The Book Of Beginnings

Pierson, Jennie Anderson: BIBLE HOMES AND FAMILIES Opening Up the Book of Beginnings, the Key to the Whole Bible, 1900 Chicago, IL John W. Iliff & Company ; fester Einband / hard cover

Hardcover VG- Blue cloth-bound book with beautiful blindstamping and gilt lettering on front board and spine. Remarkably bright and clean for age. All edges gilt. "The purpose of this book is to group Bible characters and scenes before its readers, and to open up to them the book of beginnings, the key to the whole Bible. " Defects: Slightest of rubbing to boards, mild wear to corners and spine ends, and front hinge cracked. Gift bookplate from 1900 attached to half-title. Binding tight, pages clean and complete. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 185 pages; Christianity sml blue/gold philcat

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BLYTH, R.H.. HAIKU..
A CLASSIC OF JAPANESE HAIKU & FAMOUS BLYTH WORK IN 4 VOLS. The complete set consists of 4 volumes with titles: Vol I: EASTERN CULTURE; Vol. II: SPring; Vol. III: SUMMER-AUTUMN; Vol. IV: AUTUMN-WINTER. * A classic translation of Japan's noted Haiku. Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor, & Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." * Blyth lived & worked in the East until his death in 1964. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." Per W.J. Higginson Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor, & Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." And also stated in his HAIKU HANDBOOK: "Thanks to Blyth a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." * This is the first full-length history of Haiku in English, from far-off beginnings up to recent times. Shiki's essays on On Furu-ike Ya, is a short history of Haiku. Reginald Horace Blyth is always SCARCE, complete sets are truly R A R E ! Cool Reading! **** A very well written, readable set of books. The celebrated Zen master D.T. Suzuki described Blyth as "one of the most eminent exponents of Japanese culture." **** ZEN AND HAIKU: Blyth's studies on Haiku, Japanese humor and Zen are "unique contributions towards East-West understanding." Blyth lived & worked in the east 40 years, until his death in 1964. The history of Zen is the history of moments. It cannot be, like the history of ideas, or even the history of the freedom of thought, an account of development, systematization, criticism, modification, replacement and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great and so forth. Zen seems to become deeper sometimes, shallower, broader, narrower sometimes, but there is no progress of the ordinary kind. It is a history only in the sense of being a list of names of great men in the attainment of great Buddha-hood. * BLYTH'S CONTRIBUTION: Blyth lived and worked in the East for forty years, until his death in 1964 at the age of sixty-six. From the time of his internment in Japan during World War II, Blyth wrote assiduously. In the 1950's, his "ZEN IN ENGLISH LITERATURE" and "ORIENTAL CLASSICS" and "HAIKU" reached enthusiastic readers in America and Europe. Aldous Huxley describes Blyth's work as "illuminating." As William J. Higginson writes in his "HAIKU HANDBOOK," thanks to Blyth "a new interest in Japanese Haiku began to grow among poets of the immediate post World War II generation." ... Blyth's Contribution to cross-cultural understanding was manifold. In 1945, Blyth assumed a post as professor of English at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the former Peers' School. For almost twenty years he tutored Crown Prince Akihito, the present Emperor. Blyth played a leading role in Emperor Hirohito's historical declaration of January 1, 1946, that he was a human being rather than a god. Blyth edited numerous writings from English and American literature, making them available to avid Japanese readers. **** BIBLIOGRAPHY: * Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, The Hokuseido Press, 1942 Haiku, 1949-1952, in four volumes: Vol.1: Eastern Culture. Vol.2: Spring. Vol.3: Summer-Autumn. Vol.4: Autumn-Winter. The Hokuseido Press . Japanese Satirical Verses, The Hokuseido Press, 1949 Japanese Humour, Japan Travel Bureau, 1957 Japanese Life and Character in Senryu, 1959. Oriental Humor, 1959. . Zen and Zen Classics, in five volumes: Vol.1: General Introduction,from the Upanishads to . Huineng.1960. Vol.2: History of Zen.1964. Vol.3: History of Zen.1970. Vol.4: Mumonkan.1966. Vol.5: Twenty-Five Zen Essays.1962. The Hokuseido Press. [Note: this set's numbering is complicated, see us for complete information on what comprises a full set.] . Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies, 1961. The Hokuseido Press. A History of Haiku in two volumes: Vol.1: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Vol.2: From Issa up to the Present.1963.The Hokuseido Press. Games Zen Masters Play: Writings of R. H. Blyth, 1976. * For more on Blyth see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Horace_Blyth * Color scans can be sent by email. 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Tokyo [1952-60]. Hokuseido. Buff cloth, very good, 4 volume set, index, appendices, fold-outs, color & b w illustrations vols. 1-3 1960; vol. 4 1952 First Edition, uniform set, book plates in vols. 2-4, else solid set, mixed dates.

