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The Battle for Godby Karen ArmstrongISBN 0345391691 (0-345-39169-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Battle for God'Book summary:About 40 years ago popular opinion assumed that religion would become a weaker force and people would certainly become less zealous as the world became more modern and morals more relaxed. But the opposite has proven true, according to theologian and author Karen Armstrong (A History of God), who documents how fundamentalism has taken root and grown in many of the world's major religions, such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Even Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism have developed fundamentalist factions. Reacting to a technologically driven world with liberal Western values, fundamentalists have not only increased in numbers, they have become more desperate, claims Armstrong, who points to the Oklahoma City bombing, violent anti-abortion crusades, and the assassination of President Yitzak Rabin as evidence of dangerous extremes.
Yet she also acknowledges the irony of how fundamentalism and Western materialism seem to urge each other on to greater excesses. To "prevent an escalation of the conflict, we must try and understand the pain and perception of the other side," she pleads. With her gift for clear, engaging writing and her integrity as a thorough researcher, Armstrong delivers a powerful discussion of a globally heated issue. Part history lesson, part wake-up call, and mostly a plea for healing, Armstrong's writing continues to offer a religious mirror and a cultural vision. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Bhagavad Gitaby BhaktivedantaISBN 0892131349 (0-89213-134-9)
Softcover, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bhagavad Gita As It Is'Book summary:The Bhagavad-Gita is the main source-book on yoga and a concise summary of India's Vedic wisdom. Yet remarkably, the setting for this best-known classic of spiritual literature is an ancient Indian battlefield.
At the last moment before entering battle, the great warrior Arjuna begins to wonder about the real meaning of his life. Why should he fight against his friends and relatives? Why does he exist? Where is he going after death? In the Bhagavad-Gita, Lord Krsna, Arjuna's friend and spiritual master, brings His disciple from perplexity to spiritual enlightenment. In the course of doing so, Krsna concisely but definitively explains transcendental knowledge; karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, dhyana-yoga, and bhakti-yoga; knowledge of the Absolute; devotional service; the three modes of material nature; the divine and demoniac natures; and much more.
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is is the largest-selling, most widely used edition of the Gita in the world. [via]
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The Bhagavad Gitaby Eknath EaswaranISBN 1590301900 (1-59030-190-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bhagavad Gita'Book summary:Prince Arjuna faced a dilemma that many face sooner or later--whether to take action that is necessary yet morally ambiguous. The difference is that Arjuna's action was to wage war against his own family. With the armies arrayed, Arjuna loses his nerve. Krishna, his charioteer and incarnation of divine consciousness, begins to teach him the nature of God and of himself, that Arjuna can attain liberation through union with God, and that there are several available paths. And so the most famous and revered of all Hindu Scriptures goes on to teach the paths of knowledge, devotion, action, and meditation, becoming the seed for all the Hindu systems of philosophy and religion that followed. For all of its profundity, Eknath Easwaran manages to translate the Gita in easy prose that neither panders nor obscures. Coupled with his thorough introduction, Easwaran's version comes off on all the levels it should: as a guide to action, devotional Scripture, a philosophical text, and inspirational reading. So what does Arjuna finally do? He follows his dharma, of course, as we all must. --Brian Bruya [via]
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The Bhagavad Gitaby Franklin EdgertonISBN 0674069250 (0-674-06925-0)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bhagavad Gita'Book summary:To most good Vishnuites, and to most Hindus, the Bhagavad Gita is what the New Testament is to good Christians. It is their chief devotional book, and has been for centuries the principal source of religious inspiretion for many millions of Indian. In this two-volume edition, Volume I contains on facing pages a transliteration of original Sanskirt and the autor's close translation. Volume II is Mr. Edgerton's interpretation in which he makes clear the historical setting of the poem and analyzes its influence on later literature and its place in Indian philosophy. Sir Edwin Arnold's beautiful translation, "The Song Celestial," is also includes in the second volume.
Mr. Edgerton is the author of many books and articles in the fields of Egyptology and Oriental languages and literature. He is an editor of the American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature.
