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The most accessible and informative version of the Buddhist classic available in English, with instruction in meditation, illuminating commentary, and guidance in the practical use of the prayers The so-called “Tibetan Book of the Dead” has been renowned for centuries as a cornerstone of...

Olympus is the home of the Greek gods, much like Amravati of the Hindu devas. Zeus, leader of Olympians, wields a thunderbolt like Indra and rides an eagle like Vishnu. The feats of the Greek hero Heracles, known to Romans as Hercules, reminded many of Krishna, as did his name...

This book is a thoroughly researched primer on the 108 Upanishads, philosophical treatises that form a part of the Vedas, the revered Hindu texts. These Upanishads contain the most crystallized bits of wisdom gleaned from Hinduism. Roshen Dalal explains the concepts at the core of each Upanishad...

In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote....

Hinduism is an ancient religion, philosophy and way of life. Unlike other great religions that are based on a small set of books, there are hundreds of texts in Hinduism, most of which are very voluminous. They span not merely centuries, but millennia. And most importantly, these ancient...

"Where did the name Radha come from?When did Christianity first come to India?What is the connection between sanskar and dharma? After the enormous success of the first two seasons of EPIC Channel’s Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s favourite mythologist is back with a third instalment...

The Ramayanam, an itihasa of the highest order, is considered adi kavya, the first poem to have been composed. Written by Valm ki during Rama's time, and ratified by him, this timeless epic has been treated with utmost care by all acaryas in their famed commentaries. Since the advent of human...

He's the destroyer of evil, the pervasive one in whom all things lie. He is brilliant, terrifying, wild and beneficent. He is both an ascetic and a householder, both a yogi and a guru. He encompasses the masculine and the feminine, the powerful and the graceful, the Tandava and the Laasya, the...

Taught by acclaimed Professor Robert Garland of Colgate University, these 12 thought-provoking lectures introduce you to the world of comparative religion, giving you insights into a variety of religious expressions and human cultures.

Here, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives....

"Since time immemorial, India has been an ocean bed over which numerous stories have flowed and enriched the world. Storytellers from Tulsidas to Rohinton Mistry have added their magic to this magnificent repository. Inspired in part by Somadeva’s Kathasaritasagara, William Radice collects...

Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904, remains to this day powerful and fascinating....

This extraordinary document represents a new form of historical research and straightens out many open questions and misinterpretations. It takes the form of direct dialogues between a modern researcher and a member of the Qumran Essene community....

Sounds True is proud to present the first widely available audio recording of Elaine Pagels as she explores the text that has changed the way many of us think about the message of Christ....

Despite the recent ferocious public debate about belief, the concept most central to the discussion "God" frequently remains vaguely and obscurely described....

In this major new BBC radio series, Neil MacGregor investigates the role and expression of shared beliefs through time and around the world....

The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the New Kingdom....

Lost Enlightenment chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise....

It is a tale of courage and fear, love and hate, devotion and betrayal. The epic spans the three worlds of gods, humans, and demons....

A sweeping and comprehensive search for the origins of belief in a Satanic figure across the centuries, The Devil’s Best Trick is a keen investigation into the inescapable reality of evil.

The Middle Ages was a time of major historical shifts and transformations. This amazing era reverberates with discoveries, events, and processes integral to the world we know now. In these 24 lectures, Professor Salisbury leads you on a sumptuous tour of this incredible historical epoch....

In this impressive volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and historians created one of our most important texts—the Bible....

Church history is important because it shows us how God's faithful dealings with his people in the Bible continue in the ongoing life and work of Christ in our world....

Come, explore the places we worship Join Amma and her children as they travel to the famous Golden Temple in Amritsar. Take a tour through the wonderful sights, sounds and history of Darbar Sahib. Hear stories about the Sikh gurus. Visit Darshani Deori and Akal Takht. Savour a drink from the...

Religion in Human Evolution is a work of extraordinary ambition—a wide-ranging, nuanced probing of our biological past to discover the kinds of lives that human beings have most often imagined were worth living....

Across a wide array of religious traditions, temples are sacred, private spaces where observers can worship with other members of their congregation. Temple worship in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly called the Mormon Church, is kept virtually secret from outsiders. And even Mormons themselves might find certain aspects of worship confusing. While respecting the privacy of church members, Jonathan A. Stapley's Holiness to the Lord provides an insightful, fresh overview of Latter-day Saints temple worship.

Aarti Sangrah: Aarti is performed at the end of worship. It compensates for any mistakes made during the worship. Even if the worship lacks proper chanting and rituals, Aarti completes it. Performing and witnessing Aarti brings great virtue. Those who witness the deity and the Aarti, and take the Aarti with both hands, elevate their generations and attain the supreme position.

आरती संग्रह: पूजा के अंत में आरती करने का विधान है। पूजा करते समय जो भूलचूक रह जाती हैं, आरती से उनकी पूर्ति होती है। पूजा करते समय मंत्रहीन और क्रियाहीन होने पर भी उसमें पूर्णता आ जाती है। आरती करने एवं आरती देखने से भी बहुत पुण्य मिलता है। जो जन धूप और आरती को देखते हैं और दोनों हाथों से आरती लेते हैं, वे अपनी पीढ़ियों का उद्धार करते हैं और परम पद को प्राप्त करते हैं।

سفرٌ إلى معارج البيان القرآني، يقف فيه الكاتب على عتبات الإعجاز، متأملًا أسرار الحروف وخلجات الكلمات في آياتٍ تتدفق بالبلاغة. يسرد الرافعي تاريخ جمع القرآن وتدوينه، ثم يغوص في اختلاف القراءات وأثرها في تناغم النص ومعانيه، ليبرز كيف صاغ القرآن لغة العرب بوهج فريد.

