Divine Pleasures

Author : Terence McInerney,Steven M. Kossak,Navina Najat Haidar
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588395900

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Divine Pleasures by Terence McInerney,Steven M. Kossak,Navina Najat Haidar Pdf

As one of the finest holdings of Indian art in the West, the Kronos Collections are particularly distinguished for paintings made between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries for the Indian royal courts in Rajasthan and the Punjab Hills. These outstanding works, many of which are published and illustrated here for the first time, are characterized by their brilliant colors and vivid, powerful depictions of scenes from Hindu epics, mystical legends, and courtly life. They also present a new way of seeking the divine through a form of personal devotion—known as bhakti—that had permeated India’s Hindu community. While explaining the gods, demons, lovers, fantastical creatures, and mystical symbols that are central to literature and worship, this publication celebrates the diverse styles and traditions of Indian painting. Divine Pleasures features an informative entry for each work and two essays by scholar Terence McInerney that together outline the history of Indian painting and the Rajput courts, providing fresh insights and interpretations. Also included are a personal essay by expert and collector Steven M. Kossak and an examination of Hindu epic and myth in Mughal painting, which lays important foundations for Rajput painting, by curator Navina Najat Haidar. Through their research and observations, the authors deepen our understanding and underscore the significance of Indian painting. Divine Pleasures presents a nuanced view of a way of life intimately tied to the seasons, the arts, and the divine.

Author : Henry Forster Burder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Christian life
ISBN : UOM:39015063594462

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The Pleasures of Religion... by Henry Forster Burder Pdf

Author : Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Publisher : Minhaj-ul-Quran Publications
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Islam
ISBN : 9693205278

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Divine pleasure (The ultimate deal) by Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Pdf

Author : Henry Forster BURDER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026528074

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Lectures on the Pleasures of Religion by Henry Forster BURDER Pdf

Author : Thea Devine
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1575665832

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Secret Pleasures by Thea Devine Pdf

Forced into a marriage of convenience with a dissolute older lord, beautiful, innocent Lady Genelle Tisne has little knowledge of true passion. When she finds herself the prime suspect in the murder of her husband, she hires enigmatic private investigator Rulan Roak and is swept into a secret world of forbidden temptations and sensual abandon where every seduction has its pleasures and its price.

Author : Susannah Seton
Publisher : Mango Media
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781642508802

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Simple Pleasures by Susannah Seton Pdf

The Art of Positive Thinking All Year Round “Simple Pleasures has become my go-to book for remembering to slow down and enjoy the little things in life.”—Becca Anderson, bestselling author of Badass Affirmations and The Book of Awesome Women #1 New Release in Soups & Stews, Container Gardening, and Flowers An abundant sourcebook of ideas, encouraging quotes, recipes, and activities, Simple Pleasures shows you how to appreciate the simple things that make up your daily life. Learn new secrets to happiness. Rediscover the pleasures our grandparents knew when life was quieter and slower. A time when pleasures were made, not bought, and enjoyed all the more because of it. Organized seasonally and full of touching stories, practical tips, and dozens of satisfying crafts, Simple Pleasures is both a guide to and a celebration of the art of living well. Make your self-care easy. Sometimes positive thinking can be hard, but it doesn’t have to be. From the recipe for a homemade herbal bath to quick and easy recommendations for an instant room makeover, the suggestions collected in this book offer a new appreciation for the everyday activities that nurture and comfort you. Inside Simple Pleasures, find motivational tips and learn how to: Make your own perfume and body lotion Create old fashioned sachets Bake the world’s best cookies If you enjoyed other books in the Simple Pleasures series by Susannah Seton such as Simple Pleasures of the Home or Simple Pleasures for the Holidays—or books like A Year Of Positive Thinking, Declutter Your Mind, or 365 Days of Positive Affirmations—you’ll love Simple Pleasures.

Author : James Warren
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781107025448

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The Pleasures of Reason in Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic Hedonists by James Warren Pdf

How did ancient philosophers understand the relationship between human capacities for thinking and our experiences of pleasure and pain?

Author : Mark Gould
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Symbolism in the Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:AH5MFY

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Pictures of Zion by Mark Gould Pdf

Author : Mike Bickle
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781599796413

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The Pleasure of Loving God by Mike Bickle Pdf

DIVHere’s an ultimate portrait of a loving Father, one to whom we can come for a fresh supply of truth and beauty, day by day. 6623/div

Author : Julie Otsuka
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307430212

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When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka Pdf

From the bestselling, award-winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and The Swimmers, this commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese American incarceration camps that is both a haunting evocation of a family in wartime and a resonant lesson for our times. On a sunny day in Berkeley, California, in 1942, a woman sees a sign in a post office window, returns to her home, and matter-of-factly begins to pack her family's possessions. Like thousands of other Japanese Americans they have been reclassified, virtually overnight, as enemy aliens and are about to be uprooted from their home and sent to a dusty incarceration camp in the Utah desert. In this lean and devastatingly evocative first novel, Julie Otsuka tells their story from five flawlessly realized points of view and conveys the exact emotional texture of their experience: the thin-walled barracks and barbed-wire fences, the omnipresent fear and loneliness, the unheralded feats of heroism. When the Emperor Was Divine is a work of enormous power that makes a shameful episode of our history as immediate as today's headlines.

