Constructing their essays around specific cultural artifactsthat were created in the period and locale under study, thecontributors describe the cultural interactions among differentJews–from rabbis and scholars to non-elite groups, includingwomen–as well as between Jews and the surrounding non-Jewish world.What they conclude is that although Jews have always had their ownautonomous traditions, Jewish identity cannot be considered thefixed product of either ancient ethnic or religious origins.Rather, it has shifted and assumed new forms in response to thecultural environment in which the Jews have lived. Mediterranean Origins , the first volume in Cultures ofthe Jews , describes the concept of the “People” or “Nation” ofIsrael that emerges in the Hebrew Bible and the culture of theIsraelites in relation to that of neighboring Canaanite groups. Italso discusses Jewish cultures in Babylonia, in Palestine duringthe Greco-Roman and Byzantine periods, and in Arabia during theformative ye
Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904, remains to this day a powerful and fascinating read. Weber's highly accessible style is just one of many reasons for his continuing popularity. The book contends that the Protestant ethic made possible and encouraged the development of capitalism in the West.
世界无限，除非你设地自限！心理学导师、壹心理联合创始人黄启团，人称“团长”，在20年婚姻、家庭、亲子教育培训过程中，培养学员超过10万人，个人咨询近万小时。团长认为，人生的层次不仅仅取决于我们外在的成就，更多取决于我们内在的状态，只有由内而外富足的人生，才是拥有更加美好的人生。在本书中，团长主要从固有模式、限制性概念、情感银行、情绪、人生维度等方面，深度把握人与人之间的沟通本质、疏导心理焦虑，教你学会心中有爱、目中有人，用心理学实现个人成长！与初版的《只因目中无人》相比，这一版的内容新增了近三万字。一方面是将作者这两年所做的咨询个案加入书中，为读者呈现更具象的成长参考模式；另一方面，作者将对人生困境和格局的思考融入其理论体系中，并对全书文字进行润色修改，让这本书中的方法论更加实用
The first edition, released in 1995, was lauded by seasonedpractitioners and beginners alike. And no wonder. While most of theearly English-language books on feng shui were dauntingly mysticalor relied on complex calculations or culturally specific designpractices, Feng Shui Made Easy took a more holistic approach,clearly explaining the fundamentals while guiding readers on aninner journey of understanding. Thoughtfully written and beautifully illustrated, the book isstructured around an “architecture of consciousness” that is reallythe inner landscape. The book explores each “house” of thebagua—the chart representing one’s journey through life;relationships with parents, loved ones, and community; creativity;spirituality; and connectedness to the source of life—and thesymbolism of the corresponding I Ching trigram. Feng Shui Made Easyhelps readers discover the nature of these connections, as well aslearn what obstructions must be removed to change fixed patterns ofbehavior and rest
In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells thetragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunniand Shia branches of Islam, a rift that dominates the news now morethan ever. Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over who would takecontrol of the new Islamic nation had begun, beginning a successioncrisis marked by power grabs, assassination, political intrigue,and passionate faith. Soon Islam was embroiled in civil war,pitting its founder's controversial wife Aisha against hisson-in-law Ali, and shattering Muhammad’s ideal of unity. Combining meticulous research with compelling storytelling, Afterthe Prophet explores the volatile intersection of religion andpolitics, psychology and culture, and history and current events.It is an indispensable guide to the depth and power of theShia–Sunni split.
本书由作者的博士论文改写而成，研究了纬书政治神话的贡献、天人学说成为政治神话的过程、政治神话与中国文化各种形态之间的关系等学术问题。
At the approach of the first millennium, the Christians ofEurope did not seem likely candidates for future greatness. Weak,fractured, and hemmed in by hostile nations, they saw no futurebeyond the widely anticipated Second Coming of Christ. But when theworld did not end, the peoples of Western Europe suddenly foundthemselves with no choice but to begin the heroic task of buildinga Jerusalem on earth. In The Forge of Christendom, Tom Holland masterfully describesthis remarkable new age, a time of caliphs and Viking sea kings,the spread of castles and the invention of knighthood. It was oneof the most significant departure points in history: the emergenceof Western Europe as a distinctive and expansionist power.