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Bhagavad Gita: A New Translationby Stephen MitchellISBN 0609810340 (0-609-81034-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation'Book summary:On the list of the greatest spiritual books of all time, the Bhagavad Gita resides permanently in the top echelon. This poem of patently Indian genius sprouted an immense tree of devotional, artistic, and philosophical elaboration in the subcontinent. The scene is a battlefield with the prince Arjuna pitted against his own family, but no sooner does the poem begin than the action reverts inward. Krishna, Arjuna's avatar and spiritual guide, points the way to the supreme wisdom and perfect freedom that lie within everyone's reach. Worship and be faithful, meditate and know reality--these make up the secret of life and lead eventually to the realization that the self is the root of the world. In this titular translation, Stephen Mitchell's rhythms are faultless, making music of this ancient "Song of the Blessed One." Savor his rendition, but nibble around the edges of his introduction. In a bizarre mixture of praise and condescension, Mitchell disregards two millennia of Indian commentary, seeking illumination on the text from Daoism and Zen, with the Gita coming up just shy of full spiritual merit. Perhaps we should take it from Gandhi, who used the Gita as a handbook for life, that it nourishes on many levels. --Brian Bruya [via]
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The Bhagavad Gitaby A. M. Piatigorskii, J.A.B. Van BuitenenISBN 1852309172 (1-85230-917-2)
Hardcover, Thorsons Element
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The Bhagavad Gitaby DeutschISBN 0819119008 (0-8191-1900-8)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Amer
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The Bhagavad Gitaby Edwin Arnold, Franklin EdgertonISBN 8120811380 (81-208-1138-0)
Hardcover, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bhagavad Gita'Book summary:The Bhagavad Gita is the principal source of religious inspiration for many millions of Indians. This two-volume edition contains transliteration of the original Sanskrit and its close translation. Edgerton's interpretation analyzes its influence on later literature and its place in Indian philosophy.
To most Visnuites, and to most Hindus, the Bhagavad Gita is what the New Testament is to Christians. It is their chief devotional book, and has been for centuries the principal source of religious inspiration for many millions of Indians. In this two-volume edition (bound in one), Volume I contains on facing pages a transliteration of the original Sanskrit and the author`s close translation. Volume II is Edgerton`s interpretation in which he makes clear the historical setting of the poem and analyzes its influence on later literature and its place in Indian philosophy. [via]More editions of The Bhagavad Gita:
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Bhagavad Gitaby PrabhavanandaISBN 1566198534 (1-56619-853-4)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bhagavad Gita'Book summary:Uses the beauty of verse to express the highest truths of Vedanta. Includes an introduction to the Gita, and a study of non-violence versus the need to fight a just war. The critics have singled out this translation: The book is self-contained. A complete stranger to the Hindu Gospel can pick it up and in one or two evenings follow the poem from its terrific beginnings to its sublime end. -- New York Times [via]
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Bhagavad Gitaby Shri Swami PurohitISBN 0877739757 (0-87773-975-7)
Softcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bhagavad Gita'Book summary:Now in a miniature edition--the famous epic of India embodying the timeless and universal ideal of spiritual warriorship. In this great classic, often called the Gospel of Hinduism, the god Krishna teaches the warrior Arjuna that freedom lies in disciplined action performed without attachment and with loving reliance on the Supreme Self of all. [via]
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Bhagavad Gitaby T. NikhilanandaISBN 0911206094 (0-911206-09-4)
Hardcover, Ramakrishna Vivekanada Center
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bhagavad Gita'Book summary:The Bhagavad Gita, an important Hindu scripture, is one of the outstanding religious classics in the world, and this translation by Swami Nikhilananda has been called "the first really readable, authoritative translation".
The Bhagavad Gita is unique among religious texts in its emphasis on the discharge of everyday duties, irrespective of their nature, as an effective discipline for the realization of God. The Gita teaches that if a man performs his duties, surrendering the fruit to God and discarding all selfish motives, he gains purity of heart and achieves ultimate liberation. It is knowledge of God that gives man the strength to face calmly and cheerfully the duties of life. The Gita shows the way to spiritualize life and illumine even its drab and gray phases with the radiance of the Spirit. It lays down practical spiritual disciplines which can be followed by all, irrespective of faith and creed.
