Religion and Spirituality
Muḥammad’s Ascension in Muslim Spain
A survey of the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian debates and mystical discussions about Muhammad’s heavenly journey that took place in early medieval Spain.
Return to the Eternal Abode
Thought-provoking, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary conversations on Sufism with one of the world’s foremost scholars of Islamic, religion, and comparative studies.
Hindi Hindu Histories
Explores how four public intellectuals in North India imagined freedom and Hindi-Hindu nationhood through their writings on caste, Ayurveda, travel, and communism.
Islamic Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity
Unveils the profound influence of medieval Islamic philosophy on the thought of Leo Strauss.
From Eternity to Eternity
A vivid, firsthand account of life as a Buddhist nun, by the most respected female Zen master in Korea.
The Living Classroom, Second Edition
A paradigm-breaking exploration of how collective intelligence functions in groups, with practical guidelines for teachers.
The Life of the Soul
Offers a comprehensive and nuanced treatment on the topic of reincarnation in Judaism, covering a wide range of kabbalistic and philosophical sources.
God in Post-Christianity
Argues for a new elemental and sensory experience of God.
Freedom's Frailty
Draws on Guo Xiang's commentary on the Zhuangzi to construct an account of freedom that is both metaphysical and political.
A History of Mysticism
A history of the world’s mystical traditions.
Strange, Surprising, Sure
Accessible and wide-ranging essays on the philosophy of religion.
Phenomenology and Future Generations
Demonstrates the fertility of the phenomenological tradition of philosophy for intergenerational justice and climate ethics.
Leo Strauss on Religion
Intriguing unpublished manuscripts by Leo Strauss, which explore the intricate relationship between religion, philosophy, and politics, accompanied by fourteen interpretative essays.
Behind Kṛṣṇa’s Smile
Examines Kṛṣṇa’s hint of laughter (prahasann iva) in the Bhagavadgītā, its interpretations in the Vedānta commentarial tradition, and its significance in Kṛṣṇaite iconography and literature.
One (Un)Like the Other
Aims to rethink ethics and transcendence in light of the phenomenology of empathy and social ontology.
Ruling Devotion
Combines historical, literary, art historical, and archaeological perspectives to explore the idea of the Hindu temple in the British colonial imagination.
Fichte's 1804 Wissenschaftslehre
Illuminating new essays on Fichte's 1804 Wissenschaftslehre, or The Science of Knowing.
Catholics across Borders
Illuminates the cross-border migration and settlement of Catholics from Canada to northern New York.
I, Yantra
Argues that ancient yantra (robot) tales reveal how their Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain authors thought about the nature of humanity and our role in a cosmos filled with divine and natural forces.
The Sāṃkhya System
Explores the Sāṃkhya system and the delicate relationship it articulates between witness consciousness (Puruṣa) and manifest realities (Prakṛti), providing a path to freedom through knowledge.
Religion and Women in India
Examines the intersections of gender, religion, and politics among various Indian religious communities, from early British rule to the late twentieth century.
The Power of Practice
Situates yoga practice within a musical context in the life and work of famed violinist Yehudi Menuhin
Metaphor and Meaning
Examines questions of cosmos, society, and self through the metaphors and language of ancient Chinese texts and artifacts.
Religion of Love
A groundbreaking study of Farid al-Din ʿAṭṭār, one of Persian literature's greatest poets.
A Lover of God
Collects and interprets the literary legacy of Nūrī, an early Sufi master known for his ecstatic behaviour, eccentric acts, and passionate poems of mystical love.