East Asian religions Books

The Japanese Middle Ages were a period when forms of secrecy dominated religious practice. This fascinating collection traces out the secret characteristics and practices in Japanese religion, as well as analyzing the decline of religious esotericism in...

Naikan is a Japanese psychotherapeutic method which combines meditation-like body engagement with the recovery of memory and the reconstruction of one's autobiography in order to bring about healing and a changed notion of the self. Based on original...

In Buddhist thought and practice, death has always been a central concept. This book provides a careful and thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka. Rita Langer describes the rituals...

Utopian writing offers a fascinating panorama of social visions; and the related forms of dystopia and anti-utopian satire extend this into the range of social nightmares. Originally published in 1988, this comparative study of utopian fiction by British...

This is a Comprehensive Survey of the Bhakti Movement as it sprang in South India to spread across the subcontinent in independent and multifarious manifestations yet marked with amazing commonalities. Spanning a period of 11 centuries starting from the...

A new and attentively restored dual-language edition of the 6th-century B.C.E. Chinese Philosophical and Spiritual classic, presented in the celebrated translation of James Legge with the original text at its side.Through 81 transcendent topics, Laozi...

Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking explores a radical new conception of business and management. It is grounded on the reconnection of humans with nature as the new competitive advantage for living organizations and entrepreneurs that aspire to...

This book reflects on three broad themes of Confucian-Christian relations to assist in the appreciation of the church's theology of mission. While the themes of this volume are theological in orientation, the dialogue is engaged in from an...

Historia Philosophiae Orientalis est opus magnum a Thoma Stanley scriptum, quod anno 1690 editum est. Libellus tractat de philosophia Orientali, quae in regionibus Asiae, Africae et Europae Orientalis floruit. Stanley describit philosophiam Persicam,...

The Shinto Cult: A Christian Study Of The Ancient Religion Of Japan (1910) is a book written by Milton Spenser Terry that explores the ancient religion of Japan known as Shinto. The author, who was a Christian missionary, delves into the history,...

The balancing of man and woman is not just their coming together, but their ability to stay separate. Love, like the Tao, cannot be limited by time or words. They are a process, a way of life, a balance. They move from the yin and yang of male/female to...

Women are the creators, the endless possibilities and origins of life. The Tao reveals the ways in which women can utilize their innate power, resulting in a simplified life of higher quality. In 1950, a secret woman's writing was discovered near Hunan,...

This book explores the role that American pragmatism played in the development of social philosophy in 20th-century Europe.The essays in the first part of the book show how the ideas of Peirce, James, and Dewey influenced the traditions of European...

An American imam offers answers for today's toughest questions about Islam, and a vision for a reconciliation between Islam and the West.One of the pressing questions of our time is what went wrong in the relationship between Muslims and the West...

In a darkened room a group of men once sought to examine an elephant.Taking hold of a different part – an ear, a leg, the tail – each one mistook his particular part for the whole. In the darkness, each of the men became convinced that the...

Tel Sono, The Japanese Reformer: An Autobiography is a book written by Tel Sono, a prominent Japanese figure who was instrumental in the modernization of Japan during the Meiji period. The book was originally published in 1892 and provides a firsthand...

""Ideals of the East"" is a book written by Herbert Baynes and published in 1898. The book explores the various ideals and philosophies of the East, including those of India, China, and Japan. Baynes delves into the spiritual and cultural traditions of...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi's thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China. The author...

The Quran, a foundational text for Muslims, serves as a guiding light for spiritual beliefs. Within the pages of this book, a curated compilation of verses is presented, centering on the principles that guide individuals toward leading a virtuous life...

The Analects (literally: “Edited Conversations”), also known as the Analects of Confucius, is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been...

Le Chou-King ne traite pas seulement de la morale; on y trouve des chapitres sur l'astronomie, sur la géographie, etc.; mais nous n'avons extrait de ce livre que ce qu'il contient sur la morale et les doctrines religieuses et politiques de la Chine;...

