Other religions and spiritual beliefs Books

Sikhs in Europe are neglected in the study of religions and migrant groups: previous studies have focused on the history, culture and religious practices of Sikhs in North America and the UK, but few have focused on Sikhs in continental Europe. This book...

J.M. Seis’ vision is to allow others to experience the beauty and power that is born in what we may consider our darkest experiences. She redefines how writing can become a ceremony of healing. Seis created a new genre,...

The TÂO TEH KING, Tao Te Ching, Daodejing, Dao De Jing, or Daode jing (simplified Chinese: 道德经; traditional Chinese: 道德經; pinyin: Dàodéjīng), also simply referred to as the Laozi (Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ), is a Chinese classic text. According to...

Véritable concentré de sagesse, "100 citations incontournables de la pensée taoïste" est le guide idéal pour s'initier à la philosophie de Lao Tseu. À travers une sélection des plus beaux aphorismes du "Tao Te King", ce recueil nous invite à méditer sur...

From the New York Times Bestselling author of What Doesn't Kill Us"Crazy good writing" -Wim Hof, "The Iceman"Thrive or die: That’s the rule of evolution. Despite this brutal logic, some species have learned to survive in...

Buddhism and Taoism remain vibrant and prominent in Singapore's religious landscape. Yet, little is known of why Chinese Singaporeans chose and remain in these ancient religions. Analyzing over thirty face-to-face interviews with Buddhists and Taoists in...

Lose Weight Unleash Your Creativity offers an inspiring outlook on losing weight, taking into account the physical body and diet, our emotions, and mind while adding the missing link - our energy and nature’s power. The book incorporates teachings...

Tao of Music – Musings and personal stories inviting you to notice all of life is music. It’s about being in the flow – wu wei – of your own natural rhythms, whether in nature, an urban setting, hearing your own voice or just...

This volume presents a social history of life in mid-19th-century Cuba as experienced by George Backhouse (and his wife, Grace), who served on the British Havana Mixed Commission for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. Documented with extracts from the...

From being characterized as 'primitive tribe' in the colonial imagination to become predominantly practitioners of the American Baptist faith, the Sumi Naga - formerly known as the Sema Naga - in the North-East Indian state of Nagaland have come a...

The Jain community in India, though small in number, is very important in the economic and social life of the country. Jain history becomes more important when we find that the community anticipated new commercial practices adopted by European trading...

The dynamic nature of Christianity has necessitated its movement from the cathedral to the mountain top. This has occasioned a proliferation of Prayer Mountains throughout Africa. In Yorubaland of southwestern Nigeria, Prayer Mountain is known as Ori-Oke...

Grimoire entirely dedicated to the Afro-Brazilian Quimbanda.There are 143 pages of powerful content, including descriptions of the Kingdoms and phalanges of Quimbanda, the Chief Eshús and Pombagiras from each Realm.How to activate the sigils...

Are you ready to come into union with your divine energy and become more powerful than ever? In these pages, you'll learn the process of transforming yourself from an apathetic mind into an exhilarating God consciousness being with divine favor and...

Matousek has written a beautiful book that is at once a spiritual autobiography and an exploration of one of the most mystical beings of our time." -Dani Shapiro, author of HourglassMark Matousek was a nonbeliever when he met Mother Meera...

In Quotations for Many Paths to the Bahá'í Faith, author Nathan Thomas has compiled a collection of passages from the Bahá'í Holy Writings and other sources to help introduce this new religion. The Bahá'í Faith offers the world a message of fulfillment...

This is a book of timeless wisdom transmitted by one of the great teachers of the age of Aquarius. It has the power to make people happy in moments of sadness and to lift their spirits in times of depression. It is a powerful tool to clean the...

How can you stay motivated in your spiritual practice from day-to-day? What is the most fruitful way to work with your teachers? What detours and obstacles might slow you down?  How do spiritual communities function as a core practice? What roles do...

In an incredible encounter with God, Abram opens his heart and shares a sincere, direct dialogue and shares his frustrations and anxieties. In shocking grace, the Lord, instead of rebuking him, calls Abram outside his tent, lifts his eyes to gaze into...

