About this title: It has been wisely said that, to understand any solitary religion, two, at least, must be studied. This seems essentially important when the religion is Eastern, and the student has been educated in the West. There is a tendency in the human mind to explain to itself that which is remote by that which is familiar. The Western mind is logical, matter of fact, impatient of symbolism. And yet, Christianity is an Asiatic religion, and all Asiatics tell us that symbolism is the only language by which the facts of the spiritual world can be treated. Partial Contents: Object of ancient scriptures; ...
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Binding: Paperbook
Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, London
Date Published: 1887
ISBN-13:9780543688309ISBN:0543688305
Description: New in New jacket. This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. in London, 1887. This book is in English. This book contains 422 pages. Print on demand edition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kegan, Paul, Trench & Co, London, 1887. First Edition,
Date Published: 1887
Description: Hardback, large 8vo, xii, 410pp, 14 illustrations, owner's armorial bookplate and ex-libris bookplate of Prinknash Abbey on endpaper, text clean and binding sound, brown cloth, gilt titles, handwritten number on spine. VG / no dustwrapper. Immediate d. read more
Edition: FIRST EDITION.
Binding: 8vo. Publisher's brown cloth with gil title. 410 pp. including
Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench & Company., London.
Date Published: 1887.
Description: Near fine. A bright copy. End papers a little darkened. Illustrated frontispiece. Black and white plates. read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Cloth (hardback).
Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, London
Date Published: 1887
Description: Endpapers and edges just abit darkened else a near fine, unopened (uncut) copy. xii, 410 pp. 8vo. Illus. with 15 b/w engravings and drawings. Exponent of the British theory that the Hellenic world was influence heavily by the Persian and Indian worlds, and that the Judaism of Jesus day was more Aryan than Semitic. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KESSINGER PUB LLC
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780766178540ISBN:0766178544
Description: New. It has been wisely said that, to understand any solitary religion, two, at least, must be studied. This seems essentially important when the religion is Eastern, and the student has been educated in the West. There is a tendency in the human mind to... read more
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Binding: Paper Back
Publisher: Kegan, Paul, Trench & Co
Description: Second Hand. 8vo, xii + 410pp. Illustrated with frontispiece and 14 plates in black & white. Bound in publisher's original deborative brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and black borders to spine and front cover. In very good condition. Solid binding and hinges. Text is crisp, clean, and bright. An ex-library copy with minimal markings. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., London
Date Published: 1887
Description: Illustrated by Illustrated. Good. Covers a bit rubbed, spine dark, but lettering still legible, front inner hinge cracked, clean tight contents. Buddhist impact on early Christianity, similarities to Buddah's & Jesus' teachings, etc. (Buddah died in 470 BC so predates Jesus' preaching by 500 years). The author maintains that Buddhist missionaries visited Israel and that their teachings were adopted by the Essenes. Jesus' looked to the Essenes for his teaching, and thus the integration of the ... read more
Edition: FIRST EDITION
Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co, London
Date Published: 1887
Description: Private Spiritualist library copy with faded spine number; top of spine repaired; VERY GOOD COPY with Kegan Paul list appended. 410 pages, indexed. With numerous illustrations. The bulk of the material deals with the ancient face of these religions and their origin. With sections on Marcion, the Indian Zodiac, the Mysteries, the early Church. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
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