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DAVID-NEEL, AlexandraBiblio.com

Zwischen Göttern und Politik

Butt-Thompson, Captain F.W.; baker, Ben F.; Livingston, Carl B.; Sinclair, W.E.; David-Neel, Alexandra; Busby, A.D. Merewether; Kohl, Edith Ammons; Hawkes, E.W.; Fegen, William W.; Beals, Carleton; Brown, Sinclair; Stuart-Reid, George E.; Et alMareMagnum

The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, June 1928, Vol. LXI, No. 362: Through the Guadalupe Wilderness / To Lhasa in Disguise

Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Devil-Stones - A strange story of West African "fetish" and its uncanny powers among the superstition-ridden natives; Too Many Bears - Experiences of a camp cook in Yosemite National Park, where bears are as plentiful as berries, and astonishingly bold - with great photos; Through the Guadalupe Wilderness - Photo-illustrated account by Carl B. Livingston of his exploratory trip into the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, perhaps the most inaccessible and least-known region in the United States; The Last Voyage of the "Joan" - W.E. Sinclair and a partner attempt to cross the Atlantic from England to Newfoundland - until disaster strikes in mid-ocean; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part I - After two years of preparation living in a Himalayan cave, Alexandra David-Neel sets out to become the first white woman to enter Lhasa, the mysterious Forbidden City of Tibet - with photos; The Mare's Nest - an amusing photo-illustrated story from an Australian back-blocks medical practice; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part II - Two city-bred sisters continue their homesteading adventures in South Dakota; Eskimo Magic - E.W. Hawkes, who has spent considerable time among the Eskimos of the Bering Strait, recounts several uncanny instances of "native magic"; His Highness The White Elephant - Photo-illustrated article on this animal which is held in the utmost veneration in Siam; In Quest of Gold - Part III - Final part of the adventure faced by two young Americans seeking buried gold who were forced to turn back by the Savage Yaqui Indians; The Robbery At the Mine - Sundry exciting happenings at a gold mine in West Australia where the author worked; His Last Break - An unsuccessful prison escape attempt in South Africa; The Worm That Turned - A tale from Calcutta where a European official did not recognize one of his staff. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book

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Butt-Thompson, Captain FW; baker, Ben F; Livingston, Carl B; Sinclair, WE; David-Neel, Alexandra; Busby, AD Merewether; Kohl, EdBiblio.com

The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure June 1928 Vol. LXI No. 362: Through the Guadalupe Wilderness / To Lhasa in Disguise

1928346H5264New York: The International News Company 1928. Book. Illus. by Prater Ernest; Tresilian S.; Wigfull W.E.; Holloway Cyril; Illingworth L.G.; Brock R.H.; Cleaver Reginald; Brock R.H.; Inns Kenneth; Cattermole Lance. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Devil-Stones - A strange story of West African "fetish" and its uncanny powers among the superstition-ridden natives; Too Many Bears - Experiences of a camp cook in Yosemite National Park where bears are as plentiful as berries and astonishingly bold - with great photos; Through the Guadalupe Wilderness - Photo-illustrated account by Carl B. Livingston of his exploratory trip into the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico perhaps the most inaccessible and least-known region in the United States; The Last Voyage of the "Joan" - W.E. Sinclair and a partner attempt to cross the Atlantic from England to Newfoundland - until disaster strikes in mid-ocean; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part I - After two years of preparation living in a Himalayan cave Alexandra David-Neel sets out to become the first white woman to enter Lhasa the mysterious Forbidden City of Tibet - with photos; The Mare's Nest - an amusing photo-illustrated story from an Australian back-blocks medical practice; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part II - Two city-bred sisters continue their homesteading adventures in South Dakota; Eskimo Magic - E.W. Hawkes who has spent considerable time among the Eskimos of the Bering Strait recounts several uncanny instances of "native magic"; His Highness The White Elephant - Photo-illustrated article on this animal which is held in the utmost veneration in Siam; In Quest of Gold - Part III - Final part of the adventure faced by two young Americans seeking buried gold who were forced to turn back by the Savage Yaqui Indians; The Robbery At the Mine - Sundry exciting happenings at a gold mine in West Australia where the author worked; His Last Break - An unsuccessful prison escape attempt in South Africa; The Worm That Turned - A tale from Calcutta where a European official did not recognize one of his staff. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. The International News Company Paperback

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Alexandra David-NeelBiblio.com

Buddhism. It's Doctrines & It's Methods.

1977FB7534 /10In the original dust jacket. Black cloth binding with gilt title on the spine. We provide an in-depth photographic presentation of this item to stimulate your feeling and touch. More traditional book descriptions are immediately available Please view the photographs: a nice clean book. Alexandra David-Neel was a fascinating woman daring to travel in disguise through the Far East going through traditional Buddhist lands including the sacred city of Lhasa before other Westerners much less women! were permitted such license. The daughter of an exiled Parisian she spent years travelling and living in Buddhist monasteries before returning to Paris and becoming a celebrity. Her fame spread both through her writings and her exploits well-reported and toasted in society. She died at the age of 100 in 1969. David-Neel's writing helped inspire the nascent interest in Buddhism throughout Europe of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Never one to find herself confined to the academy her writing does not suffer from the typical formulaic writing that much of religious studies scholarship possesses. Her work is clear and accessible almost chatty at times as befits a woman who lived the practices and beliefs of which she writes rather than merely studying. Buddhism has made significant in-roads into the Western psyche since Mme. David-Neel's first writings; many of the principles and beliefs she covers here are covered in greater detail elsewhere. However David-Neel provides a wonderful introduction to Buddhism particularly for those who have little or no background in the subject. She looks at the legendary life of the Buddha recounting the tales in lively form. She looks at the basis of the teaching of the Buddha and the general principles of belief derived from them most notably the issues of suffering and elimination of suffering the Eight-fold path and the ideas of karma karman David-Neel uses a more neutral term linguistically and nirvana. The idea of confusion of philosophy and religion starts on the very first page of David-Neel's introduction – Buddhism lacks many of the 'classic' hallmarks of religion lack of a deity is but one; David-Neel opts in this work not to go into the more arcane arguments of philosophy versus theology versus religion but rather explains the experiential and practical side of Buddhism whose adherents are rarely concerned about this distinction other than as an intellectual exercise. David-Neel concentrates primarily on the oldest form of Buddhism Therevada Buddhism drawing in Tibetan and Mahayana Buddhism at different points; like the denominational divisions in Christianity there is still a common core and these commonalities form the majority of the narrative. The appendices have translations of pieces of Buddhist writings and scripture including rules for moral living meditation and various other pieces of interest. Some are sayings some are poetry and some are in dialogue form showing the diversity of writing forms. I have a special place in my heart for this book for it was the first religious-studies book I ever read decades ago. I return to it regularly and recommend it frequently; while it is neither comprehensive nor exhaustive in its study it provides a fresh and unique insight into Buddhism rarely captured in more academic texts. The Bodley Head. hardcover

Martin Frost · Royaume-Uni42,00 £GB≈ 47,96 €

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