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Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism
ISBN: 9780226618470 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 219 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "A wider range than usual of Sanskrit texts: not only interesting Vedic, epic, and mythological texts but also a good sampling of ritual and ethical texts. . . . There are also extracts from texts usually neglected, such as medical treatises, works on practical politics, and guides to love and marriage. . . . Readings from the vernacular Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil traditions serve to] enrich the collection and demonstrate how Hinduism flourished not just in Sanskrit but also in its many mother tongues."-Francis X. Clooney, "Journal of Asian Studies"
"A wider range than usual of Sanskrit texts: not only interesting Vedic, epic, and mythological texts but also a good sampling of ritual and ethical t...
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153,76 zł |
Dreams, Illusion, and Other Realities
ISBN: 9780226618555 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty . . . weaves a brilliant analysis of the complex role of dreams and dreaming in Indian religion, philosophy, literature, and art. . . . In her creative hands, enchanting Indian myths and stories illuminate and are illuminated by authors as different as Aeschylus, Plato, Freud, Jung, Kurl Godel, Thomas Kuhn, Borges, Picasso, Sir Ernst Gombrich, and many others. This richly suggestive book challenges many of our fundamental assumptions about ourselves and our world."--Mark C. Taylor, New York Times Book Review "Dazzling analysis. . . . The book is firm and...
"Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty . . . weaves a brilliant analysis of the complex role of dreams and dreaming in Indian religion, philosophy, literature, and...
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219,66 zł |
Siva: The Erotic Ascetic
ISBN: 9780195202502 / Angielski / Miękka / 1981 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Originally published under the title Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, this book traces the development of an Indian approach to an enduring human dilemma: the conflict between spiritual aspirations and human desires. The work examines hundreds of related myths and a wide range of Indian texts--Vedic, Puranic, classical, modern, and tribal--centering on the stories of the great ascetic, Siva, and his erotic alter ego, Kama.
Originally published under the title Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, this book traces the development of an Indian approach to an e...
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105,09 zł |
Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts
ISBN: 9780226618500 / Angielski / Miękka / 1982 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "An important, provocative and original work, of great interest to Indian scholars, historians of religions, psychologists and historians of ideas, but accessible also to the cultivated reader. Even if one does not always agree with the author's interpretation, one cannot but admire her vast and precise learning, her splendid translations and exegesis of so many, and so different, Sanskrit texts, and her uninhibited, brilliant, and witty prose."-Mircea Eliade, University of Chicago "This is . . . a book which is as rich in detail as the carvings of the great Hindu temples. It shares with...
"An important, provocative and original work, of great interest to Indian scholars, historians of religions, psychologists and historians of ideas, bu...
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219,66 zł |
Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian Traditions
ISBN: 9780520414679 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology: Volume 6
ISBN: 9780520040984 / Angielski / Miękka / 1980 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "While focusing on the central problem of evil, O'Fiaherty illuminates every aspect of Hindu thought." --Choice "This is Dr. O'Flaherty's third book on Indian mythology, and the best yet. The range and number of myths handled is dazzling .... Moreover, her fluent and lucid style make reading a pleasure .... a major contribution to the study of religion in general and Hinduism in particular."--Times Literary Supplement "This scholarly work is a welcome and valuable addition to Hindu studies because it corrects the widespread belief that Hindu thought does not recognize the...
"While focusing on the central problem of evil, O'Fiaherty illuminates every aspect of Hindu thought." --Choice "This is Dr. O'Flaherty's third...
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170,24 zł |
Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian Traditions
ISBN: 9780520302174 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. |
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186,71 zł |
Other Peoples' Myths: The Cave of Echoes
ISBN: 9780226618579 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. "Other People's Myths" celebrates the universal art of storytelling, and the rich diversity of stories that people live by. Drawing on Biblical parables, Greek myths, Hindu epics, and the modern mythologies of Woody Allen and soap operas, Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty encourages us to feel anew the force of myth and tradition in our lives, and in the lives of other cultures. She shows how the stories of mythology whether of Greek gods, Chinese sages, or Polish rabbis enable all cultures to define themselves. She raises critical questions about the way we interpret mythical stories, especially the...
"Other People's Myths" celebrates the universal art of storytelling, and the rich diversity of stories that people live by. Drawing on Biblical parabl...
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131,80 zł |
I'm Alive: My Recovery and Now
ISBN: 9781663252319 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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156,05 zł |
I'm Alive: My Recovery and Now
ISBN: 9781663252326 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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216,48 zł |
The Art of Confidence
ISBN: 9781617734892 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. I suppose I did it because I wanted something to show for the thirty years longer than I had lived in my homeland that I had been here in America. Something that was properly appreciated, even if someone else got all the credit.
Liu Qingwu doesn t set out to commit a crime. He only wants to sell a painting something more substantial than the Impressionist knockoffs he flogs to tourists outside New York s Metropolitan Museum of Art. But the lucrative commission he receives from a Chelsea art dealer is more complicated than he initially realizes. Liu has been hired to create not... I suppose I did it because I wanted something to show for the thirty years longer than I had lived in my homeland that I had been here in America....
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67,70 zł |
Feng Shui For Beginner: How To Create Good Energy Flow With Basics Of Feng Shui In Your Home
ISBN: 9781523799688 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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66,60 zł |
Shining Through: When You Allow It to - A Book of Personalized Epic-Style Poetry and Art
ISBN: 9781642993301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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63,26 zł |
Pet Blogging 101: How to Start a Riveting Pet Blog and Gain Loyal Followers
ISBN: 9781732437531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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How to Start a Fire Under the Sea
ISBN: 9780991509324 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Just when you thought the country was safe, here comes the third volume of the travels of Senator and Wendy V. How to Start a Fire Under the Sea follows them during another two years, including excursions north, east, south, and west of home. Given their track record, you should probably read about these places now-- while they still exist
Just when you thought the country was safe, here comes the third volume of the travels of Senator and Wendy V. How to Start a Fire Under the Sea follo...
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71,04 zł |
How to Book a Flight for Last Year
ISBN: 9780991509379 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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84,92 zł |
New Friends
ISBN: 9780999016398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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57,72 zł |
Dragonfly Song
ISBN: 9781772780376 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The girl has had many selves in her short life. The first she remembers is Aissa, the daughter of Mama and Dada, sister to Zufi who watched the goats. Then the Bull King's raiders came, and Mama said, "Don't make a sound till I come back." And when the villagers found her she was silent as stone, because Mama never come back again. So the villagers cursed her as bad luck and made her No-Name, lowest of the servants to the Lady, the island's priestess. But there were whispers, as she grew, of another self: of the Lady's rejected first daughter, born imperfect with two extra thumbs. The silent...
The girl has had many selves in her short life. The first she remembers is Aissa, the daughter of Mama and Dada, sister to Zufi who watched the goats....
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75,96 zł |
Spanking Stories: The Big Book of Adult Spanking Entertainment
ISBN: 9781500324551 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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49,76 zł |
Can Integrated Titles Improve the Viewing Experience?
ISBN: 9781013291333 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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213,03 zł |