East Asian religions

'The Analects' are a collection of Confucius's sayings brought together by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC.

The year 2015 is the Chinese Year of the Goat - what will this mean for you?

Beyond Compare is a remarkable work that offers a commentary on spiritual learning for the twenty-first century rooted in two classic texts from the Hindu and Christian traditions: the Essence of the Three Auspicious Mysteries by r Vednta Deika and Treatise on the Love of God by St.

This interdisciplinary book combines digital technology with Eastern philosophy to examine how the concept of Zhongyong in Confucianism can be used to coordinate digital technology with sustainable agriculture.

At once controversial and intriguing, Spiritualism has spread from the United States to become a global movement.

Spiritualism emerged in western New York in 1848 and soon achieved a wide following due to its claim that the living could commune with the dead.

This life is a gift from existence, to be lived and enjoyed.

This first Western-language translation of one of the great books of the Daoist religious tradition, the Taiping jing, or "e;Scripture on Great Peace,"e; documents early Chinese medieval thought and lays the groundwork for a more complete understanding of Daoism's origins.

Moving beyond the usual interpretations of this classic Chinese text that of using it as an indicator of what to do next or attempting to predict the future Osho is using the Tao Te Ching as Lao Tzu intended: to ignite the flame of individual awareness and insight.

A hungry ghost in old Beijing meets his match in a crafty boy.

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World acclaimed scientist Vaclav Smil reveals everything there is to know about nature's most sought-after resourcePacked with fascinating facts and insight, this book will fuel dinner party debate, and provide readers with the science and politics behind the world's most controversial resource.

Take a step back in time to the origins of Japan's creation myth--told here for the very first time in illustrated form.

A young woman, Lindsey Wei, graduates from high school in America and sets out to find her roots in China, questing for who she is and where her life path belongs.

Contains essays on mysticism, prayer, sacred art, the relationship between Christianity and other religious.

For centuries, the internal martial traditions of Asia have produced individuals renowned for their skills in fighting, healing and meditation.

Journeys East tells the story of the twentieth century's encounters between East and West by exploring the lives of many of the most fascinating scientists, intellectuals, artists, and spiritual seekers of our time.

Potent distillations of the Advaita perspective, considered by many the crown jewel of the Upanishadic tradition.

A beautifully illustrated book on the life and message of Sri Ramana Maharshi, an Indian saint of recent times, Timeless in Time explores the life of this beloved holy man.

This anthology reflects a range of Japanese religions in their complex, sometimes conflicting, diversity.

Early Buddhist Narrative Art is a pictorial journey through the transmission of the narrative cycle based on the life of the historical Buddha.

In Confucian Feminism Li-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee expands the theoretical horizons of feminism by using characteristic Confucian terms, methods, and concerns to interrogate the issue of gender oppression and liberation.

This book proposes another unique basis for the origins of religion from disturbances in brain function.

Before the modernist transformations of the twentieth century, China had one of the richest and most diverse religious cultures in the world.

Shinto, the national indigenous religion of Japan has supplied Japan with the basic structure of its mentality and behaviour.

Confucianism is the guiding creed for a quarter of mankind, yet hardly anyone has explained it in plain terms - until now.

This book explores the relationship between Confucianism and citizenship and the rise of Confucian citizens in contemporary China.

This book explores the relationship between Confucianism and citizenship and the rise of Confucian citizens in contemporary China.

Sumérgete en la sabiduría atemporal de 'El Arte de la Guerra' de Sun Tzu, ahora disponible en esta Edición Kindle.

Largely unstudied until now, the religious festivals that attracted Chinese people from all walks of life provide the most instructive examples of the interaction between Chinese forms of social life and the Indian tradition of Buddhism.

Helen Hardacre, a leading scholar of religious life in modern Japan, examines the Japanese state's involvement in and manipulation of shinto from the Meiji Restoration to the present.

A classic essay at the intersection of art, philosophy, and tea.

Hans-Georg Moeller has achieved the perfect blend with Daoism Explained.

Talks on the Stories of Chuang Tzu.

This Japanese practice of life meditation and self-examination teaches us gratitude and compassion.

The year 2015 is the Chinese Year of the Goat - what will this mean for you?

Over the past few decades, Daoism has become a recognizable part of Western "e;alternative"e; spiritual life.

In Excavating the Afterlife, Guolong Lai explores the dialectical relationship between sociopolitical change and mortuary religion from an archaeological perspective.

This lively survey of the peoples, cultures, and societies of Southeast Asia introduces a region of tremendous geographic, linguistic, historical, and religious diversity.

What we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been a political entity distinguishing itself as Japan.

Dao De Jing is one of the richest, most suggestive, and most popular works of philosophy and literature.

The description for this book, Kurozumikyo and the New Religions of Japan, will be forthcoming.

This third volume of Princeton Readings in Religions demonstrates that the "e;three religions"e; of China--Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (with a fourth, folk religion, sometimes added)--are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways.

William Montgomery McGovern's Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism was one of the first books on Mahayana Buddhism written for a Western audience.

This volume makes available a wide variety of cultural perspectives on education and on economic and social progress.

Primary texts in yoga, from ancient times to todayYoga is a body of practice that spans two millennia and transcends the boundaries of any single religion, geographic region, or teaching lineage.

Taoism, the set of philosophical teachings and religious practices rooted in the understanding of the Chinese character Tao, or "e;The Way,"e; was founded by the Chinese philosopher Laozi in the 6th Century BCE, whose work, the Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way and its Virtue) laid the philosophical foundation for the religion's beliefs.

This book examines the changing characteristics of Korean society and Koreans in various areas, including politics, economics, and society, providing rich analyses on social identity.