Buying Buddha, Selling Rumi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Buying Buddha, Selling Rumi write by Sophia Rose Arjana. This book was released on 2020-08-04. Buying Buddha, Selling Rumi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From jewellery to meditation pillows to tourist retreats, religious traditions – especially those of the East – are being commodified as never before. Imitated and rebranded as ‘New Age’ or ‘spiritual’, they are marketed to secular Westerners as an answer to suffering in the modern world, the ‘mystical’ and ‘exotic’ East promising a path to enlightenment and inner peace. In Buying Buddha, Selling Rumi, Sophia Rose Arjana examines the appropriation and sale of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam in the West today, the role of mysticism and Orientalism in the religious marketplace, and how the commodification of religion impacts people’s lives.
Critique and Praxis
Critique and Praxis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Critique and Praxis write by Bernard E. Harcourt. This book was released on 2020-08-11. Critique and Praxis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Critical philosophy has always challenged the division between theory and practice. At its best, it aims to turn contemplation into emancipation, seeking to transform society in pursuit of equality, autonomy, and human flourishing. Yet today’s critical theory often seems to engage only in critique. These times of crisis demand more. Bernard E. Harcourt challenges us to move beyond decades of philosophical detours and to harness critical thought to the need for action. In a time of increasing awareness of economic and social inequality, Harcourt calls on us to make society more equal and just. Only critical theory can guide us toward a more self-reflexive pursuit of justice. Charting a vision for political action and social transformation, Harcourt argues that instead of posing the question, “What is to be done?” we must now turn it back onto ourselves and ask, and answer, “What more am I to do?” Critique and Praxis advocates for a new path forward that constantly challenges each and every one of us to ask what more we can do to realize a society based on equality and justice. Joining his decades of activism, social-justice litigation, and political engagement with his years of critical theory and philosophical work, Harcourt has written a magnum opus.
The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh
The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh write by Thich Nhat Hanh. This book was released on 2017-08-01. The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A treasury of writings and teachings from the beloved Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. Since Thich Nhat Hanh’s exile from his native Vietnam in 1966, this Zen Buddhist monk has gone on to become one of the most influential and beloved spiritual masters of our age. The seeming simplicity of his words belies the power of this teaching to touch the heart and mind and to inspire spiritual practice. These selections, taken from his many published works, together make up a concise introduction to all his major themes and distill his teachings on the transformation of individuals, relationships, and society. This book is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series. The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.
Veiled Superheroes
Veiled Superheroes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Veiled Superheroes write by Sophia Rose Arjana. This book was released on 2017-11-01. Veiled Superheroes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This groundbreaking study examines Muslim female superheroes within a matrix of Islamic theology, feminism, and contemporary political discourse. Through a close reading of texts including Ms. Marvel, Qahera, and The 99, Sophia Rose Arjana argues that these powerful and iconic characters reflect independence and agency, reflecting the diverse lives of Muslim girls and women in the world today.
Tales from Rumi
Tales from Rumi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tales from Rumi write by Ali Fuat Bilkan. This book was released on 2008. Tales from Rumi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ages 12 years & over. A collection of stories from Rumi's classic opus The Mathnawi, this astounding compilation of over 24,000 verses is carefully adapted for younger audiences. Best known for his spiritual poetry and the whirling dance of sufi practice he inspired, Rumi's influence continues to spread around the world.