Shadows of Mawangdui offers a fresh perspective on a set of drawings on silk called Daoyintu (Exercise Chart), part of a medical library that was unearthed from a Chinese tomb, dated 168 BCE. Substantially damaged, the silk is arguably one of the most...

According to the Sufis, human faculties, although perceptive, are limited: like a radio set, which can receive only certain electromagnetic waves and not other parts of this band. The inability to transcend the barrier of limited senses explains human...

Evenings with Idries Shah collected by R. Easterling and Kamil Hafiz.The Sufis have been using carefully constructed stories for teaching purposes for thousands of years. Though on the surface these often appear to be little more than entertaining...

Are Eastern practices useful for psychological growth? Is psychoanalysis an aid on an Eastern path?Carl Gustav Jung had the realization of the existence of a center deep within our being, the Self, the discovery of which is the goal of...

A fresh, modern translation of key selections from this timeless text opens up classic Taoist beliefs and practices with insightful commentary that highlights how you can live a more balanced, authentic and joyful life by following Taoist principles.

Presents the most important portrayals of the Daoist master Yang Zhu throughout Chinese history, from the Warring States period until today.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Indian Yoga and Tantra become attractive to some major exponents of Western occultism. In a gesture typical of the syncretic tendency in Esotericism, Yoga is by these Westerners often identified as an Eastern...

'Over de Godsdienstige en Wijsgeerige Begrippen der Jainas' is a book about Jainism, a religion and philosophy originating in India. The book was written by Sybrandus Johannes Warren, a Dutch scholar of Jainism, and provides a comprehensive overview of...

Living your dream life is easier than you think... All you need is 90 days of manifestation, focus and discipline to unlock the secret power of the law of attraction!Life can be tough and sometimes you can feel hopeless that you are not in control of...

Are you interested in discovering a simple and relatable approach to instill valuable virtues in your children, helping shape their development into confident and genuinely content individuals through the ancient wisdom found in Eastern Philosophy? If...

Originally published in Kyoto in 1966 by the First Zen Institute of America in Japan, and by Harcourt, Brace & World in New York in 1967, "Zen Dust: The History of the Koan and Koan Study in Rinzai (Linji) Zen" quickly established itself as the only...

A training book for areal Taoist School somewhat unknown in the West and misunderstood in Asia.In the West, academics tend to focus on either philosophical Taoism or its manifestation in a distant historical past. In actuality Taoism has moved with the...

In The Way of Demons, Simon Bastian presents the Yin aspect of Taoist practice and theory, which can be called its Shadow side. Demons as a term or categorization are examined through the common if not exhaustive range of societal, psychological and...

Do you command it?Or does it command you?The commanding self is the bundle of conditioned responses that we need to survive – but which holds most of us prisoner. Psychology and personal development are only just beginning to catch up with...

2010 Reprint of 1935 American Edition. Illustrated Edition. Paul Brunton (1898 - 1981) was a British philosopher, mystic, traveler, and guru. He left a journalistic career to live among yogis, mystics, and holy men, and studied Eastern and Western...

Fascinated by the Haiku art form, and a long-time student of the Tao, the author became intrigued by the idea of blending the two. This book is the culmination of his efforts.With this new interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, the author utilizes the...

This volume brings together new ethnographic research on South Asian women who have abandoned worldly life for spiritual pursuits. All have renounced some combination of the following: marriage, sex, procreation, kin, financial security, concern with...

This genre-defying debut work by British author, and long-term resident of Japan, Chris Dixon, is at once part philosophy, part poetry, and part manual for living in harmony with nature, all wrapped up in the guise of an ancient manuscript recently...

In this collection of Sanskrit fables, readers will find timeless moral lessons, from the importance of friendship and loyalty to the dangers of greed and pride. Edwin Arnold's beautiful translation brings these stories to life in English, making them...

Yang Short Form: A beginners guide to Taiji Chuan is a comprehensive training guide for all students of Taiji who are serious about mastering the art of Taiji. It is unique in that it details each of the forty four postures that make up the complete...

With a focus on Asian traditions, this book examines varieties of thought and self-transformative practice that do not fit neatly on one side or another of the standard Western division between philosophy and religion. It contains chapters by experts on...