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Islamic Law in Context

"This volume surveys the diversity of Islamic legal thought and practice, a 1500 - year tradition that has been cultivated throughout the Islamic world. It features translations of Islamic legal text…

Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life

"Over the last thirty years, humanity has discovered thousands of planets outside of our solar system. The discovery of extraterrestrial life could be imminent. This book explains how such a discover…

Metamorphosis of Buddhism in China's New Era

"This study of contemporary Chinese Buddhism explores the relationship between religion and the state in China, and argues that Buddhism has entered a new era since the mid-2000s. Case studies from e…

Mind, Text, and Reality in Buddhist Studies

An edited volume of contributions from Buddhist studies scholars that engage with the work of Rupert Gethin.

Minding the Buddha's Business

"This volume honors the profoundly transformative influence of Gregory Schopen's many contributions to Buddhist studies. Eighteen articles by former students and colleagues focus on the areas of Scho…

Religious Inventions

Ancient writings, including the Jewish and Christian Bibles, reflect lived human experiences rather than mere dogma. Religious Inventions investigates the social contexts of these writings, exploring how …

Samatha and Vipasyana

Invaluable instructions on core meditations designed to bring about irreversible spiritual transformation.For those who aspire to the total enlightenment of a buddha, the practices of samatha and vipasyan…

Shame, Modesty, and Honor in Islam

The Blazing Inner Fire of Bliss and Emptiness

"The Blazing Inner Fire of Bliss and Emptiness presents lucid translations of a pair of detailed commentaries by the famed Tibetan tantric master Ngulchu Dharmabhadra (1772-1851), illuminating a set …

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Material Religion in the Ancient Near East and Egypt

With contributions spanning from the Neolithic Age to the Iron Age, this book offers important insights into the religions and ritual practices in ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern communities through the…

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Muslims and Popular Culture

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Muslims and Popular Culture illustrates how Muslims participate in a broad spectrum of activities. Moving beyond a framework that emphasizes ritual, legal, historical, or theolo…

The Censure of Wealth and Miserliness

" The Censure of Wealth and Miserliness" is Book 27 of the " Revival of the Religious Sciences", which is al-Ghazali's magisterial compendium consisting of 40 volumes on 40 different a…

The Essential Guide to Buddhism

First published online 2021 as part of the digital collection Bloomsbury Religion in North America.

The Magical Diaries of Leah Hirsig, 1923-1925

The Magical Diaries of Leah Hirsig, 1923-1925 presents a complete, annotated collection of the magical diaries of the prominent Swiss-American occultist. The book includes a selection of unpublished lette…

The New Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions

"For nearly two decades, the Nanzan guide to Japanese religions has served as a valuable resource for students and scholars of religion in Japan. This exciting update expands the audience to include …

The Oxford Handbook of Lived Buddhism

Attention to lived religion has significantly shaped religious studies and has only recently impacted the field of Buddhism. Rather than asserting a separation between "real" religion happening …

The Oxford Handbook of Tantric Studies

Since the earliest encounters between tantric traditions and Western scholars, the representation of tantra has typically emphasizd the antinomian, decadent aspects, which created a one-dimensional unders…

The Satipatthanasutta with Pemasiri Thera's Commentary

A comprehensive guide for understanding mindfulness by situating a key text within the larger Theravāda doctrinal framework in a way accessible to contemporary readers.

Tianxia in Comparative Perspectives

Tianxia--conventionally translated as "all-under-Heaven"--in everyday Chinese parlance simply means "the world." But tianxia is also a geopolitical term found in canonical writings tha…