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India: Land of Living Traditions
Alistair Shearer

Periplus Editions, 2009

Everywhere one looks in India, time-hallowed tradition meets twenty-first century head-on in a dizzying cocktail of intense impressions. India is a paradise for the curious, for the reverent, for the adventuresome and this is beautifully captured in India: Land of Living Traditions .

Thailand: The Lotus Kingdom

1 review
Alistair Shearer

John Murray Ltd, 1989

Fantasic!!
A great comprehensive book surrounding Thailand and it's culture. Especially interesting if you lived in Thailand as a foreigner for any part of time. Definetaly validated my experience there.

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sacred Teachings)

9 reviews
Patanjali, Alistair Shearer

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2002

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali....translated by Alistair Shearer
This is an enlightening translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. This book is easy to read and contemplate on. The English word choices are thoughtful and consistent. Mr. Shearer also writes a wonderful introduction to the translated text. I once attended a philosophy lecture on Yoga by a college professor who claimed mastery of Tantric Yoga and the Sanskrit language. During lecture, ...

Traveler's Key Northern India

1 review
Alistair Shearer

Knopf, 1983

I went there myself!
I have used Alistair Shearer's travelog on Northern India on two occasions and can testify to this book's value. It is unparallelled in its guide to the sacred places of Northern India. He provides the most neatly compact and well written summaries of the three great religions of the area, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islan, I have read, and does so without bias. He then carefully describes and ...

Buddha: The Intelligent Heart (Art and Imagination Series)

2 reviews
Alistair Shearer

Thames & Hudson, 1992

A tour of Buddhism through the ages
In the first part of this book, Alistair Shearer gives a brief synopsis of everything essential to Buddhism: she retells the life of the historical Buddha, explains the Four Noble Truths and other essential doctrines, and traces the development of Buddhism throughout Asia, up to the present day. The images of part two, the "Plates", and part three, the "Themes", illustrate the incredible ...

The Upanishads

1 review

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2003

short exerpts, too much interpretation
I knew this was a bad buy when the author began talking about that dude that created "trancendental meditation" I was looking for the more comprehensive texts, because I've been exposed to much Buddhism, and I wanted to understand Hinduism better, maybe I'll just read the Gita.

The Spirit of Asia: Journeys to the Sacred Places of the East

1 review

Thames & Hudson, 2000

A first-rate "coffee-table" book!
This is in the style of a coffee-table book, with very large pictures and rather superficial, accessory text. But the text is accurate, and often even interesting and informative. It is heavily influenced by the theories of Mircea Eliade. Of course the most important feature of this book is the pictures, and they are excellent. The book covers a wide range of religious sites and varieties: ...

El Espiritu De Asia
Michael Freeman, Alistair Shearer

Ediciones Oniro, 2002

The Hindu Vision: Forms of the Formless (Art and Imagination)

2 reviews
Alistair Shearer

Thames & Hudson, 1993

well written & informative
The author of THE HINDU VISION, Alistair Shearer, is most knowledgable on the subject. He thoroughly explains the symbolism of the art. He also provides a good background for the Hindu religion in general. This book has many photos as well, from statuary to temple shrines. I didn't give it 5 stars because I would have liked more color illus. of paintings & less photos of statues. It still ...

Les Plus Beaux lieux de l'Asie sacrée
Michael Freeman, Alistair Shearer

Flammarion, 2002

Der Geist Asiens. Reise zu den heiligen Stätten.
Alistair Shearer, Michael Freeman

Weingarten, 2001

Effortless Being: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

2 reviews

Harpercollins, 1990

Clear, concise and to the point
The author tells me it is being reprinted and will be available in October 1999 kali yuga. Details from London 0171-835-1636 (tel & fax).

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