This book analyzes examples of objects, qualities, and attributes treated as deities in ancient Near Eastern texts spanning the second and first millennia BCE.
This collection brings together scholars from various fields to explore the work, life, and legacy of Henry Corbin (1903–1978), a towering figure in the modern study of Islamic esoteric spirituality.
Bilawhar and Budhasaf are the main characters of an ancient Arabic work called Bilawhar wa-Budhasaf, a text whose core narrative derived from the biography of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.