Special features of this 404 page edition are an introduction to the philosophy of The Gita and a summary of The Mahabharata. Also, each numbered verse of the text is followed by an explanation of the significant words and a paragraph of commentary based on the interpretation of Sankaracharya, the great philosopher and mystic of eighth century India. [via]
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The Bhagavad Gitaby Winthrop Sargeant, Christopher ChappleISBN 0873958306 (0-87395-830-6)
Softcover, State Univ of New York Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bhagavad Gita'Book summary:739 pages. [via]
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Bhagavad Gita: An Interlinear Translation from the Sanskritby Winthrop Sargeant, Christopher ChappleISBN 0873958314 (0-87395-831-4)
Hardcover, State Univ of New York Pr
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Bhagavad-GitaISBN 0892131233 (0-89213-123-3)
Hardcover, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Find This BookBook summary:the is the main source-book on yoga and a concise summary of India's Vedic wisdom. yet remarkably the setting for this best-known classic of spiritual literature is an ancient Indian battlefield. At the last moment before entering battle the great warrior Arjuna begins to wonder about the real meaning of his life. Why should he fight against his friends and relatives? Why does he exist? Where is he going after death? In the knowledge of the Absolute; devotional service; the three modes of material nature; the divine and demoniac natures; and much more. in the world. [via]
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- The Bhagavad Gita As It Is: ISBN 0892133384 (0-89213-338-4)
Softcover, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust - Bhagavad-Gita as It Is: ISBN 0912776803 (0-912776-80-3)
Hardcover, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust - Bhagavad-Gita: ISBN 9171494154 (91-7149-415-4)
Hardcover, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust - Bhagavad Gita As It Is: Complete Edition: ISBN 0892131233 (0-89213-123-3)
Hardcover, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
- The Bhagavad Gita As It Is: ISBN 0892133384 (0-89213-338-4)
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Bhagavad-Gita As It Is: With the Original Sanskrit Text Roman Transliteration English Equivalence Translation and Elaborate Purportsby A. C. Bhaktivedanta PrabhupadaISBN 089213268X (0-89213-268-X)
Softcover, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bhagavad-Gita As It Is: With the Original Sanskrit Text Roman Transliteration English Equivalence Translation and Elaborate Purports'Book summary:the is the main source-book on yoga and a concise summary of India's Vedic wisdom. yet remarkably the setting for this best-known classic of spiritual literature is an ancient Indian battlefield. At the last moment before entering battle the great warrior Arjuna begins to wonder about the real meaning of his life. Why should he fight against his friends and relatives? Why does he exist? Where is he going after death? In the knowledge of the Absolute; devotional service; the three modes of material nature; the divine and demoniac natures; and much more. in the world. [via]
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Bhagavad-Gita: The Song of Godby Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher IsherwoodISBN 141798564X (1-4179-8564-X)
Softcover, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bhagavad-Gita: The Song of God'Book summary:Uses the beauty of verse to express the highest truths of Vedanta. Includes an introduction to the Gita, and a study of non-violence versus the need to fight a just war. The critics have singled out this translation: The book is self-contained. A complete stranger to the Hindu Gospel can pick it up and in one or two evenings follow the poem from its terrific beginnings to its sublime end. -- New York Times [via]
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The Bhagavad-Gita (The Song of God): With Introduction, Original Sanskrit Text and Roman Transliteration, a Lucid English Rendition, Guide for the Beginners and Daily Readingby Ramananda PrasadISBN 8120813901 (81-208-1390-1)
Softcover, South Asia Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bhagavad-Gita (The Song of God): With Introduction, Original Sanskrit Text and Roman Transliteration, a Lucid English Rendition, Guide for the Beginners and Daily Reading'Book summary:The Bhagavad-Gita has the original Sanskrit text with Roman transliteration, and a lucid English rendition. Concise and to the point commentaries on two hundred twenty-seven selected key verses are provided. One hundred thirty three verses are printed in red to enable the first-time readers to study these verses before delving deep into the vast ocean of transcendental knowledge. The teachings of saints and sages of major religious denominations as well as world leaders and scholars have been included. Quotations from the Vedas, Puranas, Upanisads, Smrtis, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhakti-sutras, Brahma-sutra, Yoga-sutra, as well as other major scriptures of the world such as the Bible, Dhammapad and Koran have been incorporated to underline the basic unity of all religious thoughts and to promote the universal brotherhood of mankind. Epilogue, references, Sanskrit transliteration and pronunciation guide, glossary and index are provided. A guide to meditation, beautiful pictures and Gita Calisa are included for daily Sadhana. [via]
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Bhagavadgitaby Nabar, Shanta TumkurISBN 1853261971 (1-85326-197-1)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bhagavadgita'Book summary:Arguably India's greatest gift to the world, The Bhagavadgita ('The Song of the Blessed') forms an episode in the sixth book of the Hindu epic The Mahabharata and is the supreme work of that religion. The Gita consists of the dialogue between Prince Arjuna and his mentor and friend, Lord Krishna, on the eve of the climactic battle of Kuruksetra. This discourse contains an exposition of the Hindu philosophy of Karma Yoga (disciplined action performed in the right spirit) as Prince Arjuna struggles with his understandable 'existential' anguish at having to join battle against his gurus and kinsmen. The Gita, although almost 2,500 years old, contains profound truths of great relevance to contemporary society in India and the West. [via]
