This unique volume addresses the idea of Jewish art and architecture by posing and responding to a series of questions. These begin with the unresolved conceptual definition of “Jewish” and the conseq
This book is not a comprehensive study of Rumi and Gulen, but it seeks to explore the places where the thought of the one is echoed in the thinking of the other, either overtly or indirectly—and to no
The art of the three Abrahamic religions—Christianity, Judaism, and Islam—has a tangled, interwoven history. Symbols cross back and forth among the three faiths, adapted to reflect that f
The Gulen movement follows the religious thinking of Sufi religious philosopher Fethullah Gulen (b. 1941), who emphasizes Sufism "as a path to self-improvement and striving to draw closer to God" and,
Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam traces the sweep of mysticism—the search for oneness with God—throughout the three Abrahamic traditions. Beginning with a definition of mysticism and a di
Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam traces the sweep of mysticism_the search for oneness with God_throughout the three Abrahamic traditions. Beginning with a definition of mysticism and a di
A lucid and engaging breakdown of the history, culture, and politics that define today’s Middle East.Untangling the Middle East is a layman’s guide to the history?political, religious, and cultural?th
The critical essays in this book characterize Wardlaw’s work, placing it in context with the significant art movements of his time, beginning in1947 with non-objective painting and tracing his journey
Seventy Two presents a dynamic body of artwork by Lucy Liu. Comprising seventy-two paintings in ink and acrylic, the series is inspired by the seventy-two Names of God—esoteric sequences of Hebrew let
Seventy Two presents a dynamic body of artwork by Lucy Liu. Comprising seventy-two paintings in ink and acrylic, the series is inspired by the seventy-two Names of God—esoteric sequences of Hebrew let
