Niels Hemmingsen (1513-1600) is one of the most influential Danish theologians in history. As a professor at the University of Copenhagen, Hemmingsen played an important role in moulding Danish society according to his understanding of Lutheranism during the second half of the sixteenth century. Drawing on sociology of knowledge, cultural memory, and confessional culture, Mattias Skat Sommer examines Hemmingsen's works and life in political and theological contexts. By studying Hemmingsen's role...
Selected Excerpts from the Buddhist Writings of Venerable Xiao Pingshi
by Pingshi Xiao
Primary Sources, Historical Collections (Primary Sources, Historical Collections)
by Jules Verne
Primary source material This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asian contine...
Heart of the Buddha (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
by Trungpa Tulku Chogyam Trungpa
The Collected Works of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche Volume I (Collected Works of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche)
by Rinpoche Choekyi Nyima
Der Altturkische Kommentar Zum Vimalakirtinirdesa-Sutra (Berliner Turfantexte, #29)
by Y Kasai
The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi (Shambhala Pocket Library, #22)
by Ramana Maharshi
After six years of solitude, Indian sage Ramana Maharshi reflects on the topics of peace, the self, and silence—featuring a foreword by Carl Jung The renowned Indian sage Ramana Maharshi is widely beloved—by Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, Taoists, and more—for the inspirational power of his teachings, which transcend all religious differences. Here is a collection of Sri Ramana’s instructions and discourses culled from three works: Who Am I?, Spiritual Instructions, and Maharshi’s Gospel. Th...
Chinese Calendar
by Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome, and John McBrewster
Buddhist History in the Vernacular (Brill's Indological Library, #23)
by Stephen Berkwitz
This is a careful study about the power attributed to historical narratives in early medieval Sri Lanka. On the basis of Sinhala histories of the Buddha and his relics this work sheds new light on historiography at work in a vernacular setting. Arguing that historical texts were both ethically and socially constructive, the author demonstrates that narrative representations of the past served the purpose to transform writers, readers, and listeners of history into virtuous persons, and therewith...
Matsuri and Religion
Bringing together the innovative work of scholars from a variety of disciplines, Matsuri and Religion explores festivals in Japan through their interconnectedness to religious life in both urban and rural communities. Each chapter, informed by extensive ethnographic engagement, focuses on a specific festival to unpack the role of religion in collective ritualized activities. With attention to contemporary performance and historical transformation, the study sheds light on understandings of chang...