The Moroccan city of Fez, founded in the ninth century CE, is one of the most precious urban jewels of Islamic civilization. For more than 40 years Titus Burckhardt worked to document and preserve the artistic and architectural heritage of Fez in particular and Morocco in general. These newly translated lectures, delivered while Burckhardt was ......
The League of the Iroquois was a true representational democracy--so much so that the United States Constitution is said to have been modeled on some of its tenets. But how, perhaps a thousand years before the time of Columbus, did the Five Iroquois Nations (the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca) come to end the bitter eye-for-eye ......
At the very heart of Islam lies the spiritual way of Sufism. Far removed from the negative portrayal of Islam in the headlines, Sufism is rooted in the harmonious qualities of peace, love, beauty, and wisdom. Its primary focus is to return human beings to unity with God. This select treasury of Sufi wisdom includes nearly 400 short sayings from as ......
An Illustrated Outline of Buddhism is an ideal introduction to the vast and complex field of Buddhism, a world religion with more than a billion followers. In its short format and accessible style, it presents the essential features of the Buddhist religion with a clear yet concise style that is suitable for both the general reader and student of ......
Did you know that angels of all kinds are everywhere? "Some are big, some are tiny. They're all so bright and very shiny." This book introduces children and adults to a magical place which radiates warmth, love, and caring throughout its colorful and delicate pages.
Black Elk (1863-1950), the Lakota holy man, is beloved by millions of readers around the world. The book Black Elk Speaks is the most widely-read Native American testimony of the last century and a key work in our understanding of American Indian traditions. In Black Elk, Lakota Visionary, Harry Oldmeadow draws on recently discovered sources and ......
Here is the song of three children who are calling upon all of creation--the angels, heavenly bodies, seasons, waters, hills, plants, animals, birds, and men--to exalt and glorify the Lord. "Bless ye the Lord; praise Him, and magnify Him forever . . ." Their lyrical song of praise and gratitude--reminiscent of St. Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of ......
We all wish to know whence we have come and whither we are going. In these conversations of a solitary man with the mountains, the stars, the animals, the plantsin a word, with his brothers and sisters on this earthwe learn about the meaning of death. The mighty book of Nature begins to speak and to answer our anxious questions in great images and ......
With an appendix to help answer questions children might have, this title offers young hearts and minds a chance to learn that, although people from other places and cultures may seem different, we all share the diverse world of faith and prayer.
