“…By treating a range of materials, contexts, languages, and temporal and political boundaries, the contributors consider points of cross-cultural similarity and difference and the changing linguistic landscape of East and West from antiquity into the medieval period. Insights from contemporary multilingualism theory and interdisciplinary perspectives are employed throughout to exploit the material fully"-- Provided by publisher…”
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“…Now in paperback, Catholic Press Association First Place Winner in Theology <p> One of the world's most important philosophers of religion reveals the unity of cosmic Mystery in this distillation of the wisdom of East and West, North and South. <p> Originally delivered as the prestigious Gifford Lectures and published only months before his death in 2010, Raimon Panikkar's The Rhythm of Being was immediately acclaimed as a tour de force of profound insights gleaned from a lifetime of connecting the world of religions, philosophy, science, and revelation…”

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“…The volume proceeds in geographic order from east to west, beginning in Asia and ending in the Americas. …”

“…From hard scrabble origins on the Plains of North Dakota, to longshoremen organizing on Manhattan’s West Side docks, to living the life of a Bohemian poet in Los Angeles and beyond, Thomas McGrath’s literary aspirations took him far from his humble beginnings. …”