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D.N. Jha Illustrator: NA: Early India: A Concise History, Manohar Publishers & Distributors 2008 ISBN: 9788173045783

New Hardcover NA The book presents a lucid survey of major developments in the ancient and early medieval periods of Indian history. It discusses issues like the antiquity and authorship of the Harappan civilization, the original home of the Aryans and the salient features of their life, the emergence of caste system and the process of state formation culminating in the establishment of the Maurya Empire. Challenging the stereotype of an 'unchanging' India and the myth of the 'golden age', the book not only underlines the changes in its social structure over centuries but also devotes much space to India's contact with the outside world leading to the enrichment of its culture. Moreover, it pays adequate attention to the transformation of India from pre-feudal to feudal society and to the discussion of the contours of feudal culture. Throughout the book, emphasis has been laid on elements of change and continuity and the early historical developments have been examined from the vantage point of the present, resulting inevitably in a criticism of those who try to locate a cloud cuckoo land in the past and vindicating a critical understanding of popular misconceptions. Written in the author's characteristically telling style, Early India: A Concise History is an indispensable reading for those interested in acquiring familiarity with different facets of early Indian history and culture. Contents:- List of Illustrations List of Maps Preface Chap. I : INTRODUCTION : Beginning of European Interest in Indian Past; Early Orientalists; Christian Missionaries; Utilitarians; Administrator-historians; Orientalism; Indian Response to British View of Indian Past; Influence of Social Reform Movements and Nationalism; Glorification of Ancient India; Marxist Trend : D.D. Kosambi; Need for a New Periodization; Scope of the Book Chap. II : FROM PREHISTORY TO CIVILIZATION : Prehistoric Beginnings; Neolithic Communities; Chalcolithic Farmers; Origin and Extent of the Harappan Civilization; Urban Planning; Subsistence Strategies; Political Organization; Script; Craft, Technology and Trade; Religious Beliefs; Decline of the Harappan Civilization Chap. III : THE VEDIC LIFE : The Aryan Theory of Race; Vedic Literature; Rigvedic Aryans and the Autochthons; Pastoralism; Tribal Polity; Social Differentiation; Rigvedic Religion; Later Vedic Phase; Aryans Move Eastwards; Transition to Agricultural Economy; Crystallization of Castes; Social Changes; Incipient Territorial Monarchy; Sacrificial Cult; Upanishadic Reaction; Ashrama System Chap. IV : SOCIAL CHANGE AND RELIGIOUS DISSENT : JAINISM AND BUDDHISM : Sources; Material Milieu; Iron Technology; Settled Agriculture; Rise of New Classes; Vardhamana Mahavira; Jainism; Gautama Buddha; Buddhism; Social Changes and New Religious Attitudes Chap. V : EARLY STATE FORMATION : The Mahajanapadas; Rise of Magadha; Ajatashatru; The Nandas; Alexander's Invasion and its Impact; Bases and Features of Monarchical States; Nature of 'Republics' Chap. VI : THE FIRST EMPIRE : Sources; The Maurya Kings; Magadhan Expansion; Administrative Machinery; Kautilyan Economic Policies; Society and Religion; Ashoka and his Dhamtna; Maurya Art; Decline of the Empire Chap. VII : OF INVASIONS, TRADE AND CULTURE c. 200 BC-AD 300 : Sources; Shungas and Kanvas; Re-emergence of Tribal States; Movements from the North-west; Indo-Greeks; Indo-Parthians; Kushanas; The Satavahanas in the Deccan; State Formation in the Far South; Agrarian Changes; Land Grants; Trade with the Western World and South-East Asia; Monetization; Urbanization; Proliferation of Arts and Crafts; Guilds; Social Crisis; Buddhism and Jainism; Brahmanical Religion; Art; Cave Architecture; Sculpture and Terracotta; Literature Chap. VIII : FEUDAL BEGINNINGS IN THE'GOLDEN AGE' : The Gupta Rulers; Their Conquests and Administrative Orga Printed Pages: 269. First edition

