Philosophy of Devotion: The Longing for Invulnerable Ideals 0192867679, 9780192867674

Philosophy of Devotion: The Longing for Invulnerable Ideals 0192867679, 9780192867674

Why do people persist in commitments that threaten their happiness, security, and comfort? Why do some of our most centr

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A Longing for Home

In this memoir, Alaknanda Bagchi goes back to the city in India where she grew up and which is now called Kolkata and no

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Killing for Krishna: The Danger of Deranged Devotion 154460727X, 9781544607276

The 1986 murder of Hare Krishna devotee Steven Bryant (Sulochan dasa) was arguably the darkest moment in the fifty-one y

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Manual for Marian Devotion 9781505108965

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The Age of Longing 9780091045203, 0091045207

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Longing for Arcadia 9781412235518, 1412056799, 1412235510

Longing for Arcadia expresses the life long hope and largely unsuccessful search of the author for a tranquil, free and

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The ‘Fifth Veda’ of Hinduism: Poetry, Philosophy and Devotion in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9781350988415, 9780857725745

The Bhagavata Purana is one of the most important, central and popular scriptures of Hinduism. A medieval Sanskrit text,

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Jerusalem: City of Longing 9780674037724

Jerusalem is more than a tourist site—every square mile is layered with historical significance, religious intensity, an

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Longing for Home: Forced Displacement and Postures of Hospitality 9780300220797

What is it about the concept of “home” that makes its loss so profound and devastating, and how should the trauma of exi

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Longing for darkness: Tara and the Black Madonna 0140121846

With this book, China Galland brought increased attention to the spiritual traditions of the Black Madonna and other cro

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