Scholars of East Asian philosophy and religion explore attitudes and concepts concerning death in early China. Their topics include preparations for an afterlife in ancient China, concepts of death an
Douglas Samuel Duckworth (philosophy and humanities, East Tennessee State Y.) has translated a seminal work by Tibetan Buddhist lama and scholar Botrul (1898-1959). It discusses a number of significan
This reappraisal of the middle section of Augustine's Confessions covers the period of Augustine's conversion to Christianity. The author argues against the prevailing Neoplatonic interpretation of Au
Laude (foreign service, Georgetown U.-Qatar) shows how some recent thinkers can shed light on the spiritual, mystical, and esoteric doctrines and practices of Islam, known collectively as Sufism in th
Liberal education is one of the few remaining havens for existential learning, i.e., cultivating an understanding of what it is like to exist. Building on Christopher Higgins' definition that "somethi
Shankman, UNESCO professor in Transcultural studies at the University of Oregon, examines the popular catch phrase "the Other" through the lens of the writings of philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. Unlike
The "Mother from Karaikkal" was probably the first poet to write hymns to the god Siva in Tamil, about the middle of the sixth century, says Craddock (religion, Southwestern U.), and her 143 poems bec
Drawing on archival sources, state budget documents, interviews, and statistical analysis, Shober (government, Lawrence U.) explores the role that state departments of education have played in autonom
Krall (Economics, State University of New York at Cortland) examines interconnections of nature, economy, culture, and land in U.S. history. Exploring the history of land domestication since the earli
One of the major U.S. poets of the 19th century, Walt Whitman is also regarded by many as a forerunner of the gay activists of the late 20th century. In this book, Herrero Brasas (Ethics and Religious
Danoff (political science, Miami U. in Ohio) unpacks Alexis de Tocqueville's ideas about political leadership, focusing on the famed Democracy in America, but also touching on Tocqueville's other writ
Responding to the flurry of academic interest in the effects of a divided government on legislation, Saeki (political science and public administration, Jacksonville, State U.) shifts the focus somewh
"A new ethical concept of democracy as the cultivation and practice of civic virtues in a pluralistic setting is presented in this thoughtful and wide-ranging study. Drawing upon such figures as Arist
"An original analysis of one of Plato's most well-known and pivotal dialogues, this study is based upon the effort to think together the most manifest themes of the Symposium (the nature of eros and t