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D.N. Jha Illustrator: NA: Early India: A Concise History, Manohar Publishers & Distributors 2009 ISBN: 9788173045875

New Softcover NA The book presents a lucid survey of major developments in the ancient and early medieval periods of Indian history. It discusses issues like the antiquity and authorship of the Harappan civilization, the original home of the Aryans and the salient features of their life, the emergence of caste system and the process of state formation culminating in the establishment of the Maurya Empire. Challenging the stereotype of an 'unchanging' India and the myth of the 'golden age', the book not only underlines the changes in its social structure over centuries but also devotes much space to India's contact with the outside world leading to the enrichment of its culture. Moreover, it pays adequate attention to the transformation of India from pre-feudal to feudal society and to the discussion of the contours of feudal culture. Throughout the book, emphasis has been laid on elements of change and continuity and the early historical developments have been examined from the vantage point of the present, resulting inevitably in a criticism of those who try to locate a cloud cuckoo land in the past and vindicating a critical understanding of popular misconceptions. Written in the author's characteristically telling style, Early India: A Concise History is an indispensable reading for those interested in acquiring familiarity with different facets of early Indian history and culture. Contents:- Preface Chap. I : INTRODUCTION : Beginning of European Interest in Indian Past; Early Orientalists; Christian Missionaries; Utilitarians; Administrator-historians; Orientalism; Indian Response to British View of Indian Past; Influence of Social Reform Movements and Nationalism; Glorification of Ancient India; Marxist Trend : D.D. Kosambi; Need for a New Periodization; Scope of the Book Chap. II : FROM PREHISTORY TO CIVILIZATION : Prehistoric Beginnings; Neolithic Communities; Chalcolithic Farmers; Origin and Extent of the Harappan Civilization; Urban Planning; Subsistence Strategies; Political Organization; Script; Craft, Technology and Trade; Religious Beliefs; Decline of the Harappan Civilization Chap. III : THE VEDIC LIFE : The Aryan Theory of Race; Vedic Literature; Rigvedic Aryans and the Autochthons; Pastoralism; Tribal Polity; Social Differentiation; Rigvedic Religion; Later Vedic Phase; Aryans Move Eastwards; Transition to Agricultural Economy; Crystallization of Castes; Social Changes; Incipient Territorial Monarchy; Sacrificial Cult; Upanishadic Reaction; Ashrama System Chap. IV : SOCIAL CHANGE AND RELIGIOUS DISSENT : JAINISM AND BUDDHISM : Sources; Material Milieu; Iron Technology; Settled Agriculture; Rise of New Classes; Vardhamana Mahavira; Jainism; Gautama Buddha; Buddhism; Social Changes and New Religious Attitudes Chap. V : EARLY STATE FORMATION : The Mahajanapadas; Rise of Magadha; Ajatashatru; The Nandas; Alexander's Invasion and its Impact; Bases and Features of Monarchical States; Nature of 'Republics' Chap. VI : THE FIRST EMPIRE : Sources; The Maurya Kings; Magadhan Expansion; Administrative Machinery; Kautilyan Economic Policies; Society and Religion; Ashoka and his Dhamtna; Maurya Art; Decline of the Empire Chap. VII : OF INVASIONS, TRADE AND CULTURE c. 200 BC-AD 300 : Sources; Shungas and Kanvas; Re-emergence of Tribal States; Movements from the North-west; Indo-Greeks; Indo-Parthians; Kushanas; The Satavahanas in the Deccan; State Formation in the Far South; Agrarian Changes; Land Grants; Trade with the Western World and South-East Asia; Monetization; Urbanization; Proliferation of Arts and Crafts; Guilds; Social Crisis; Buddhism and Jainism; Brahmanical Religion; Art; Cave Architecture; Sculpture and Terracotta; Literature Chap. VIII : FEUDAL BEGINNINGS IN THE'GOLDEN AGE' : The Gupta Rulers; Their Conquests and Administrative Organization; Agrarian Developments; Feud Printed Pages: 269. First edition

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