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Once the Buddha Was a Monkey
Here is one of the most entertaining masterpieces of Sanskrit literature rendered in an English translation that fully captures the original's artistry and charm. Written most probably in the fourth century A.D., the Jatakamala is generally considered the masterpiece of Buddhist literature in Sanskrit. In elegant, courtly style, Arya Sura retells thirty-four traditional stories about the Buddha in his previous incarnations, human and animal. Whether as a king, a brahmin, a monkey, or a hare, the Great One is shown in assiduous pursuit of virtue and compassion. Though primarily intended as exemplary tales illustrating the Buddhist virtues, these stories also provide a vivid picture of life at...
The Limits of Tolerance
This book provides a critical history of the distinctive tradition of Indian secularism known as Tolerance. Examining debates surrounding the activities of the Arya Samaj - a Hindu reform organization regarded as the exemplar of intolerance - it finds that Tolerance functioned to disengage Indian secularism from the politics of caste.
Art of Gary Gianni for George R.R. Martin's Seven Kingdoms
A comprehensive visual overview of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series--plus A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Fire and Blood--through over 300 drawings and paintings by the award-winning illustrator Gary Gianni.
The Erevis Cale Trilogy
Once an thief, then an assasin, Erevis Cale must now become a hero.
The Arya Samaj Movement in South Africa
The Arya Samaj movement is essentially a religious institution but became a significant force in India's religious and secular struggle for social and cultural self-determination. Its founding in 1875 presaged the creation of independent India in 1947. This work does not attempt a detailed examination of the movement but provides an outline of its growth and philosophy in the light of the work of its founder Swami Dayanand Sarasvati. the complex of institutions and upliftment programmes initiated by the Samaj and the major historical forces which acted to shape the movement are a cause for considerable pride. The Arya Samaj was one of several socio-religious movements which were founded in t...
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Blackout
Getting kidnapped on the last day of school is not how William Terren imagined his summer break would begin. After getting rescued by his dad, William discovers the true identity of his parents and is faced with a choice: to either continue with his normal life or join ORION, a secret intelligence agency that operates outside the boundaries of the law. Propelled into a world of danger and uncertainty, William finds himself working around the clock to save the city of Nashville. But after a shocking discovery reveals darker, more sinister forces at play, William must fight to survive. In this deadly contest with no holds barred, every decision will take its moral toll. Sometimes, you just don’t emerge the same.
Magic and Modernity
This is the first book to explore comparatively how magic—usually portrayed as the antithesis of the modern—is also at home in modernity.
A Politics of Virtue
Kelly opens new questions about dialogue, colonial power, and changing conditions of political possibility by examining the connection between politics and sexual morality in the British colony of Fiji from 1929 to 1932.