فجر الإسلام لأحمد أمين هو رحلة فكرية تتبع خطى تطور العقلية العربية منذ فجر الجاهلية إلى بزوغ الحضارة الإسلامية في ظل الدولة الأموية. يمضي أحمد أمين في الكتاب، كمن يسبر غور الفكر العربي، مستعرضًا جذوره، وكيف صاغت الفتوحات والتداخل الحضاري مع الفرس واليونان هويةً جديدة للفكر الإسلامي.

هل يمكنُ أن تكونَ شخصيَّةٌ واحِدَةٌ قد أثَّرت في عدّةِ حضاراتٍ ودياناتٍ، رغم اختلافِ الزمانِ والمكانِ؟ سؤال يطرحه الكِتابُ في رحلةٍ بحثيةٍ مثيرة لاستكشافٍ أثر النبيِّ "إدريسَ" عليه السلام والذي أتى ذكره في القرآنِ الكريم، وظهرت أثاره في نصوصِ التوراةِ والإنجيلِ وحتّى في الأساطيرِ المصريةِ القديمةِ. تساؤلاتٍ هامة عن التشابُه بينَ النبي إدريسَ وشخصياتٍ مثلَ "أخنوخ" و"هرمس" و"أوزوريس"، مُستعرضًا كيفَ ارتبطَت تعاليمهُ بالتوحيدِ والعِلمِ ونقلِ المعرفةِ.

A History of the Popes tells the story of the oldest living institution in the Western world—the papacy. From its origins in Saint Peter, Jesus' chief disciple, through Pope Benedict XVI today, the popes have been key players in virtually all of the great dramas of the western world in the last two thousand years. Acclaimed church historian John W. O'Malley's engaging narrative examines the 265 individuals who have claimed to be Peter's successors. Rather than describe each pope one by one, the book focuses on the popes that shaped pivotal moments in both church and world history.

كتاب لطيف مختصر يسرد أحداث السيرة النبوية والتاريخ الإسلامي بشكل سريع جدًا، يمكن أن تقرأه في ساعة واحدة كما أراد مؤلفه -أكرمه الله- الذي اعتمد على طريقة الإشارات إلى الأحداث دون ذكر التفاصيل؛ ليحفز القاريء ويغريه بالبحث عن تفاصيل هذه الأحداث والقصص المشوقة في الكتب المطولة أو المتوسطة -والتي ذكر المؤلف طرفًا منها في بداية الكتاب- وكأنه بذلك يقدم استعراضًا عامًا للأحداث لمن أراد الاختصار، فإن شئت الدخول في التفاصيل فهاهي العناوين التي يمكنك البحث عنها، وهاهي المصادر التي يمكنك البحث فيها!.

يعرض الكتاب سردًا زمنيًّا للعصور الذهبية للحضارة الإسلامية وذلك بدءًا من سنة 570 ميلاديًّا، أي مع ميلاد النبي محمد ﷺ، مع بيان صدى ذلك في العصر الحاضر. كتاب تاريخ ضائع يرد حقًّا وينسب فضلًا لرواد أوائل، لن يوفيهم إلا فيض من العرفان والتقدير بذلك الحق وهذا الفضل.

Abdus-Salam Harun’s abridgment makes this classical text accessible without compromising authenticity. Listeners will appreciate its continuity, clarity, and reverence for the original. Whether you're exploring the early days in Makkah, the struggles of Madinah, or the final moments of the Prophet’s life, this edition guides the listener through a transformative journey grounded in authentic narration and spiritual depth.

The foundations of modern social science were built on the study of religion, the acclaimed thinker Kwame Anthony Appiah argues. Delving into the intellectual currents of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he investigates how formative thinkers—notably Edward Burnett Tylor, Émile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, and Max Weber—grappled with the concepts of society and religion as interdependent categories.

Jezebel was the most wicked woman in the Bible, a powerful seductress who killed the prophets, led Israel into idolatry and immorality, and emasculated men. In twenty-first-century America, Jezebel is not a person. But it's as if the spirit of Jezebel is alive again today. The influence of the same demonic force is being felt in the massive increase of pornography and sexual temptation, the militant spirit of abortion, the rise of radical feminism, and most importantly, in the attempt to silence prophetic voices.

Este libro recorre la vida fascinante de Roger Bacon, fraile franciscano del siglo XIII que se atrevió a cuestionar la forma en que su tiempo entendía el saber. Entre claustros, aulas universitarias y conflictos con la autoridad, Bacon defendió la importancia de la experiencia, las matemáticas y la observación rigurosa como caminos hacia la verdad, sin renunciar jamás a su fe.

Long ago, on a spring morning in Jerusalem, Pontius Pilate passed judgment on a mysterious preacher. Jesus of Nazareth was nailed to a cross shortly after and died in agony. The effects of this verdict have reverberated throughout the world and have shaped two millennia of history. Even so, the trial remains shrouded in mystery to this day. Killing the Messiah determines why and how Pilate deemed Jesus guilty of criminal behavior and the roles played by various people in ensuring Jesus' crucifixion.

Challenging the dominant narrative about the history of the Qur'an and the emergence of Islam in a predominantly pagan context, Gabriel Said Reynolds presents the Qur'an as a text born within a largely Christian culture.