descriptions …
Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints
Häftad, 2023
500 kr
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With the exception of the life of St. Nino, none of the biographies here had been previously translated into English when this book was originally published in 1956. The lives of the Georgian saints are rich and many-sided, not dry chronicles of monkish trivialities. They contain vivid descriptions …
Thought of the Prophets
Inbunden, 2021
1516 kr
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Originally published in 1953, The Hebrew Prophets’ conception of the meaning and purpose of human history has considerable significance for a religious view of the world situation in the middle of the 20th Century. This book discusses the nature of the Hebrew prophets and the grounds for their …
Thought of the Prophets
Häftad, 2023
500 kr
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Originally published in 1953, The Hebrew Prophets’ conception of the meaning and purpose of human history has considerable significance for a religious view of the world situation in the middle of the 20th Century. This book discusses the nature of the Hebrew prophets and the grounds for their …
Mystics of Spain
Inbunden, 2021
1516 kr
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Originally published in 1951, this volume gives a general survey of the Golden Age of Spanish mysticism, following this with translations of extracts from 15 leading authors in this field. The selections from each author are preceded by details of editions and studies, thereby making this not only …
Mystics of Spain
Häftad, 2023
500 kr
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Originally published in 1951, this volume gives a general survey of the Golden Age of Spanish mysticism, following this with translations of extracts from 15 leading authors in this field. The selections from each author are preceded by details of editions and studies, thereby making this not only …
God and Man
In the Old Testament
Av Leon Roth
Inbunden, 2021
1516 kr
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Originally published in 1955, and containing some 500 passages, this Biblical anthology brings together, in their original wording, the highest expressions of the Biblical view of life. The anthology is non-historical and non-doctrinal. It starts with the confrontations of man with God as seen in …
God and Man
In the Old Testament
Av Leon Roth
Häftad, 2023
500 kr
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Originally published in 1955, and containing some 500 passages, this Biblical anthology brings together, in their original wording, the highest expressions of the Biblical view of life. The anthology is non-historical and non-doctrinal. It starts with the confrontations of man with God as seen in …
Poetry and Career of Li Po
701-762
Av Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2021
1516 kr
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When this was originally published in 1950 this was the fullest biography of one of China’s greatest poets that had ever appeared in any language. It tells the story of the poet’s life against the background of contemporary history and, in doing so, gives a brilliant picture of Chinese life in the …
Poetry and Career of Li Po
701-762
Av Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2023
500 kr
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When this was originally published in 1950 this was the fullest biography of one of China’s greatest poets that had ever appeared in any language. It tells the story of the poet’s life against the background of contemporary history and, in doing so, gives a brilliant picture of Chinese life in the …
Akbar's Religious Thought
Reflected in Mogul Painting
Av Emmy Wellesz
Inbunden, 2021
1516 kr
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Originally published in 1952, the first part of this book gives a portrait of Akbar (1542-1605), Emperor of India, not as a War Lord and Empire Builder, but as a man deeply absorbed in questions of the Spirit. It follows him in his quest after the various religions professed in India and the …
Akbar's Religious Thought
Reflected in Mogul Painting
Av Emmy Wellesz
Häftad, 2023
500 kr
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Originally published in 1952, the first part of this book gives a portrait of Akbar (1542-1605), Emperor of India, not as a War Lord and Empire Builder, but as a man deeply absorbed in questions of the Spirit. It follows him in his quest after the various religions professed in India and the …
Teachings of the Magi
A Compendium of Zoroastrian Beliefs
Inbunden, 2021
1516 kr
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Originally published in 1956, this book provides a clear, scholarly, introduction to the main tenets of Zoroastrian dualism presented largely in the words of the Zoroastrian texts themselves. The book demonstrates the essential reasonableness of Zoroastrian dualism, which is the dualism of a good …
Teachings of the Magi
A Compendium of Zoroastrian Beliefs
Häftad, 2023
500 kr
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Originally published in 1956, this book provides a clear, scholarly, introduction to the main tenets of Zoroastrian dualism presented largely in the words of the Zoroastrian texts themselves. The book demonstrates the essential reasonableness of Zoroastrian dualism, which is the dualism of a good …
