Inspirational & Religious

The Prophet is his mystical and powerful work, and is illustrated with the author's own enchanting drawings.Born in 1883 in Bisharri, Lebanon, Gibran emigrated to the United States, settling first in Boston and later in New York.The work of Kahlil Gibran, poet and philosopher, has been translated in... More

These poems by the medieval Indian saint poet Kabir (1440-1518), one of the distinguished makers of Indian religions poetry, attracted Tagore for their mystical depth, inner devotion, love for all and unity of religions in their essence.One of India's most cherished renaissance figures, Rabindranath... More

Myung Mi Kim's "Commons "weighs on the most sensitive of scales the minute grains of daily life in both peace and war, registering as very few works of literature have done our common burden of being subject to history. Abstracting colonization, war, immigration, disease, and first-language loss unt... More

Poetry has always given rise to interpretation, judgement and controversy. Indeed, the history of poetry criticism is as rich and varied a journey as the history of poetry itself. But classic writings such as Emerson's essay 'The Poet' and Whitman's preface to Leaves of Grass serve as more than a cr... More

Justus George Lawler's critically acclaimed study of the work of the Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) is, once again, available.... More

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Recent books in the field have tended to dazzle the reader with the latest research. A lot is left unsaid, however, leaving dangerous holes for the newcomer. This clear textbook helps the reader to establish an idea of how the medieval world (from c.1200-1550) fitted together and how women fitted in... More

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In this breathtaking new collection, readers are introduced to the quatrains, the shorter poems that encapsulate Rumi's timeless appeal.... More

A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller, The Essential Rumi translates the estatic poetry of the famed twelfth-century Sufi mystic Jelaluddin Rumi".The gold of Rumi pours down through Coleman's words".--Jack Kornfield. "(A) delightful treasury".--Publishers Weekly.A comprehensive collection of ecstatic... More

The TAO-TE-CHING, the ancient Taoist text written by philospher Lao-Tzu in the sixth century B.C., has inspired millions of people from all different backgrounds. This beautiful edition contains Chinese characters alongside the English text and is illustrated with black and white drawings. Commentar... More

The TAO-TE-CHING, the ancient Taoist text written by philospher Lao-Tzu in the sixth century B.C., has inspired millions of people from all different backgrounds. This beautiful edition contains Chinese characters alongside the English text and is illustrated with black and white drawings. Commentar... More

Featuring never-before-published poems by the 13th-century Sufi mystic Rufi, this new collection brings together 365 of Barks's mystical, elegant, and beautiful translations of Rumi's poetry.Coleman Barks has played a central role in making the Sufi mystic Rumi the most popular poet in the world. "A... More

RELIGION / POETRY"For the past fifty years Nevit Ergin has been working to bring into English the entirety of Rumi's vast Divan-i Kebir. This last volume is the most incendiary, and it clearly dissolves the boundaries of organized religion and national ego that keep us from the table of friendship t... More