English summary: The present study demonstrates that interpretation is in fact a series of acceptances that build on each other to form a conceptual unit, examining first the signs that we interpret, the transposition of one subject on another, and finally the perspectivist character of interpretati[...]
"The Songs of the South" is an anthology first compiled in the second century A.D. Its poems, originating from the state of Chu and rooted in Shamanism, are grouped under seventeen titles and contain all that we know of Chinese poetry's ancient beginnings. The earliest poems were composed in the fou[...]
This volume studies how the literary elements in the Qur'an function in conveying its religious message effectively. It is divided into three parts. Part one includes studies of the whole Qur'an or large segments of it belonging to one historical period of its revelation; these studies concentrate o[...]
This is a step-by-step workbook for learning to write standard style or regular script (kaishu). It is specially drawn by a well-known artist and calligrapher. It is a practical guide for enthusiasts and students.[...]
The most basic question everyone faces in life is 'Why am I here?'. What is my purpose? Self-help books suggest that people should look within, at their own desires and dreams, but Rick Warren says the starting place must be with God---and His eternal purpose for each life. Real meaning and signific[...]
Internationally acclaimed play of cross-cultural friendshipParis in the 1960s. Thirteen-year-old Moses lives in the shadow of his less-than loving father. When he's caught stealing from wise old shopkeeper Monsieur Ibrahim, he discovers an unlikely friend and a whole new world. Together they embark [...]
All ten paperbacks in the epic, #1 New York Times bestselling Pendgragon series, are now available together in a collectible boxed set Everything changes for teenager Bobby Pendragon when he discovers that he, as well as his two best friends, Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde, must prevent the des[...]