Michael Pye is een schrijver van grote veelzijdigheid, wiens werken romans, journalistiek en historisch onderzoek omvatten. Gevormd door zijn studie in Italië en zijn vroege carrière in Schotland, duikt zijn proza met scherpe inzichten in de complexiteit van samenleving en geschiedenis. Pye bezit een opmerkelijk vermogen om de essentie van plaatsen en culturen vast te leggen, waarbij hij de nuances van de menselijke ervaring met een onderscheidende stem verkent. Zijn schrijven biedt lezers een rijke en boeiende verkenning van de werelden die hij creëert.
The concept of skilful means is central to Mahayana Buddhism, serving as a vital philosophy for comprehending the tradition. This book delves into this principle, exploring its significance and application in understanding the broader teachings of Buddhism. Through this lens, readers gain insights into the essence of Mahayana practices and beliefs.
A true story set in Zurich, where an antiquarian dealt in confiscated Jewish property. One day, a survivor recognized a small inlaid table in the window that once belonged to her. The rest unfolds into a gripping novel about the horrors of World War II.
Michael Pye's 'The Edge of the World' is an epic adventure: from the Vikings to the Enlightenment, from barbaric outpost to global centre, it tells the amazing story of northern Europe's transformation by sea
Even before Amsterdam there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world: the city of Antwerp. Antwerp was sensational like nineteenth-century Paris or twentieth-century New York, somewhere anything could happen or at least be believed: killer bankers, easy kisses, a market in secrets and every kind of heresy. For half the sixteenth century, it was the place for breaking rules - religious, sexual, intellectual. In Antwerp, things changed. One man cornered all the money in the city and reinvented ideas of what money meant. Another gave Antwerp a new shape purely out of his own ambition. Jews fleeing the Portuguese Inquisition needed Antwerp for their escape, thanks to the remarkable woman at the head of the grandest banking family in Europe. Thomas More opened Utopia there, Erasmus puzzled over money and exchanges, William Tyndale sheltered there and smuggled out his Bible in English until he was killed. Pieter Bruegel painted the town as The Tower of Babel. But when Antwerp rebelled with the Dutch against the Spanish and lost, all that glory was buried and its true history rewritten. The city that unsettled so many now became conformist. Mutinous troops burned the city records. Michael Pye sets out to rediscover the city that was lost and bring its wilder days to life using every kind of clue: novels, paintings, songs, schoolbooks, letters and the archives of Venice, London and the Medici. He builds a picture of a city haunted by fire, plague and violence, but learning how to be a power in its own right in the world after feudalism. This is the Antwerp which was the proud 'exception' to all of Europe
In the great disorder of wartime Berlin, Lucia Muller-Rossi was an unofficial mistress to an Ambassador, the whole world to her young son, and guardian of all the lovely things her Jewish friends were forced to leave behind as they took the trains tothe death camps. Sixty years later, one of those fine pieces sits for sale in the window of Lucia's antiques shop-- and its true owner happens to pass by. In that moment, a whole lifetime of silence cracks open and Lucia's family face the wrenching duty of examining a past almost too horrifying to remember.
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The collection features significant translations from various Buddhist texts, primarily reflecting Zen and Shin traditions within early Mahayana Buddhism. These texts, often overlooked in earlier publications, are now assembled to highlight their interconnections and enduring relevance. By bringing together works from Sanskrit, Chinese, and Japanese origins, this volume offers a unique perspective on the diverse yet related Buddhist traditions, making it an essential resource for students and scholars in Buddhist studies.
Focusing on methodological and theoretical approaches, this two-volume work delves into the study of religions with a global perspective, emphasizing both European and East Asian cultural influences. The first volume introduces strategies to address Eurocentrism and examines significant institutional questions. The second volume explores themes such as tradition versus innovation, syncretism, and broader issues like identity and religious dialogue. This comprehensive framework serves as a valuable resource for teaching and highlights the contemporary relevance of religious studies.
This two-volume work by Pye explores methodological and theoretical approaches in the study of religions, emphasizing its international roots in European and East Asian cultures. It includes sections on overcoming Eurocentrism, syncretism, and contemporary themes such as identity and religious dialogue, making it a valuable resource for teaching.
It is crucial today to understand how religions can exist harmoniously in a shared environment, whether local or global. A reasoned approach to this question was sought by participants at a stimulating conference of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) in a predominantly Muslim country, Indonesia. Themes treated include the relation between theoretical approaches and religious viewpoints, practical problems and conflict resolution at the local level, and religious education with special reference to the role of Muslim schools (pesantren) in Indonesia.