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The Bhagavadgita: With an Introductory Essay, Sanskrit Text, English Translation, and Notesby Sarvepalli RadharkrishnanISBN 8172230877 (81-7223-087-7)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers India
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bhagavadgita: With an Introductory Essay, Sanskrit Text, English Translation, and Notes'Book summary:18th edn; Dimensions: 20x13x2.6 cm [via]
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The Bhagaved Gitaby Antonio de NicolasISBN 0892540907 (0-89254-090-7)
Softcover, Nicolas-Hays, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bhagaved Gita'Book summary:The Bhagavad Gita forms a small partseven hundred stanzasof the Mahabharata epic, two hundred thousand lines that are but a part of the Bhisma-Parvam. Contained in the Gita's pages are the secrets of life. The story takes an historical event, a war, and uses this as a setting to illustrate basic human conflictsunderstanding action and non-action, how to take part in society, how to understand your place in the universal scheme, as well as explaining the secrets of meditation. There are even complete instructions for understanding the dying process. It is a book to be read again and again, at various stages of life's path, for once you truly comprehend the material presented, you are well on your way to understanding the meaning of life! This edition contains a new Preface by the author that discusses the importance of the Gita for keeping our heart, mind, and soul open for continual nourishment and growth. [via]
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Golden Boughby James G FraserISBN 0020955707 (0-02-095570-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Golden Bough'Book summary:Draws on myths, rituals, totems and taboos fo ancient European and primitive cultures throughout the world. the third edition of this monumental study of folklore, magic, and religion was abridged by the authour into this single volume in 1922.[via]More editions of Golden Bough:
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religionby James George FrazerISBN 1853263109 (1-85326-310-9)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion'Book summary:The notion of a man-god, or of a human being endowed with divine or supernatural powers, belongs essentially to that earlier period of religious history in which gods and men are still viewed as beings of much the same order, and before they are divided by the impassable gulf which, to later thought, opens out between them. Strange, therefore, as may seem to us the idea of a god incarnate in human form, it has nothing very startling for early man, who sees in a man-god or a god-man only a higher degree of the same supernatural powers which he arrogates in perfect good faith to himself. -from "Chapter VII: Incarnate Human Gods" In 1890, James George Frazer began publishing The Golden Bough, his monumental study of myth, ritual, and religion, which would, by 1936, run to 13 volumes and establish him as a pioneer in the study of religion as an aspect of culture. This abridged edition, assembled in 1922, condenses this fundamental work to one readable volume that is still a source for modern anthropology, thanks to its expansive discussions ancient cultish practices and their connections to the rites of modern Christianity. In eloquent prose, Frazer discusses legends of the woods, sympathetic magic, magicians as kings, the worship of trees, the concept of the sacred marriage, the links between priestly and royal power, ritual royal sacrifices, the concept of "eating the god," the myths of Osiris, Adonis, Isis, and other ancient deities, and much more. Lovers of mythology will be enraptured by this book, which draws all of human belief under one unifying umbrella, celebrating myth and ritual as part of the basis of all human culture. Scottish anthropologist SIR JAMES GEORGE FRAZER (1854-1941) also wrote Man, God, and Immortality (1927) and Creation and Evolution in Primitive Cosmogonies (1935). [via]
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- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 1404304789 (1-4043-0478-9)
Hardcover, Indypublish.Com - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 1596056851 (1-59605-685-1)
Hardcover, Cosimo Inc - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 0140189319 (0-14-018931-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 0192835416 (0-19-283541-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 0333647688 (0-333-64768-8)
Softcover, Macmillan Pub Ltd - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 0486424928 (0-486-42492-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 0684826305 (0-684-82630-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 002095560X (0-02-095560-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 0192829343 (0-19-282934-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 0312332157 (0-312-33215-7)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 0333977084 (0-333-97708-4)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: ISBN 1853263109 (1-85326-310-9)
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Golden Bough a Study in Magic and Religion 1927by James George FrazerISBN 0766158128 (0-7661-5812-8)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Golden Bough a Study in Magic and Religion 1927'Book summary:The primary aim of this book is to explain the remarkable rule which regulated the succession to the priesthood of Diana at Aricia. With the instances of customs illustrated in this volume, it is no longer possible to regard the rule of succession to the priesthood of Diana at Aricia as exceptional; it clearly exemplifies a widespread institution, of which the most numerous and the most similar cases have thus far been found in Africa. [via]
