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The major statements of the leading figures in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century German and French hermeneutic traditions.

This is Swami Venkatesananda's longer Yoga Vasi¿¿ha. His two volume book is here offered between two covers. Its purpose is to provide a means to eliminate psychological conditioning and to attain liberation. Containing the instructions of the sage Vasi¿¿ha to Lord Rama, this scripture is full of intricately woven tales, the kind a great teacher might tell to hold the interest of a student.

Uses the Sydney Olympics as a prism through which to explore recent Olympic scandals, media coverage, reform efforts, and controversies.

The first extended treatment of Hegel's theory of the unconscious and his anticipation of Freud.

Explores new ways to think about privacy and disclosure.

Uses Hong Kong's transfer from Britain to China to explore how media coverage is guided by ideological struggle.

Explores the construction of the Aryan myth and its uses in both India and Europe.

A classic of both military strategy and Eastern philosophy from the fourth century B.C.E.

Explores the influence of yoga in the seminal Indian philosophy of Bhartrhari and in the Western psychology of Freud, Jung, and the transpersonalists, providing unique insights into the differences between Eastern and Western concepts of human nature.

A translation of Grazia Deledda's final novel, an autobiographically based portrayal of an Italian woman coming to terms with breast cancer at the cusp of the twentieth century.

An eloquent case for regarding nature itself as the focus of religion-as the metaphysical ultimate deserving religious commitment.

A reader-friendly translation of the medieval Indian text, which presents a powerful, compassionate goddess as ruler of the universe.

Part novella, part philosophy, Clara was Schelling's most popular work during his lifetime, and appears here in English for the first time.

Explores modern African-American Islamic thought within the context of Islamic history, giving special attention to questions of universality versus particularity.

An introduction to the Ram bhakti tradition and a fascinating account of its practice among a group of Central Indian Untouchables.

Discusses extraordinary dreams and offers suggestions for interpreting and appreciating your own extraordinary dreams.

A Buddhist interpretation of Western history that shows civilization shaped by the self's desire for groundedness.

An English translation of a seminal book on Sufism from a Shi'i perspective by an eminent Muslim thinker.

Two of D¿gen's most esteemed translators provide key chapters from his Zen masterpiece, the Sh¿b¿genz¿, in English with annotations to guide the reader.

A multi-level insider's look at the changes transforming contemporary Iran.

In The Politics of State and City Administration, Abney and Lauth take a penetrating look at the relationships of state and city administrators to the people with whom they work: legislators, councilors, chief executives, and numerous interest groups seeking to influence administrative decisions and upon whom administrators depend to achieve their objectives. The analysis is based upon information obtained from national surveys of approximately 800 state and 600 city government department heads.The reader of this book will learn, for example, that governors are perceived by their department heads to be more interested in management than in policy leadership, interest groups are viewed as allies rather than enemies of state administrators, and the emergence of professionalism in administration has reduced the ability of mayors to be chief administrators. The Politics of State and City Administration will be of interest to scholars and students of public administration, state and local government, and public policy.

The first authoritative study of the emergence of the modern concept of literature in German romanticism.

A participatory alternative to the perennialism and experientialism dominant in transpersonal psychology.

A comprehensive look at film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays.

Examines Nietzsche's complex attitudes toward religion and his understanding of how particular religions and deities affect the intellectual, moral, and spiritual lives of their various proselytes and adherents.

Recounts the struggles of a young Thai woman to become a Buddhist nun and the challenges and rewards of that life.

Critiques the predominant romantic ideal.

Through the experiences of six students who wish to become high school teachers, this book explores the process of what it means to be a teacher and proposes ten principles for identity development.

Examines the difficulties of Palestinian-Arab political life in Israel.

This memoir evokes a girl's coming of age in a postwar New York City planned, "utopian" community.