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Animal and Shaman : Ancient Religions of Central Asia
ISBN: 9781780762326 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. What common features can be found in the ancient customs and native religions of the vast Eurasian landmass? In this survey of the indigenous pre-Christian and pre-Muslim religions of Central Asia, Baldick describes a common inheritance among the beliefs of the various people who have lived in central Asia or have migrated from there.
What common features can be found in the ancient customs and native religions of the vast Eurasian landmass? In this survey of the indigenous pre-Chri...
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Mystical Islam: An Introduction to Sufism
ISBN: 9780814711392 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Sufism is Islam's main mystical tradition. There are Sufi orders in almost all Muslim countries around the world, but not all Sufis accept the same beliefs and practices. Mystical Islam offers an introduction that encompasses the full history and richness of the Sufi spiritual tradition over fourteen centuries of Islam. This accessible work covers the origins of Sufism and early influences, particularly from Christianity; the rise of the great Sufi organizations; the thought of Sufism's main theorist and systemizer, Ibn Arabi; Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes; relations with... Sufism is Islam's main mystical tradition. There are Sufi orders in almost all Muslim countries around the world, but not all Sufis accept the same... |
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150,54 zł |
Animal and Shaman: Ancient Religions of Central Asia
ISBN: 9780814771655 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Animal and Shaman presents a comparative survey of the ancient customs and religions of Central Asia. The Pre-Christian and Pre-Muslim peoples of the region, such as the Huns, Scythians, Turks, Mongols, Manchus, Finns and Hungarians, shared a number of traditions and rituals. Characteristics observed by anthropologists today may be traced directly back to an ancient past. In ancient times there were remarkable commonalities in the forms of worship and spiritual expression among the different peoples of Inner Eurasia, all largely based on the role of animals in their lives.... Animal and Shaman presents a comparative survey of the ancient customs and religions of Central Asia. The Pre-Christian and Pre-Muslim peopl... |
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Mystical Islam : An Introduction to Sufism
ISBN: 9781780762319 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Sufism is Islam's principal mystical tradition. It is a centuries-old path to spirituality with devotees throughout the Islamic world, fundamentally influencing Muslim belief. This title covers the history of the Sufi spiritual tradition, ranging from the Mughal and Safavid empires of India and Persia to the Whirling Dervishes of Ottoman Turkey.
Sufism is Islam's principal mystical tradition. It is a centuries-old path to spirituality with devotees throughout the Islamic world, fundamentally i...
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Animal and Shaman: Ancient Religions of Central Asia
ISBN: 9780814798720 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Animal and Shaman presents a comparative survey of the ancient customs and religions of Central Asia. The Pre-Christian and Pre-Muslim peoples of the region, such as the Huns, Scythians, Turks, Mongols, Manchus, Finns and Hungarians, shared a number of traditions and rituals. Characteristics observed by anthropologists today may be traced directly back to an ancient past. In ancient times there were remarkable commonalities in the forms of worship and spiritual expression among the different peoples of Inner Eurasia, all largely based on the role of animals in their lives.... Animal and Shaman presents a comparative survey of the ancient customs and religions of Central Asia. The Pre-Christian and Pre-Muslim peopl... |
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Ancient Religions of the Austronesian World: From Australasia to Taiwan
ISBN: 9781780763668 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Austronesia is the vast oceanic region which stretches from Madagascar to Taiwan to New Zealand. Encompassing both scattered archipelagos and major landmasses, Austronesia - derived from the Latin australis, 'southern', and Greek nesos, 'island' - is used primarily as a linguistic term, designating a family of languages spoken by peoples with a shared heritage. Julian Baldick, a celebrated historian of ancient religion, here argues that the diverse inhabitants of the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, New Guinea and Oceania show a common inheritance that extends beyond language. This commonality...
Austronesia is the vast oceanic region which stretches from Madagascar to Taiwan to New Zealand. Encompassing both scattered archipelagos and major la...
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Homer and the Indo-Europeans : Comparing Mythologies
ISBN: 9781850438311 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This study in comparative mythology interprets the Greek myths in the light of the mythologies of other Indo-European cultures - Indian, Celtic, Scandinavian, Roman, Greek, Iranian and Ossetian. The author uses a modified version of the schema proposed by the French theorist Dumezil to consider the profound connections between such works as the ""Iliad,"" the ""Odyssey,"" the Indian epics - the ""Ramayana"" and the ""Mahabharata"" - the Iranian ""Book of Kings"" and the Scandinavian ""Yaglingasaga.""
The book includes a long critical exposition of the discipline of comparative mythology... This study in comparative mythology interprets the Greek myths in the light of the mythologies of other Indo-European cultures - Indian, Celtic, Scand...
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648,90 zł |