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by T. W. Rhys Davids
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Manual of Zen Buddhism
by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki.
An anthology of texts relating to Zen.
Here are the famous sutras, or sermons, of the Buddha; the gathas, or hymns; the intriguing philosophical puzzles known as koan; and the dharanis, or invocations to expel evil spirits. Included also...
by T. W. Rhys Davids
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Published in 1908, this history of early Buddhism traces the evolution of the religion from its origins in the myths of the Vedic gods to the advent of the Buddha and the incorporation of such doctrines as the transmigration of souls and karma.
Concepts of Nature
Ancient and Modern
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Concepts of Nature compare and contrast classical, medieval, and modern conceptions of nature in order to better understand how and why the concept of nature no longer seems to provide a limit or standard for human action. These essays also evaluate whether a rearticulation of pre-modern ideas (or...
Research on Schools, Neighborhoods and Communities
Toward Civic Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of geography in education, human development, and health. William F. Tate IV, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts &...
Montesinos' Legacy
Defining and Defending Human Rights for Five Hundred Years
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2015
Montesinos’ Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos’ famous sermon in defense of the rights of the indigenous Amerindians. The collection addresses the historical context for this sermon, but also the continued relevance of Montesinos...
The Taste of American Place
A Reader on Regional and Ethnic Foods
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999
Tracing the intertwined roles of food, ethnicity, and regionalism in the construction of American identity, this textbook examines the central role food plays in our lives. Drawing on a range of disciplines_including sociology, anthropology, folklore, geography, history, and nutrition_the editors...
by Gary W. Gallagher, Alan T. Nolan
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2000
A “well-reasoned and timely” (Booklist) essay collection interrogates the Lost Cause myth in Civil War historiography.
Was the Confederacy doomed from the start in its struggle against the superior might of the Union? Did its forces fight heroically against all odds for the cause of states’...
Africa Must Be Modern
A Manifesto
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Africa must be modern. Let me say it again: Africa must be modern. And it must be modern NOW; not tomorrow; not in the near future; not in the far future.... Put simply, Africa must embrace individualism as a principle of social ordering; make reason central in its relation to, activity upon, understanding...
Water in Kentucky
Natural History, Communities, and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Home to sprawling Appalachian forests, rolling prairies, and the longest cave system in the world, Kentucky is among the most ecologically diverse states in the nation. Lakes, rivers, and springs have shaped and nourished life in the Commonwealth for centuries, and water has played a pivotal role...
by Patty Jo Watson, Janet Rafferty, Joseph M. Herbert
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
This collection presents, for the first time, a much-needed synthesis of the major research themes and findings that characterize the Woodland Period in the southeastern United States.
The Woodland Period (ca. 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1000) has been the subject of a great deal of archaeological research...
by Beni Johnson, Don Nori Sr., James W. Goll
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
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Bible Myths and Their Parallels in Other Religions [Illustrated]
Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with Those of Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also Their Origin and Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, linked Footnotes, and linked Index
CONTENTSPART I.Introduction List of Authorities, and Books Quoted from CHAPTER I.The Creation and Fall of Man CHAPTER II.The Deluge CHAPTER III.The Tower of Babel CHAPTER IV.The Trial...
by Martin Luther,F. Bente (Translator),W. H. T. Dau (Traslator)
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Luther's Large Catechism consisted of works written by Martin Luther and compiled Christian canonical texts, published in April of 1529. This book was addressed particularly to clergymen to aid them in teaching their congregations. Luther's Large Catechism is divided into five parts: The Ten...
Winter with God
40-Day Devotional: Hope for the Spirit, Strength for the Soul
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
This 40-day devotional deals as much with God’s absence as His presence, for it is about the spiritual season of winter—a time when the light of faith has dimmed and the warmth of love has cooled.
Written with a mystic’s heart, a scholar’s mind, and a poet’s pen, Winter with God is...