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The Golden Bough : The Collected Works of J. G. Frazerby J. G. FrazerISBN 0700714480 (0-7007-1448-0)
Hardcover, Taylor & Francis Group
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The Golden Bough : The Roots of Religion and Folkloreby James George FrazerISBN 0517336332 (0-517-33633-2)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Golden Bough : The Roots of Religion and Folklore'Book summary:The only unabridged, illustrated edition of the classic exploration of the world of myth, folklore, and primitive customs is an inspiration to poets, students, and readers in general. [via]
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Handbook of DenominationsISBN 0687014794 (0-687-01479-4)
Hardcover, Abingdon Press
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Handbook of Denominations in the United Statesby Samuel S. Hill, Craig D. AtwoodISBN 0687057841 (0-687-05784-1)
Hardcover, Abingdon Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Handbook of Denominations in the United States'Book summary:The volume now contains a new introductory article and new format to identify large denominational families to help readers find information more quickly. [via]
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- Handbook of Denominations in the United States: ISBN 0687014786 (0-687-01478-6)
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Hardcover, Abingdon Pr - Handbook of Denominations in the United States: ISBN 0687165717 (0-687-16571-7)
Hardcover, Abingdon Press - Handbook of Denominations in the United States: ISBN 0687165725 (0-687-16572-5)
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Handbook of Denominations in the United Statesby Frank Spencer MeadISBN 0687165687 (0-687-16568-7)
Hardcover, Abingdon Press
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- Handbook of Denominations in the United States: ISBN 0687165695 (0-687-16569-5)
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Hero With A Thousand Facesby Joseph CampbellISBN 1567311202 (1-56731-120-2)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hero With A Thousand Faces'Book summary:Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion that while all stories have already been told, this is *not* a bad thing, since the *retelling* is still necessary. And while our own life's journey must always be ended alone, the travel is undertaken in the company not only of immediate loved ones and primal passion, but of the heroes and heroines -- and myth-cycles -- that have preceded us. [via]
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- The Hero with a Thousand Faces: ISBN 0691017840 (0-691-01784-0)
Softcover, Princeton University Press - The Hero With a Thousand Faces: ISBN 0691097437 (0-691-09743-7)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr - Hero With A Thousand Faces: ISBN 0691119244 (0-691-11924-4)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr - Hero With A Thousand Faces: ISBN 1567311202 (1-56731-120-2)
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- The Hero with a Thousand Faces: ISBN 0691017840 (0-691-01784-0)
Historical Atlas of World Mythology, Vol II Part 1: The Sacrificeby Joseph CampbellISBN 0792445651 (0-7924-4565-1)
Softcover, Bdd Promotional Book Co
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A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islamby Karen ArmstrongISBN 0345384563 (0-345-38456-3)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam'Book summary:Armstrong, a British journalist and former nun, guides us along one of the most elusive and fascinating quests of all time--the search for God. Like all beloved historians, Armstrong entertains us with deft storytelling, astounding research, and makes us feel a greater appreciation for the present because we better understand our past. Be warned: A History of God is not a tidy linear history. Rather, we learn that the definition of God is constantly being repeated, altered, discarded, and resurrected through the ages, responding to its followers' practical concerns rather than to mystical mandates. Armstrong also shows us how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have overlapped and influenced one another, gently challenging the secularist history of each of these religions. --Gail Hudson [via]
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- A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam: ISBN 0517223120 (0-517-22312-0)
Hardcover, Gramercy Books - A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam: ISBN 0679426000 (0-679-42600-0)
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The Illustrated Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religionby James George Frazer, Robert K.G. TempleISBN 0684818507 (0-684-81850-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion'Book summary:Before Joseph Campbell became the world's most famous practitioner of comparative mythology, there was Sir James George Frazer. The Golden Bough was originally published in two volumes in 1890, but Frazer became so enamored of his topic that over the next few decades he expanded the work sixfold, then in 1922 cut it all down to a single thick edition suitable for mass distribution. The thesis on the origins of magic and religion that it elaborates "will be long and laborious," Frazer warns readers, "but may possess something of the charm of a voyage of discovery, in which we shall visit many strange lands, with strange foreign peoples, and still stranger customs." Chief among those customs--at least as the book is remembered in the popular imagination--is the sacrificial killing of god-kings to ensure bountiful harvests, which Frazer traces through several cultures, including in his elaborations the myths of Adonis, Osiris, and Balder.
