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  • Sacred Objects in Secular Spaces

    Exhibiting Asian Religions in Museums

    Edited by Bruce M. Sullivan ...
    We have long recognized that many objects in museums were originally on display in temples, shrines, or monasteries, and were religiously significant to the communities that created and used them. How, though, are such objects to be understood, described, exhibited, and handled now that they are in museums? Are they still sacred objects, or formerly sacred objects that are now art objects, or are ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • The A to Z of Hinduism

    by Bruce M. Sullivan ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    With a history of over three and a half millennia, and over 800 million adherents, Hinduism is one of the world's largest and most diverse religious traditions. This book presents the Hindu religious tradition's major events, individuals, texts, sects, and concepts in the context of its historical development through various periods. In addition, sacred Hindu pilgrimage sites, the rituals ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

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  • The Bhagavad Gita

    by Eknath Easwaran ...
    Series Book 1 - Easwaran's Classics of Indian Spirituality
    The Bhagavad Gita is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Eknath Easwaran’s best-selling translation is reliable, readable, and profound.Easwaran's 55-page introduction places the Bhagavad Gita in its historical setting, and brings out the universality and timelessness of its teachings. Chapter introductions clarify key concepts, and notes and a glossary explain Sanskrit terms.Easwaran ... Read more

    $9.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Kama Sutra of Vatsayana

    The Classic Hindu Treatise on Love and Social Conduct

    by Vatsayana ...
    Translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton ...
    Series series Compass
    The 1964 publication of Sir Richard Burton's translation marked the first wide appearance in English of the Kama Sutra and was celebrated as a literary event of highest importance. As vital to an understanding of ancient Indian civilization as the works of Plato and Aristotle are to the West, the Kama Sutra has endured for 1,700 years as an indisputable classic of world literature.Written with ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Mahabharata

    by Romesh Chunder Dutt ...
    Ancient India, like ancient Greece, boasts of two great Epics. One of them, the Maha-bharata, relates to a great war in which all the warlike races of Northern India took a share, and may therefore be compared to the Iliad. The other, the Ramayana, relates mainly to the adventures of its hero, banished from his country and wandering for long years in the wildernesses of Southern India, and may ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Book of Genesis

    by Joyce Gibson ...
    Series series The Smart Guide to the Bible Series
    The Smart Guide to the Bible: The Book of Genesis helps you discover how the people, promises, and events in the Book of Genesis impact your life today. Get insights into faith, blessings, and God's great plan for you-and the world.The Smart Guide to the Bible is a series of simplified commentaries designed to uncomplicate God's word for everyday Bible readers. Every page contains handy features ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Graceful Exits

    How Great Beings Die

    by Sushila Blackman ...
    Death is a subject obscured by fear and denial. When we do think of dying, we are more often concerned with how to avoid the pain and suffering that may accompany our death than we are with really confronting the meaning of death and how to approach it. Sushila Blackman places death—and life—in a truer perspective, by telling us of others who have left this world with dignity.Graceful Exits ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Indian Philosophy

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Sue Hamilton ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought, spanning some two and a half millennia and encompassing several major religious traditions. This Very Short Introduction emphasizes the diversity of Indian thought, and is structured around six schools which have achieved classic status. Sue Hamilton explores how the traditions have attempted to understand the nature of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Introducing Hinduism

    A Graphic Guide

    by Borin Van Loon, Vinay Lal ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Why do Hindus revere the cow?Must Hindus be vegetarian?Hinduism is the world's oldest religion, yet the word 'Hindu' was never used before the 18th century by Hindus to describe themselves. it is defined as polytheistic, but Gandhi declared that a Hindu needn't believe in any god. it is a religion as much of myth as of history – it has no founder, no single authoritative book, even few central ... Read more

    $5.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Is Karma?

    by Eknath Easwaran ...
    How can karma help us find hope and happiness?What we think, say, or do has consequences that are often subtler and more far-reaching than we think. The theory of karma is intellectually intriguing, but a practical understanding of how karma works can help us find hope and happiness in our lives.Eknath Easwaran is a foremost translator and interpreter of the Indian classics (The Bhagavad Gita, The ... Read more

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  • Dhammapada

    Annotated & Explained

    Translated by Max Muller ...
    by Jack Maguire ...
    Series series SkyLight Illuminations
    Ancient words of the Buddha ("awakened one") that can become a companion for your own spiritual journey.The Dhammapada ("Path of the Buddha's Teachings") is a daily inspiration for millions of Buddhists all over the world and for people of all spiritual traditions who have been impressed by its beauty and power. These words—believed to have been spoken by the Buddha himself over 2,500 years ago ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hindu World

    Edited by Sushil Mittal, Gene Thursby ...
    Series series Routledge Worlds
    The Hindu World is the most complete, authoritative and up-to-date one-volume guide to Hindu faith and culture available today. With twenty-four dedicated chapters written by the world's leading Hinduism scholars, it elucidates the history, philosophy and practice of one of the world's great religious traditions. The perfect reference for all students of Hinduism, it is ideal for both for ... Read more

    $84.99 USD