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Reconstructions of Jesus occurred in Asia long before the Western search for the historical Jesus began in earnest. This enterprise sprang up in seventh-century China and seventeenth-century India, encouraged by the patronage and openness of the Chinese and Indian imperial courts. While the Western quest was largely a…
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”From crimson robes to golden temples: Stunning photos capture the colourful and spellbinding worship of Buddhism across Asia…Horner’s breath-taking collection…captures aspects of each country on his exploration.” MailOnline. From its origins at Bodh Gaya on the plains of northern India,…
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Now available in paperback, the Routledge Handbook of Religions in Asia provides a contemporary and comprehensive overview of religion in contemporary Asia. Compiled and introduced by Bryan S. Turner and Oscar Salemink, the Handbook contains specially written chapters by experts in their respective fields.
The…
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This special issue of Architecture Asia gives a comprehensive review of the 26 winning projects of ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2022 which includes Single Family Residential Projects, Multi-family Residential Projects, Commercial Buildings, Resort Buildings, Institutional Buildings, Social and Cultural Buildings and…
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How have the premodern Shaiva ascetic sect of the Nath Yogis (known also as the Yogis with splitted ears) succeeded in maintaining its presence and importance until today? This book intends to give a general survey of this sampradaya which is said to have been founded by the Siddha Gorakhnath, known for his strong link…
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This book traces the archaeological trajectory of the expansion of Buddhism and its regional variations in South Asia. Focusing on the multireligious context of the subcontinent in the first millennium BCE, the volume breaks from conventional studies that pose Buddhism as a counter to the Vedic tradition to…
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Combines empirical data and original analysis in a uniquely detailed account of Christianity in North Africa and West AsiaThis comprehensive reference volume covers every country in North Africa and West Asia, offering reliable demographic information and original interpretative essays by indigenous scholars and…
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This issue of Architecture Asia reveals the development of Thailand contemporary architecture, and features five essays and twelve projects that elaborate this perspective.
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This issue features five essays and ten projects that give a discussion on the topic of Architecture Writing and Literature.
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· Historical reprint in a subject area with a substantial esoteric and
occult interest
· Preface contains historical information that is new and revelatory
· Republished in French in 1997 but never before available in English
The first English translation of a famous esoteric work describing the workings of the…
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“On 15 October we arrived in Leh. The second part of our caravan journey to Yarkand started on the 18th. Now the difficulties began. Fortunately, we had been able to repack our food boxes so that they were crammed to the corners. On the first day, we arrived at the foot of Khardung at 15,000 feet (about 4,500 metres).…
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Sir Edwin Arnold has rendered in exquisite poetic form the story of the Buddha’s search, enlightenment, and teaching. First published in 1879, the book has become a classic and has been published in many editions and many languages. Not only is it deeply philosophical in nature, but because of its poetic form and…
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Like a real life ’Indiana Jones’, maverick archaeologist David Childress takes the reader on an incredible adventure across some of the world’s oldest and most remote countries in search of lost cities and ancient mysteries. Discover ancient cities in the Gobi Desert; hear fantastic tales of lost…
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Almost one thousand years ago a new and powerful nexus of spiritual transmission emerged in Central Asia and lasted for five centuries, reaching its culmination in the work of the Khwajagan or “Masters of Wisdom.” Like the much earlier Rishi Pantha of India, these masters of the Naqshbandi lineage of Turkish Sufism…
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Roerich recounts his journeys to more than fifty monasteries and his meetings with lamas eager to share their spiritual insights and heritage with the Western world. Included are dramatic episodes of snow blindness, mountain floods, and mysterious electrical phenomena, as well as intimate depictions of daily life in…
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From crisp and zingy salads, to fresh and comforting rice bowls, and tangles of tasty noodles as well as plant-based bowls and stir fries, Bowlful will satisfy all your cravings, with 90 easy to follow recipes by Norman Musa. This book celebrates the fresh and diverse flavours of Asia distilled in deliciously simple…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2021AN ECONOMIST AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020’Compelling and highly original … The Asia that we see today is the product of the ’underground’ which Harper describes with skill and empathy in this monumental work’ Rana Mitter, Literary…
During the early twentieth century, Vietnam was a cosmopolitan country, influenced not only by its Chinese and Khmer neighbors, but also by the French and other Europeans. This fascinating book is among the first in English to document the output of Vietnamese craftspeople and manufacturers from this period. Lacquer…
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This new study presents striking parallels in both ethnic (non-European) and folk (European) traditional costumes and ornaments made with silver and glass. African ornaments include Zulu beads, Maghreb necklaces, the Oba’s crown, and Massai headpieces. European ornaments extend from the Baltic to the Alps and…
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This book and its companion work Playtime Pottery and Porcelain from the United Kingdom and the United States together become the most comprehensive work on identifying children’s play dishes. Over 800 color photographs, trademarks, and company markings accompany descriptions of tea sets, dinner sets, and other…
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Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
This guide showcases knives used by America’s clandestine military in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. It provides the collector and others interested in the period a way of identifying honest SOG (Studies and Observations Group) specimens and separating them from counterfeits. With beautiful color…
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Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
Central Asian Law
This research report was written by guest researchers at the Department of So- ciology of Law, Lund University, who conducted interdisciplinary research on various topics related to sustainable development and business environments in Central Asia. The stays of these researchers from Central Asia…
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Johan has a boring life out in the country. He is lonely, unemployed, and no longer noticeably young. One day, he is asked by the employment service to apply for a job as a data administrator on a dating site. When he checks his intended workplace, his interest in seeking contact with women is aroused. He falls for a…
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Kategorier: Afrikas förkoloniala historia Afrikas historia Asiens historia Europas historia Historia Historia och arkeologi
Antikkens globale verden forteller historien om verden fra de første menneskene til islams gjennombrudd med en globalhistorisk ramme. Vekten ligger på perioden fra ca. 700 før til 650 etter vår tidsregning.
I dette tidsrommet ble grunnen lagt for økonomiske, kulturelle og politiske trekk som har formet ulike deler av…
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Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
This research report is a compilation of essays written by guest researchers from Central Asia who spent four to twelve months at the Department of Sociology of Law, Lund University, and conducted research on various topics pertaining to legal cultures, governance and business environments in Central Asia. These guest…
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Kategorier: Biogeografi Biologi och biovetenskap Botanik Geografi Geovetenskap, geografi, miljö och samhällsplanering Historia Historia och arkeologi Matematik och naturvetenskap Zoologi
There are clear climatic and geologic similarities between Northeast Asia and Europe.
Original conditions are similar, yet there are important differences in how their cultural landscapes have developed.
How can this be explained? In any attempt to do so historical and biological aspects have to be integrated. The…
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Blurring the Colonial Binary assesses the development of cinema
in colonial Southeast Asia, and how it disrupted notions of racial
hierarchies. The book charts the development of cinema, and its
distribution and exhibition, from a transnational and colonial
perspective. The first decade of cinema in Southeast Asia,…
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