Celestial emissaries have inspired artists from every tradition to create artwork and decoration for temples, tapestries, miniatures, and manuscripts. Here is a dazzling array of angels in art, folklo
Lundquist (religious studies, Pace U.) presents a short introduction to temples and their significance around the world. He argues that the temple "incorporates within itself most of the ideas that ma
With more than two million copies sold in more than a dozen languages,the Art & Imagination series provides illustrated introductions by distinguishedwriters and scholars to the worlds of mytholog
This colorful guide introduces the ongoing interest in the mythical land of Atlantis. The book is divided into a long first half that gives a broad overview of the story and its legacy, while the seco
Traces the evolution of various forms of kabbalah, outlining the early period of biblical and talmudic cosmology and using ideas developed during the medieval era to set forth a kabbalistic view of th
Redesigned and reformatted for a new generation of readers, this classic series provides illustrated introductions by distinguished writers and scholars to the worlds of mythology, symbols, and sacred
As the inward-winding labyrinth, it constitutes the hero’s journey to the still center where the secret of life is found. As the spherical vortex, spiraling through its own center, it combines the inw
Explores the art and literature of many cultures as well as the data of analytical psychology and experimental science to elucidate the nature, varieties, and significance of dreams
Explore a truly astonishing range of interests, philosophies, religions, and cultures -- from alchemy to angels, Buddhism to Hinduism, myth to magic. The distinguished authors bring a wealth of knowle
This colorful book presents a brief introduction into the history, mystical import, and practice of alchemy. It aims to disabuse the reader of popular misconceptions about alchemy being a crude precur
The last tribal culture in Europe was that of the Celts, whose landscape and traditions echo ancient symbols of death and rebirth. The Celtic religion relies on oral history, maintaining its laws and
Philip Rawson, with a background in tantra and museum curation, presents a short, thematic guide to tantric sexual practice and philosophy. He describes tantra as a cult of ecstasy that uses human sex
A beautifully illustrated introduction to Sufism, the mystic tradition of Islam. Sufism is the inner dimension of Islam, expressing hidden archetypes in concrete symbols. To the Sufi, both the ritual
The thinkers of ancient Egypt, Greece and India recognized that numbers governed much of what they saw in their world and hence provided an approach to its divine creator. Robert Lawlor sets out the s
Explores the origins, development, rituals, and symbolism of Freemasonry, and examines Freemasonry as part of a tradition of Western mysticism going back to the Middle Ages
Introduces the essential teachings of Buddha and shows how these teachings have been expressed in the art, architecture, rituals, symbols, and festivals of various cultures
