The Heritage of Sufism
The Heritage of Sufism

Author: Leonard Lewisohn

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-04-30

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 178607527X

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This comprehensive study is unique in its chronological breadth, intellectual diversity and historical scope and which demonstrates the central role played by Sufism in Persianate culture in Iran, Central Asia and India

The Vertical Man
The Vertical Man

Author: W.G. Archer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-06-23

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1000209601

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Originally published in 1947, The Vertical Man explores a form of Indian sculpture largely ignored in other studies, with a focus on two kinds of sculpture from the province of Bihar. The book provides detailed analysis of the formal characteristics of the sculpture and the influences of the myth, ritual, and context in which they were commissioned and made. It explains why the sculpture is regional and "why the styles are what they are". It is an original study which throws light on important subjects such as the relations of art and religion and of art and economics. The Vertical Man will appeal to those with an interest in art, specifically sculpture and the art of the Indian countryside.

VIKRAM & BETAL I
VIKRAM & BETAL I

Author: Editor (Wilco Publishing House)

Publisher: Wilco Publishing House

Published:

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13:

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Stories of Vikram and Betal are an integral part of rich Indian culture, and impart a meaningful lesson to the readers. These stories, originally written in Sanskrit, are based on King Vikramaditya (Vikram), and Betaal, a vampire spirit who inhabits and animates dead bodies. The Vikram and Betal Series narrate some of the most interesting stories that are told and retold over generations. These stories are based on the same pattern where Vikram answers a question and Betal flies back to the tree. This is Book I of the Vikram and Betal series. This is part of the spectacular WILCO PICTURE LIBRARY (WPL), slated to be a 500 plus titles series, pioneering the innovative way of enlightening on various subjects in a fun-filled way via a comic format artwork, full of colorful illustrations along with simple but interesting narration and dialogues, thereby making story-telling and enjoyable experience.

Delphi Complete Works of Lafcadio Hearn (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Lafcadio Hearn (Illustrated)

Author: Lafcadio Hearn

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: 2017-08-03

Total Pages: 5131

ISBN-13: 1786560909

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In the Victorian era, Lafcadio Hearn introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West. Celebrated for his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, as well as writings about the city of New Orleans, Hearn produced a diverse and inimitable range of works. This comprehensive eBook presents Hearn's complete works in English, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hearn's life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the published books, with individual contents tables * Features many rare story and essay collections available in only this eBook * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Hearn's rare Creole works– available in no other collection * Features Bisland's seminal biography - explore Hearn's life and letters * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with three rare works and corrected texts and footnotes CONTENTS: Books on Japanese Subjects Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan (1894) Out of the East (1895) Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life (1896) Gleanings in Buddha-Fields (1897) Exotics and Retrospectives (1898) Japanese Fairy Tales (1898) In Ghostly Japan (1899) Shadowings (1900) Japanese Lyrics (1900) A Japanese Miscellany (1901) Kottō: Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs (1902) Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1903) Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation (1904) The Romance of the Milky Way and Other Studies and Stories (1905) Books on Louisiana Subjects La Cuisine Creole: A Collection of Culinary Recipes (1885) Gombo Zhèbes: A Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs (1885) Chita: A Memory of Last Island (1889) Creole Sketches (1922) Other Works One of Cleopatra’s Nights and Other Fantastic Romances by Théophile Gautier (1882) Stray Leaves from Strange Literature (1884) Some Chinese Ghosts (1887) Youma: The Story of a West-Indian Slave (1889) Two Years in the French West Indies (1890) Letters from ‘The Raven’ (1907) Leaves from the Diary of an Impressionist (1911) Fantastics and Other Fancies (1914) Pre-Raphaelite and Other Poets (1922) Books and Habits, from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn (1922) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Biography The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn (1906) by Elizabeth Bisland