Author: Edward KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns, English
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Hymns to the Supreme Being
Author: Edward KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns, English
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Hymns to the Supreme Being. In imitation of the Eastern Songs ... A new edition
Author: Edward KingHymns and Sacred Lyrics
Author: Joseph CottlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthems
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Bibliotheca Britannica; Or a General Index to British and Foreign Literature. By Robert Watt, M.D. in Two Parts: - Authors and Subjects
Author: A Collection of Hymns, Psalms and Prayers; selected from the most eminent authors
Author: The Vedas
Author: Roshen DalalPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184757638
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Your essential guide to the Vedas When were the Vedas written, and why? Who were the people who composed them? Where did they come from, how did they live? Questions, conjectures and debates go hand in hand with the Vedas, the sacred keystone texts of Hinduism. Now, noted historian Roshen Dalal sifts through centuries of information and research to present, in a straightforward and succinct manner, an account of the Vedas that is authoritative yet accessible, thus appealing to both scholars and lay readers. In this book, key insights into the Vedas are complemented by a celebration of the poetry that lies within the texts. Using socio-economic data and archaeological and linguistic research, the author introduces us to the Vedic era, enabling us to understand the culture and philosophy that produced these ancient and sublime texts. • Based on original research and numerous authoritative sources, including auxiliary texts and early commentaries • Appendices featuring selected hymns from all four Vedas, and listing all the hymns that make up the Rig Veda • Conveniently cross-referenced with a wealth of information
Magical Hymns from Roman Egypt
Author: Ljuba Merlina BortolaniPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316673278
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This interdisciplinary study investigates the divine personas in the so-called magical hymns of the Greek magical papyri which, in a corpus usually seen as a significant expression of religious syncretism with strong Egyptian influence, were long considered to be the 'most authentically Greek' contribution. Fifteen hymns receive a line-by-line commentary focusing on religious concepts, ritual practice, language and style. The overarching aim is to categorise the nature of divinity according to its Greek or Egyptian elements, examining earlier Greek and Egyptian sources and religious-magical traditions in order to find textual or conceptual parallels. Are the gods of the magical hymns Greek or Egyptian in nature? Did the magical hymns originate in a Greek or Egyptian cultural background? The book tries to answer these questions and to shed light on the religious plurality and/or fusion of the two cultures in the treatment of divinity in the Greek magical papyri.
Researching the Song
Author: Shirlee EmmonsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195373103
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Original publication and copyright date: 2006.
Laudatory Hymns
Author: Philip CaterPhilosophy and Theistic Mysticism of the Āl̲vārs
Author: S. M. Srinivasa ChariPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120813427
Category : Alvari
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Buddhist monk Upagupta, who preached and taught meditative practices in Northwest India over two thousand years ago, is venerated today by the laity in parts of Burma, Thailand, and laos as a proctective figure endowed with magical powers. The author demonstrates a remarkable continuity among traditions focused on Upagupta in ancient Sarvastivadin Sanskrit materials, key Pali texts, medieval Thai and Burmese texts, and rituals in Southeast Asia. In so doing he reflects the orientation of popular Sanskrit Hinayana Buddhism, which allows for new perspectives on such classic questions as the nature of enlightnment, the evil, the worship of the Buddha image, the veneration of saints, master-disciple relationships, the treatment of heterodoxy, and the relation of myth and ritual.