Author : Rafael Major
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226924236

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Leo Strauss's Defense of the Philosophic Life by Rafael Major Pdf

Leo Strauss’s What Is Political Philosophy? addresses almost every major theme in his life’s work and is often viewed as a defense of his overall philosophic approach. Yet precisely because the book is so foundational, if we want to understand Strauss’s notoriously careful and complex thinking in these essays, we must also consider them just as Strauss treated philosophers of the past: on their own terms. Each of the contributors in this collection focuses on a single chapter from What Is Political Philosophy? in an effort to shed light on both Strauss’s thoughts about the history of philosophy and the major issues about which he wrote. Included are treatments of Strauss’s esoteric method of reading, his critique of behavioral political science, and his views on classical political philosophy. Key thinkers whose work Strauss responded to are also analyzed in depth: Plato, Al-Farabi, Maimonides, Hobbes, and Locke, as well as twentieth-century figures such as Eric Voegelin, Alexandre Kojève, and Kurt Riezler. Written by scholars well-known for their insight and expertise on Strauss’s thought, the essays in this volume apply to Strauss the same meticulous approach he developed in reading others. The first book-length treatment on a single book by Strauss, Leo Strauss’s Defense of the Philosophic Life will serve as an invaluable companion to those seeking a helpful introduction or delving deeper into the major themes and ideas of this controversial thinker.

Author : Alireza Shomali
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438473802

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Thoughtlessness and Decadence in Iran by Alireza Shomali Pdf

Bridges Western and non-Western political thought to address the problem of democracy and political decadance in contemporary Iran and, by implication, similar Islamic societies. Political decay in Islamic societies has for the most part been the subject of structural analyses while philosophical studies have been rare, often speculative and deterministic. Thoughtlessness and Decadence in Iran explores from a theoretical perspective the problem of democracy deficit—or, political decadence—in contemporary Iran and, by implication, in present-day Middle Eastern societies. This decadence, the book argues, is in part a religion-based decadence, and deliverance from it requires collective thoughtfulness about religion. Alireza Shomali conceptualizes the Iranian Reality in terms of a lack of not only good life but also thinking of good living. This thoughtlessness means dissolution of critical consciousness and, as such, it heralds escalating decadence. At this moment of rapid decay, the book argues, thought must become relevant to society: the communicative practice of thinking must emerge to examine the pathologies of a religiously administrated life. Opening a dialogue between Adorno, Strauss, Farabi and Razi, among others, Shomali underlines the critical points of similarity and difference between these thinkers and envisions a “local” emancipatory project that, noting the specifics of the Iranian case, takes lessons from the Western experience without blind imitation. Alireza Shomali is Associate Professor of Political Science at Wheaton College. He is the author of Politics and the Criteria of Truth.

Author : George H. Rudebusch
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780806192499

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Plato's Philebus by George H. Rudebusch Pdf

Written in the fourth century BCE, Philebus is likely one of Plato’s last Socratic dialogues. It is also famously difficult to read and understand. A multilayered inquiry into the nature of life, Philebus has drawn renewed interest from scholars in recent years. Yet, until now, the only English-language commentary available has been a work published in 1897. This much-needed new commentary, designed especially for philosophers and advanced students of ancient Greek, draws on up-to-date scholarship to expand our understanding of Plato’s complex work. In his in-depth introduction, George Rudebusch places the Philebus in historical, philosophical, and linguistic context. As he explains, the dialogue deals with the question of whether a good life consists of pleasure or knowing. Yet its exploration of this question is riddled with ambiguity. With the goal of facilitating comprehension, particularly for students of philosophy, Rudebusch divides his commentary into twenty discrete subarguments. Within this framework, he elucidates the significance—and possible interpretations—of each passage and dissects their philological details. In particular, he analyzes how Plato uses inference indicators (that is, the Greek words for “therefore” and “because”) to establish the structure of the arguments, markers difficult to present in translation. A detailed and thorough commentary, this volume is both easy to navigate and conducive to new interpretations of one of Plato’s most intriguing dialogues.

Author : bKa'-'gyur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590089517

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Tibetan tales, derived from Indian sources, tr. from the Kah-Gyur by F.A. von Schiefner, done into Engl. from the Germ. by W.R.S. Ralston by bKa'-'gyur Pdf

Author : Anton Schiefner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Folklore
ISBN : NYPL:33433081852307

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Tibetan Tales Derived from Indian Sources by Anton Schiefner Pdf