Introducing Tibetan Buddhism (Storpocket)
avGeoffrey Samuel
ISBN: 9780415456654 - UTGIVEN: 200901This lively introduction is the ideal starting point for students wishing to undertake a comprehensive study of Tibetan religion. It covers the development and influence of Tibetan Buddhism and the key schools and traditions, including Bon. Geoffrey Samuel helps students get to grips with a complex [...]
The Origins of Yoga and Tantra (Häftad)
avGeoffrey Samuel
ISBN: 9780521695343 - UTGIVEN: 200803Yoga, tantra and other forms of Asian meditation are practised in modernized forms throughout the world today, but most introductions to Hinduism or Buddhism tell only part of the story of how they developed. This book is an interpretation of the history of Indic religions up to around 1200 CE, with[...]
A Short Introduction to the Common Law (Pocket)
avGeoffrey Samuel
ISBN: 9781782549505 - UTGIVEN: 2014-11This book provides a short, accessible introduction to the English common law tradition, in particular to the civil process. It adopts an approach which explains the historical development of the common law institutions and procedures whilst also setting them in perspective through a comparative ou[...]
Introduction to Comparative Law Theory and Method (Häftad)
avGeoffrey Samuel
ISBN: 9781849466431 - UTGIVEN: 2014-05This short book on comparative law theory and method is designed primarily for postgraduate research students whose work involves comparison between legal systems. It is, accordingly, a book on research methods, although it will also be of relevance to all students (undergraduate and postgraduate) t[...]
