"THE SACRED EAST"

General Editor : C. SCOTT LITTLETON
With contributions from Dr. John Chinnery, Professor Mary McGee and Dr. Ornan Rotem

R.R.P. £9.99

The Sacred East offers a vibrant collage of the spiritual traditions of the East.

* Includes more than 100 full-colour illustrations and photographs of sacred art, architecture, symbols, landscapes, ceremonies and festivals.

* Illuminates the many profound ideas from the East that have entered the spiritual vocabulary of the West, including meditation, karma and enlightenment.

* Describes and explains the religious practices of the Eastern world, from sacred ceremonies to individual acts of faith.

* Places beliefs and rituals in the social and historical contexts in which they developed.

* Specially commissioned full-colour maps depict the extent and spread of traditions.

The East has long been regarded as a source of profound and universal ideas about mind and body and the world around us. Increasingly, its traditions are being embraced by the West as a way of making order out of life's contrasts and confusions. This book is a magnificently illustrated and uniquely accessible guide to the compelling systems of belief that have shaped the East and challenged the West.

The Sacred East illuminates the main philosophies and religions of Asia and explores the Hindu traditions of India, the richly varied Buddhist faith, the Confucian and Daoist beliefs of China and the Shinto religion of Japan.
The book also explores such concepts as karma, reincarnation and immortality as well as the religious practices of each belief, from the energetic festivals of the Shinto faith to the serene monasticism of the Zen Buddhists and the philosophical discipline of the Confucians.

BRAND NEW PAPERBACK (176 pages)

(Approx. size 8.5"/21.5cm x 11"/28cm)

Duncan Baird Publishers, 2003

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