Voudou (an older spelling of voodoo)-a pantheistic belief system developed in West Africa and transported to the Americas during the diaspora of the slave trade-is the generic term for a number of similar African religions which mutated in the Americas,...

Poems from The Divan of Hafiz is a 1897 collection of poems by Gertrude Bell. Contents include: "Arise, Oh Cup-Bearer, Rise! And Bring", "The Bird Of Gardens Sang Unto The Rose", "Wind From The East, Oh Lapwing Of The Day", "Sleep On Thine Eyes, Bright...

Once again the author of The Andean Codex, Dr. J. E. Williamshas written a true story of shamanism and the sacred way of the Q'erofamily into which he has been initiated as a member. This new book howevertakes us deeper into the labyrinth of the...

Offers a comparative and deconstructive reading of the cross-cultural encounter between the Jesuits and their Confucian hosts in late Ming China.

Draws on two different but strikingly similar streams in our world tradition to argue for the contemporary philosophical relevance of "culture."

Brings early Daoist writings into conversation with contemporary contemplative studies.

The early histories of all the Baha'i communities of southern Iran are narrated here for the first time. Drawing on original sources including manuscript histories, letters, family records and material previously published only in Persian, Dr Moojan...

. . . the institution of marriage as conceived and established by Bahá’u’lláh is extremely simple though of a vital social importance, constituting as it does the very foundation of social life.  From a letter written...

The shamanic journey is a practice common to all indigenous societies throughout history. By listening to a drumbeat or other rhythmic percussion, the shaman enters """"non-ordinary"""" reality - an altered state of consciousness beyond time and space -...

In this memoir-in-essays, Durham melds her backgrounds in psychology and ecology to examine her relationships with resonant landscapes, animals, and human animals, and the myriad environmental, physiological, and cultural factors that inform those...

The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by...

If Spirituality is who we are within, then Religion is how we express and grow into it. Here we look together at different stories of where our different paths started, where they all lead, and the ways we follow them. We hear from the sages of...

Empowering and told from a unique perspective, this globe-spanning memoir of self-discovery and sacrifice has a singular, resounding message for its audience: love is boundless, but it must begin with nurturing oneself. When Alicia Rodriguez, a...

A Delaware teenager. A deranged mass murderer. A controversial pop star.Three people from vastly different walks of life, yet they all share one thing in common: They all smoked Salvia divinorum, the world’s most powerful naturally-occurring...

Explore esta completa guía sobre el vudú de Nueva Orleans, el vudú haitiano y el hudú. ¿Le intriga el misterioso mundo del vudú?¿Le atraen los poderosos espíritus Lwa y su capacidad para moldear su vida? ¿Siente curiosidad por la historia y las...

Say Yes to Life! Spiritual Adventure and Discipleship in the Building of Ananda unveils the journey of Nayaswami Parvati and a life dedicated to learning and sharing the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and building spiritual community.  The...

Bridge to Light and Love: One Couple’s Immersion into the Shamanic Spirit World Who am I?What’s my purpose for being here on earth?What happens when I die?As so many of us wonder, these were the kinds of questions Kathie Waters, coauthor...

Anyone who requires an "eclectic protective advantage" in harmony with universal law, in order to counter increased paranormal negativity will appreciate the clarity that Shooting Star uses to explain his techniques. Whether you have encountered a...

In 1968 Carlos Castaneda burst onto the scene with his blockbuster story about his apprenticeship with an awesome, authentic Mexican sorcerer, don Juan.Roaming the deserts of Mexico, he learned how to grow and use psychedelic ‘power plants’...

Das Buch ""Lao-Tse Tao-Te-King: Der Weg Zur Tugend"" von Reinhold von Plaenckner aus dem Jahr 1870 ist eine �����bersetzung des Tao-Te-King, einem der bedeutendsten Werke der chinesischen Philosophie. Der Text wurde von Lao-Tse verfasst und enth�����lt...