by David V. Mason (2009)
Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage examines the history and form of India's râs lila folk theatre, and discusses how this theatre functions as a mechanism of worship and spirituality among Krishna devotees in India. From analyses of performances and conversations with performers, audience, and local scholars, Mason argues that ŕs lila actors and audience alike actively assume roles that locate them together in the spiritual reality that the play represents. Correlating Krishna devotion and theories of religious experience, this book suggests that the emotional experience of theatrical fiction may arise from the propensity of audiences to play out roles of their own through which they share a performance's reality.
Karel Werner
A multi-purpose reference work, this dictionary contains: Sanskrit and vernacular terms used in Hindu literature and works on Hinduism; a glossary of terms and concepts to aid the understanding of Hindu ritual and spiritual practice; and Hindu religious and philosophical teachings.
Robert Kolb and Timothy J. Wengert
Commissioned in 1993, this new translation of The Book of Concord brings a new generation of scholarship and sensitivities to bear on the foundational texts of Lutheran identity. The fifth English translation since 1851, this edition succeeds that edited by Theodore Tappert published in 1959 by Muhlenburg Press. A review of the text in light of a mountain of new scholarship and other factors dictated the new translation and apparatus, including changes in the English language over the past forty years, differences in the training and preparation of seminarians and pastors, limitations in the introductions and annotations to the various parts of the book, new knowledge of the history and theology of these very documents, and the occasional error in Tappert's translation. Kolb and Wengert's team of leading Reformation historians was augmented by consultation with one hundred other scholars and teachers who use The Book of Concord continually, and two other teams of scholars who have reviewed the translations. In coming years, two volumes of related documents will follow. -- taken from Amazon®.com
Daniel Arnaud
Voici exposée la richesse intellectuelle du Proche-Orient asiatique, de la fin du IVe millénaire au VIe siècle avant notre ère. L'histoire de la région fut complexe, même si les empires, à partir du IXe siècle, imposèrent un ordre à peu près stable. Cette solution politique apparut, au VIe siècle, insatisfaisante au grec Thalès comme au roi de Babylone. Aussi, celui-ci chercha-t-il à réunir ses sujets dans le culte d'une divinité suprême ; Thalès inventa la philosophie.
Carol Anderson
"In Under the bodhi tree, author Carol Anderson offers the reader a comprehensive guide to Buddhism from both a knowledge and practice perspective. The reader is introduced to the basic concepts and teachings of the Buddha as well as the growth and evolution of Buddhism from its origins to its place in the world today."--Page 4 of cover.