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Religion in Literature and Film in South Asia

Religion in Literature and Film in South Asia


Diana Dimitrova



Review “This volume contributes to our understanding of the links between relations in society in the distant past...
Manual of Standard Tibetan

Manual of Standard Tibetan


Nicholas Tournadre, Sangda Dorje



Review "...a delight to read...brings the field to a new level, particularly in the area of spoken Tibetan." -- Phil Stan...
Gurus In America (S U N Y Series in Hindu Studies)

Gurus In America (S U N Y Series in Hindu Studies)


Cynthia Ann Humes, Thomas A. Forsthoefel



From the Publisher Gurus in America provides an excellent introduction to the guru phenomenon in the United States, with ...
Chinggis Khan (Makers Of The Muslim World)

Chinggis Khan (Makers Of The Muslim World)


Michal Biran



Review "Michal Biran's study is thorough and extemely thought provoking... As an introduction to its subject, it should b...
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation (Shambhala Dragon Editions)

The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation (Shambhala Dragon Editions)


Chogyam Trungpa



Review "All is made painfully clear—we are routed out of our little 'cubby holes', all of our excuses are brou...
The Construction Of Space In Early China (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

The Construction Of Space In Early China (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)


Mark Edward Lewis



The Construction Of Space In Early China (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)...
A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes: Essential Distinctions Among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems : The Sdom Gsum ... Letters (Suny Series in Buddhist Studies)

A Clear Differentiation of the Three Codes: Essential Distinctions Among the Individual Liberation, Great Vehicle, and Tantric Systems : The Sdom Gsum ... Letters (Suny Series in Buddhist Studies)




Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: Tibetan From the Back Cover A Clear Differentiatio...
The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism

The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism


Gavin Flood



Review "This collection offers a new way to parse the multiple entryways into the vast arena of Hinduism. Using the gener...
A Tibetan Verb Lexicon: Verbs, Classes and Syntactic Frames

A Tibetan Verb Lexicon: Verbs, Classes and Syntactic Frames


Paul G. Hackett



Review Sophisticated work on the Tibetan language is long overdue and Hackett should be congratulated for this valuable o...
Temple Consecration Rituals in Ancient India: Text and Archaeology (Brill's Indological Library)

Temple Consecration Rituals in Ancient India: Text and Archaeology (Brill's Indological Library)


Anna A. Slaczka



Review All those interested in consecration rituals and temple building, as well as Sanskritists and archaeologists and a...
Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen

Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen


Tenzin W. Rinpoche



Review "There is more detailed and at the same time easily understood and useful information about the body and meditative ...
Autobiography of a Yogi

Autobiography of a Yogi


Paramahansa Yogananda



Review One book in particular stayed with Steve Jobs his entire life, Autobiography of a Yogi...'the guide to meditation ...
Varieties of Javanese Religion: An Anthropological Account (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)

Varieties of Javanese Religion: An Anthropological Account (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology)


Andrew Beatty



Review "Both Indonesianists and scholars of ritual should consider this book a "must read" for its richly detailed accoun...
Raja Nal And The Goddess: The North Indian Epic Dhola In Performance

Raja Nal And The Goddess: The North Indian Epic Dhola In Performance


Susan S. Wadley



Review "How do we accept what life brings us? Dhola, translated with verve by Susan Wadley, explores this universal quest...
The Essence of Other-Emptiness

The Essence of Other-Emptiness


Taranatha



Review "...excursion into the works of one of the more colorful and daring among Tibet's intellectual yogins." -- Jules...
Fundamental Mind: The Nyingma View of the Great Completeness

Fundamental Mind: The Nyingma View of the Great Completeness




Review Insightful and practical commentary ... translated and edited by leading scholar Jeffrey Hopkins ... a valuable in...
Machik's Complete Explanation: Clarifying the Meaning of Chod (Tsadra Foundation)

Machik's Complete Explanation: Clarifying the Meaning of Chod (Tsadra Foundation)


Machik Labdron



Review "Since Western translators have privileged the genres of biographical and ritual texts, the richness of indigenous...