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Art & Architecture of Cambodia
• Helen Ibbitson Jessup
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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This compact, illustrated volume in the "World of Art" series focuses on the breathtaking Hindu and Buddhist temples of Cambodia and the Khmer civilization.
(CBD41, $16.95)
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Bhagavad Gita, A New Translation
• Stephen Mitchell
• LITERATURE
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A lyrical translation and introduction to the Gita, an ancient Hindu poem. Mitchell's translation aims for the literary qualities of the original.
(IDA170, $13.95)
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The Camphor Flame, Popular Hinduism and Society in India
• C.J. Fuller
• RELIGION
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A comprehensive study of contemporary Hinduism and Indian society.
(IDA90, $24.95)
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Darsan, Seeing the Divine Image in India
• Diana L. Eck
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Tremendously useful for the traveler, this rigorous guide explains the significance and meaning of Hindu temples, festivals and ritual. Darsan, which translates as "seeing", reveals religious expression in India.
(IDA75, $22.00)
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Dharma's Daughters: Contemporary Indian Women and Hindu Culture
• Sara Mitter
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An insightful, many-layered social history of women in the author's adoptive India.
(IDA38, $22.95)
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Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras
• Diana L. Eck
• RELIGION
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With its wide geographic and spiritual scope, and combination of the personal and scholarly, this book is a fascinating introduction to religion, and the author.
(IDA78, $20.00)
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An End to Suffering, The Buddha in the World
• Pankaj Mishra
• RELIGION
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A personal and informative exploration of the life of Buddha and the history of Buddhism.
(IDA242, $15.00)
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Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk
• Susan T. Hitchcock
• John Esposito
• Desmond Tutu
• Mpho Tutu
• RELIGION
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A handsomely photgraphed tour of the five major world religions and the places that each one holds most sacred.
(REL05, $24.00)
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Gods, Demons and Others
• R. K. Narayan
• R.K. Laxman
• LITERATURE
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Hindu stories freely adapted by Narayan, one of India's foremost writers. They include tales both highly readable and revealing of Indian Hindu traditions, some drawn from the Ramayana and the Mahabarata.
(IDA101, $21.00)
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Hindu Art and Architecture
• George Michell
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An excellent survey of Hindu art and architecture, explaining the meaning and construction of principal images and buildings, as well as the development of Hinduism and the corpus of myths that have influenced its artistic tradition.
(IDA147, $18.95)
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The Hindus: An Alternative History
• Wendy Doniger
• RELIGION
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In an engrossing blend of history and myth, the praised historian plots a new course for understanding one of the world's oldest major religions, exploring the relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds.
(REL56, $35.00)
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An Introduction to Hinduism
• Gavin D. Flood
• RELIGION
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A comprehensive overview of the Hinduism, from the basic principles and tenets of the religion to modern variations and controversies.
(IDA315, $25.99)
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Ka, Stories of the Mind and Gods of India
• Roberto Calasso
• Tim Parks
• LITERATURE
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A challenging collection of stories based on traditional Hindu myths.
(IDA168, $16.00)
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Mahabhrata
• William Buck
• B. A. Van Nooten
• LITERATURE
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An introduction and retelling of one of the greatest Hindu epics.
(IDA167, $21.95)
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Meeting God, Elements of Hindu Devotion
• Thomas Moore
• Stephen Huyler
• RELIGION
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A stunningly photographed introduction to the rituals and daily devotion of contemporary Hinduism in India. A companion to the traveling exhibition "Puja, Expressions of Hindu Devotion."
(IDA132, $24.00)
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The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui, A Manual of Arabian Erotology
• Umar Ibn Muhammad Nafzawi
• Richard Francis Burton
• LITERATURE
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A handbook to sex for married men of medieval Tunisia, this beautiful "pillow book" edition features 60 full-color illustrations. Written in the late 15th-century, it's one of the first works of erotic literature.
(TUN17, $19.95)
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The Ramayana
• Ramesh Menon
• LITERATURE
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The great Indian epic rendered in modern prose
(IDA88, $40.00)
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World Religions: Eastern Traditions
• Willard G. Oxtoby
• RELIGION
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A clear and insightful introduction to Eastern religions by a team of scholars, covering Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist and East Asian traditions. Scholarly, but still rewarding for the general reader.
(ASA07, $64.95)
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