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The Universal Spirit of Islam. From The Koran and Hadith.
Fitzgerald, Michael Oren; Fitzgerald, Judith....
paperback. This small, beautifully illustrated book demonstrates through quotations from the oldest Islamic sources that Islam respects the prophets and accepts the truthfulness of other religious traditions. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Judith; Fitzgerald, Michael Oren. Num Pages: 176 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316161
- ISBN
- 9781933316161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.70
€ 16.99
€ 16.70
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the writings of 'Ali, who was the son-in-law to the Prophet Muhammad, the fourth caliph to Sunni Muslims, and the central figure in Shi'a Islam. This book is suitable for those interested in 'Ali. Editor(s): Lakhani, Ali. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316260
- ISBN
- 9781933316260
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.48
€ 24.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. Understand authentic Hinduism from one of the revered Hindu spiritual leaders of twentieth century. This book consists of selections from the more than 2,000 discourses of Kanchi Sankaracharya. It has the distinction of introducing both the sage and his spiritual legacy to the Western world in the form of an irreplaceable introduction to Hinduism. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Michael Oren. Num Pages: 168 pages, 60 colour and 55 black and white photos. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316482
- ISBN
- 9781933316482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.15
€ 25.99
€ 24.15
paperback. Behind the clamorous headlines of militant and political Islam lies a more serene and cultivated form of traditional Islam. Jean-Louis Michon, a UNESCO advisor tasked with preserving the architectural and artistic heritage of Islam, unveils this lesser-known dimension of the world's second largest religion. Num Pages: 160 pages, full colour photographs. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 204 x 12. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781933316512
- ISBN
- 9781933316512
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.96
€ 26.99
€ 24.96
The Way and the Mountain. Tibet, Buddhism, and Tradition.
Pallis, Marco. Ed(S): Fitzgerald, Joseph A.
Paperback. The Way and the Mountain is a selection of Marco Pallis' most important writings on Tibetan Buddhism. Pallis traveled extensively in the Himalayas and studied Buddhism from Lamas within the tradition before the communist invasion of Tibet in 1949. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Joseph A. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316536
- ISBN
- 9781933316536
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.35
€ 24.99
€ 22.35
Paperback. Possessing a love for God, the author teaches you to combine an inner and hidden dialog with Jesus Christ, along with an outward life of everyday duties. In her times, she knew that many men, even otherwise great and holy men, looked down on womankind. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Joseph A. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316581
- ISBN
- 9781933316581
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.06
€ 19.99
€ 18.06
Paperback. Twenty-five years before Rachel Carson published her famous work "Silent Spring", the author coined the phrase organic farming and helped to promote the importance of a holistic approach to the environment. This book features his previously unpublished writings and his private correspondence with Thomas Merton. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316611
- ISBN
- 9781933316611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.59
€ 21.99
€ 20.59
Hardback. The return of a vital resource for students of Japanese culture, revised and expanded. Editor(s): Inagaki, Hisao. Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GBC; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 40. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933330051
- ISBN
- 9781933330051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76€ 58.05
€ 62.76
€ 58.05
paperback. The gripping tale of a young man's obsession with an Arctic explorer's doomed quest to find the Northwest Passage Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QMP; FA; HBJQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934137420
- ISBN
- 9781934137420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.19
€ 16.99
€ 16.19
Paperback. A starkly compelling, original chronicle of survival in Nazi-occupied Poland, available in English for the first time Translator(s): Bogin, Magda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934137451
- ISBN
- 9781934137451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.84
€ 18.99
€ 17.84
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WS Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934386842
- ISBN
- 9781934386842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.27
€ 15.27
hardcover. Shows a world that had been changed almost beyond recognition as a result of the First World War, and was shortly to be completely obliterated by the Holocaust. This title gives the reader insights into the Jewish life of Austro-Hungarian Galicia. It covers the Orthodox and the Enlightened, and Jews and their gentile neighbours. Translator(s): Margoshes, Rebecca; Robinson, Ira. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843109
- ISBN
- 9781934843109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 52.21
€ 53.99
€ 52.21
Hardback. Historians and students of Russian culture agree that the creation of a Russian literary language was key to the formation of a modern secular culture. This title traces the growth of a vernacular language from the 'hybrid Slavonic' of the late seventeenth century through the debates between 'archaists and innovators' of the early 19th century. Translator(s): Levitt, Marcus. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 534 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843123
- ISBN
- 9781934843123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.09
€ 183.09
Hardback. Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra, poet, philosopher, mathematician, was one of the outstanding personalities produced by medieval Jewry. His chief claim to fame, however, is his commentary on the Bible. This work is suitable for students of Scripture at all levels. Translator(s): Strickman, H. Norman. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843307
- ISBN
- 9781934843307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.80
€ 107.80
hardcover. Explores the laws pertaining to female slaves in Jewish law. Comparing Biblical strictures with later Rabbinic interpretations as well as contemporary Greco-Roman and Babylonian codes of law, this title establishes a framework whereby a woman's sexual identity also indicates her legal status. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843482
- ISBN
- 9781934843482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.24
€ 170.24
Hardback. Covering a wide variety of topics, including science, citizenship, gender, and anti-Semitism, the author demonstrates how sin which rhetoric tied to blood and vampires permeated political discourse and transcended the disparate cultures of Great Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, forming a cohesive political and cultural metaphor. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843611
- ISBN
- 9781934843611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.95
€ 148.95
hardcover. Follows the interaction between Jews and Christians through the ages. This collection of essays analyzes anti-Semitism, perceptions of the Other, and religious debates in the Middle Ages and considers modern and contemporary interactions, which are marked by both striking continuity and profound difference. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAM9; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 263 x 37. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843765
- ISBN
- 9781934843765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.40
€ 182.40
Hardback. Rabbi Levi ben Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides; 1288-1344), one of medieval Judaism's most original thinkers, wrote about such diverse subjects as astronomy, mathematics, Bible commentary, philosophical theology, 'technical' philosophy, logic, Halakhah, and even satire. This title portrays Gersonides as a true Renaissance Man. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843802
- ISBN
- 9781934843802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.08
€ 157.08
Paperback. A wonderful collection by one of Japan's most beloved zen poets. Series: Companions for the Journey. Num Pages: 96 pages, 20 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935210054
- ISBN
- 9781935210054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.96
€ 17.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. A glimpse into the Zen mind of Korea's contemporary Zen Masters. Editor(s): Haight, Ian. Series: Korean Voices. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Edition
- 1 Original
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935210191
- ISBN
- 9781935210191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45