The Last Platonist: Essays in Honour of Roger James Sworder


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Roger Sworder was a remarkable teacher, philosopher, poet and metaphysician who taught two generations of tertiary students. This book is a tribute to him and his work. It contains essays by former students and teaching colleagues, along with a short biography and a series of previously unpublished autobiographical poems. Anyone with an interest in the Western Tradition will find it an immensely rewarding read.




Gnosis


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Traces the use of powerful gnostic visionary techniques from Hellenistic Gnosticism and Jewish merkabah mysticism, through Muhammad, the Ismaeilis, and theosophical Sufism to medieval neoplatonism, and renaissance alchemy.










Against the Tide


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Brief biographies of fifteen thinkers Christian thinkers from various traditions and dating from the late 19th C to the present day. They include, Dostoevsky, Rudolph Otto, A.P, Elkin, Bede Griffiths, Simone Weil, Martin Luther King and Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn.







The Marriage of East and West


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Bede Griffiths was a Benedictine monk who achieved worldwide recognition for his pioneering efforts to bridge the great traditions of Christian and Hindu faith. He advocates a global spiritual friendship, rather than a global religion, cultivating respct for each other's spiritual practices.







A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night; Volume 7


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Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights is a masterful work that captures the beauty and richness of the original text. His translation provides a vivid and engaging depiction of the stories and characters that form the heart of this timeless classic. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




Sardanapalus


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