While followers of some religions continually seek to discover what their leaders actually taught or meant, disciples of the Rāmakrishna Order of Hinduism have an account of... Read More

The most urgent practical task of the philosopher, according to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, is a re-formulation and revision of the principles of comparative religion in order to... Read More

Warriors throughout time and across the world have demonstrated that destroying a place people believe to be sacred can be as devastating to a community’s identity and sense... Read More

In "Universal Dimensions of Islam" Editor Patrick Laude compiles sixteen scholarly articles on the aspects of Islam that matter most to a Western audience in today’s... Read More

This is the second collection of stories of the old Buffalo Eaters, or the Plains Indians, recorded from 1890 to 1920, and retold and illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Paul... Read More

In this lovely book, Caldecott winner Paul Goble retells and illustrates twenty-seven traditional stories and songs from several Native American tribes. A foreword by Albert... Read More

One hot day, famous Indian leader Sitting Bull was resting with his eyes closed in the shade by the river when a woodpecker warned him, “Lie still!” He discovered a huge... Read More

This compilation of Native American traditions and beliefs offers readers a glimpse into the lifestyle of some of the twentieth century’s most prominent tribes of First... Read More

Because most introductions to Islam focus their attention on the religion’s history—with particular emphasis on the Prophet Muhammad and the sacred foundation of the... Read More

“Traditional art derives from a creativity which combines heavenly inspiration with ethnic genius, and which does so in the manner of a science endowed with rules and not by... Read More

This provocative compilation of vintage photographs of Plains Indians and selections of their oratory and writings is the latest publication in the Sacred Worlds series, which... Read More

Many authorities label any artwork that has a religious subject “sacred art,” but Titus Burckhardt is different. He posits that art is essentially form, and if the form is... Read More