本书由作者的博士论文改写而成，研究了纬书政治神话的贡献、天人学说成为政治神话的过程、政治神话与中国文化各种形态之间的关系等学术问题。
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这本书《中国意识的危机》出版于上个世纪60年代、70年代，已经成为一个经典著作。它提出的一个关于“五四”还有新文化时期的诠释，跟李泽厚所说的启蒙与救亡的关系一样，被认为是一个很经典的对于五四新文化运动的一个诠释。
The Zen school of Mahayana Buddhism contends that each one ofus is already a Buddha — the enlightenment we seek is always withinus, waiting to be realized through mindfulness and concertedspiritual work. This truth pushes us toward practice, in the hopesthat we may awaken our potential and live up to what is insideus.?This is a?notion taught widely by ninth century Zen Master LinChi, and in his tradition Thich Nhat Hanh employs the teachings andwritings of Mahayana Buddhism to discuss specific topics inBuddhist study and practice. With these teachings, readers have thetools to awaken the Buddha within.
《以法为礼》是近代有影响力的南传佛教大师，泰国公认的阿罗汉成就者阿姜查·须跋多（1918-1992年）有关“法”以及相关内容的教导。阿姜查大师年轻时研究过基础佛法、戒律，以及经典，后随当地禅定大师修习。他依苦行僧的传统方式生活达数年，曾和本世纪伟大的禅师阿姜曼度过一段开悟性的时光。他的教导方式简明，含义却深远。他善于用日常周遭事物引出佛法实意，令弟子们开解，也因此吸引了不少西方人从他受教。书名《以法为礼》是阿姜查某一次开示的主题。在这篇教导和其他篇章中，阿姜查大师强调了随时保持“正念”和清明、训练心理对修行的重要性，他也教导人们禅修时保持“空心”和专注呼吸的方法。
In Carroll's provocative reading of the deep past, the Bible'sbrutality responded to the violence that threatened Jerusalem fromthe start. Centuries later, the mounting European fixation on aheavenly Jerusalem sparked both anti-Semitism and racist colonialcontempt. The holy wars of the Knights Templar burned apocalypticmayhem into the Western mind. Carroll's brilliant and original leapis to show how, as Christopher Columbus carried his own Jerusalemcentric worldview to the West, America too was powerfully shaped bythe dream of the City on a Hill - from Governor Winthrop to AbrahamLincoln to Woodrow Wilson to Ronald Reagan. The nuclearbrinksmanship of the 1973 Yom Kippur War helps prove his point:religion and violence fuel each other, with Jerusalem the groundzero of the heat.
本书由作者的博士论文改写而成，研究了纬书政治神话的贡献、天人学说成为政治神话的过程、政治神话与中国文化各种形态之间的关系等学术问题。
本书由作者的博士论文改写而成，研究了纬书政治神话的贡献、天人学说成为政治神话的过程、政治神话与中国文化各种形态之间的关系等学术问题。
Eysenck和Keane撰著的《认知心理学》一直是认知心理学领域学生和教师的教材之一。该书第五版是一个全面修订版，反映了认知心理学的新发展，而且在内容和形式上也更利于学生理解。该书主要包括：认知神经科学的新材料，如通过脑成像研究来介绍大脑的工作原理；当代学者对意识的研究；实验认知心理学；认知科学，特别是有关认知建模的内容；认知神经心理学，特别是脑损伤后的认知模式；对各个主题的全新介绍和总结。作者把传统的和全新的研究方法整合在一起，对知觉、注意、记忆，概念，语言，问题解决、判断和推理给出了充分，一致和全面的介绍。这本书不仅提供了心理学本科生应该了解的内容，而且也是那些计算机科学、教育、语言学、生理学和医学本科生的主要参考书。