While highly influential in its day, The Golden Bough has come under harsh critical scrutiny in subsequent decades, with many of its descriptions of regional folklore and legends deemed less than reliable. Furthermore, much of its tone is rooted in a philosophy of social Darwinism--sheer cultural imperialism, really--that finds its most explicit form in Frazer's rhetorical question: "If in the most backward state of human society now known to us we find magic thus conspicuously present and religion conspicuously absent, may we not reasonably conjecture that the civilised races of the world have also at some period of their history passed through a similar intellectual phase?" (The truly civilized races, he goes on to say later, though not particularly loudly, are the ones whose minds evolve beyond religious belief to embrace the rational structures of scientific thought.) Frazer was much too genteel to state plainly that "primitive" races believe in magic because they are too stupid and backwards to know any better; instead he remarks that "a savage hardly conceives the distinction commonly drawn by more advanced peoples between the natural and the supernatural." And he certainly was not about to make explicit the logical extension of his theories--"that Christian legend, dogma, and ritual" (to quote Robert Graves's summation of Frazer in The White Goddess) "are the refinement of a great body of primitive and barbarous beliefs." Whatever modern readers have come to think of the book, however, its historical significance and the eloquence with which Frazer attempts to develop what one might call a unifying theory of anthropology cannot be denied. --Ron Hogan [via]
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The Masks of God: Creative Mythologyby Joseph CampbellISBN 0140194401 (0-14-019440-1)
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The Mythic Imageby Joseph CampbellISBN 1567311229 (1-56731-122-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mythic Image'Book summary:A hard cover edition of Campbell's major study of the mythology of the world's high civilizations over five millennia, inscribed and signed by the author. It includes nearly 450 illustrations.
This is the 1974 Bollingen edition. It is used in "Very Good +" condition with minimal "foxing" along the page edges. There is no writing inside the book other than the inscription itself. The dust jacket is intact with a 1/4" long tear on the bottom of the front, a 1/2" long tear on the top of the front and a minor crease on the bottom of the back. The hard cover and interior pages are in great shape.
Mythologist Joseph Campbell was a masterful storyteller, able to weave tales from every corner of the world into compelling, even spellbinding, narratives. His interest in comparative mythology began in childhood, when the young Joe Campbell was taken to see Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Madison Square Garden. He started writing articles on Native American mythology in high school, and the parallels between age-old myths and the mythic themes in literature and dreams became a lifelong preoccupation. Campbell's best-known work is The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), which became a New York Times paperback best-seller for Princeton in 1988 after Campbell's star turn on the Bill Moyers television program The Power of Myth.
During his early years as a professor of comparative religion at Sarah Lawrence College, Campbell made the acquaintance of Indologist Heinrich Zimmer, a kindred spirit who introduced him to Paul and Mary Mellon, the founders of Bollingen Series. They chose Campbell's The Mythic Image as the culmination of the series, giving it the closing position--number one hundred. A lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced study of the mythology of the world's high civilizations, The Mythic Image received a front-cover review in the New York Times Book Review upon publication. Through the medium of visual art, the book explores the relation of dreams to myth and demonstrates the important differences between oriental and occidental interpretations of dreams and life.
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The Power of Mythby Joseph Campbell, Bill D. Moyers, Betty S. FlowersISBN 0385247745 (0-385-24774-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Power of Myth'Book summary:Among his many gifts, Joseph Campbell's most impressive was the unique ability to take a contemporary situation, such as the murder and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, and help us understand its impact in the context of ancient mythology. Herein lies the power of The Power of Myth, showing how humans are apt to create and live out the themes of mythology. Based on a six-part PBS television series hosted by Bill Moyers, this classic is especially compelling because of its engaging question-and-answer format, creating an easy, conversational approach to complicated and esoteric topics. For example, when discussing the mythology of heroes, Campbell and Moyers smoothly segue from the Sumerian sky goddess Inanna to Star Wars' mercenary-turned-hero, Han Solo. Most impressive is Campbell's encyclopedic knowledge of myths, demonstrated in his ability to recall the details and archetypes of almost any story, from any point and history, and translate it into a lesson for spiritual living in the here and now. --Gail Hudson [via]
Religions of America: Ferment and Faith in an Age of Crisis A New Guide and Almanacby Leo Calvin RostenISBN 0671219715 (0-671-21971-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Religions of America: Ferment and Faith in an Age of Crisis A New Guide and Almanac'Book summary:This fascinating new book reflects the results of the turmoil and change in the religions of America since Leo Rosten first wrote about them.
The first section consists of nineteen articles by distinguished men, each one a recognized authority on the creed for which he speaks, setting forth the clear and candid stories of our own faiths and those of our neighbors. All religions are covered, from the major established groups to the "charismatic" cults. There are also chapters about the agnostic, the non-churchgoer and what he believes, and the scientist. A multitude of questions are raised and answered, such as: What percent of ministers profess they no longer believe in God? In which leading church can homosexuals be married? How many priests condone birth control devices? Abortions? Which faiths feel what way about intermarriage? Divorce? Have churches that participated in social activism in the 1960s gained or lost in their membership and their finances? Have the Protestant and Roman Catholic churches significantly changed their 400-year-old schism?
Part Two is the Almanac, a massive compendium that is more complete and far-ranging than any other existing one, with the statistics, public opinion polls, basic documents, sociological résumés and psychological analyses of the role, conflicts, influences and trends that characterize religion in the United States today. These basic authoritative facts and figures are accompanied by the author's own essays and comments on material that is rarely subjected to critical examination. There is also a Glossary of religious terminology.
Those familiar with Leo Rosten's A Guide to the Religions of America (1955) and his Religions in America (1963) need not be told of the extraordinary reception both volumes received from the reviewers and the public. They were acclaimed by theologians of all faiths. Each book sold hundreds of thousands of copies. But this new Religions of America renders those two volumes entirely out of date. There is no other book even remotely comparable to it. [via]
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Religions of Manby Huston SmithISBN 0060809728 (0-06-080972-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Religions of Man'Book summary:The World's Religions, by Huston Smith, has been a standard introduction to its eponymous subject since its first publication in 1958. Smith writes humbly, forswearing judgment on the validity of world religions. His introduction asks, "How does it all sound from above? Like bedlam, or do the strains blend in strange, ethereal harmony? ... We cannot know. All we can do is try to listen carefully and with full attention to each voice in turn as it addresses the divine. Such listening defines the purpose of this book." His criteria for inclusion and analysis of religions in this book are "relevance to the modern mind" and "universality," and his interest in each religion is more concerned with its principles than its context. Therefore, he avoids cataloging the horrors and crimes of which religions have been accused, and he attempts to show each "at their best." Yet The World's Religions is no pollyannaish romp: "It is about religion alive," Huston writes. "It calls the soul to the highest adventure it can undertake, a proposed journey across the jungles, peaks, and deserts of the human spirit. The call is to confront reality." And by translating the voices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Christianity, and Judaism, among others, Smith has amplified the divine call for generations of readers. --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religionby Mircea EliadeISBN 015679201X (0-15-679201-X)
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In The Sacred and the Profane, Mircea Eliade observes that while contemporary people believe their world is entirely profane, or secular, they still at times find themselves connected unconsciously to the memory of something sacred. It's this premise that both drives Eliade's exhaustive exploration of the sacredas it has manifested in space, time, nature and the cosmos, and life itselfand buttresses his expansive view of the human experience. [via]
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Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasyby Mircea EliadeISBN 0691017794 (0-691-01779-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy'Book summary:First published in 1951, Shamanism soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. Writing as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Romanian émigré--scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) surveys the practice of Shamanism over two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the Shamanic traditions of Siberia and Central Asia--where Shamanism was first observed--to North and South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China, and beyond. In this authoritative survey, Eliade illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy of place to the figure of the Shaman--at once magician and medicine man, healer and miracle-doer, priest, mystic, and poet. Synthesizing the approaches of psychology, sociology, and ethnology, Shamanism will remain for years to come the reference book of choice for those intrigued by this practice.
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Shamanism:Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasyby Mircea EliadeISBN 0691098271 (0-691-09827-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shamanism:Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy'Book summary:First published in 1951, Shamanism soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. Writing as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Romanian émigré--scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) surveys the practice of Shamanism over two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the Shamanic traditions of Siberia and Central Asia--where Shamanism was first observed--to North and South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China, and beyond. In this authoritative survey, Eliade illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy of place to the figure of the Shaman--at once magician and medicine man, healer and miracle-doer, priest, mystic, and poet. Synthesizing the approaches of psychology, sociology, and ethnology, Shamanism will remain for years to come the reference book of choice for those intrigued by this practice.
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Shri Bhagavad Gitaby Winthrop SargeantISBN 079141888X (0-7914-1888-X)
Softcover, State Univ of New York Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shri Bhagavad Gita'Book summary:Sacred text of India [via]
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Song Celestialby Ediwn ArnoldISBN 0876122101 (0-87612-210-1)
Hardcover, Self Realization Fellowship Pub
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Song Celestial : A Poetic Version of the Bhagavad Gitaby Edwin ArnoldISBN 0835604187 (0-8356-0418-7)
Softcover, Theosophical Publishing House
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Song Celestial or Bhagavad-Gita (1885)by Edwin ArnoldISBN 0766102491 (0-7661-0249-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Song Celestial or Bhagavad-Gita (1885)'Book summary:Being a Discourse Between Arjuna, Prince of India, and the Supreme Being under the Form of Krishna. [via]
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The Song Celestial: The Bhagavad Gitaby Edward ArnoldISBN 0876122128 (0-87612-212-8)
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The Song of God, Bhagavad-Gitaby Prabhavananda, Christopher IsherwoodISBN 0874810434 (0-87481-043-4)
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The Thirteenth Chapter of Bhagavad-Gita as It Isby A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaISBN 9185580465 (91-85580-46-5)
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Varieties of Religious Experienceby William JamesISBN 142190585X (1-4219-0585-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Varieties of Religious Experience'Book summary:"I am neither a theologian, nor a scholar learned in the history of religions, nor an anthropologist. Psychology is the only branch of learning in which I am particularly versed. To the psychologist the religious propensities of man must be at least as interesting as any other of the facts pertaining to his mental constitution. It would seem, therefore, as a psychologist, the natural thing for me would be to invite you to a descriptive survey of those religious propensities."
When William James went to the University of Edinburgh in 1901 to deliver a series of lectures on "natural religion," he defined religion as "the feelings, acts, and experiences of individual men in their solitude, so far as they apprehend themselves to stand in relation to whatever they may consider the divine." Considering religion, then, not as it is defined by--or takes place in--the churches, but as it is felt in everyday life, he undertook a project that, upon completion, stands not only as one of the most important texts on psychology ever written, not only as a vitally serious contemplation of spirituality, but for many critics one of the best works of nonfiction written in the 20th century. Reading The Varieties of Religious Experience, it is easy to see why. Applying his analytic clarity to religious accounts from a variety of sources, James elaborates a pluralistic framework in which "the divine can mean no single quality, it must mean a group of qualities, by being champions of which in alternation, different men may all find worthy missions." It's an intellectual call for serious religious tolerance--indeed, respect--the vitality of which has not diminished through the subsequent decades. [via]
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World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditionsby Huston SmithISBN 0062508113 (0-06-250811-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions'Book summary:The World's Religions, by Huston Smith, has been a standard introduction to its eponymous subject since its first publication in 1958. Smith writes humbly, forswearing judgment on the validity of world religions. His introduction asks, "How does it all sound from above? Like bedlam, or do the strains blend in strange, ethereal harmony? ... We cannot know. All we can do is try to listen carefully and with full attention to each voice in turn as it addresses the divine. Such listening defines the purpose of this book." His criteria for inclusion and analysis of religions in this book are "relevance to the modern mind" and "universality," and his interest in each religion is more concerned with its principles than its context. Therefore, he avoids cataloging the horrors and crimes of which religions have been accused, and he attempts to show each "at their best." Yet The World's Religions is no pollyannaish romp: "It is about religion alive," Huston writes. "It calls the soul to the highest adventure it can undertake, a proposed journey across the jungles, peaks, and deserts of the human spirit. The call is to confront reality." And by translating the voices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Christianity, and Judaism, among others, Smith has amplified the divine call for generations of readers. --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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