Princeton Readings in Religions

Yoga in Practice Edited by David Gordon White

Primary texts in yoga, from ancient times to today

Islam in South Asia in Practice Edited by Barbara D. Metcalf

This volume of Princeton Readings in Religions brings together the work of more than thirty scholars of Islam and Muslim societies in South Asia to create a rich anthology of primary texts that contributes to a new appreciation of the...

Medieval Christianity in Practice Edited by Miri Rubin

Medieval Christianity in Practice provides readers with a sweeping look at the religious practices of the European Middle Ages. Comprising forty-two selections from primary source materials--each translated with an introduction and...

Religions of Tibet in Practice: Abridged Edition Edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

Originally published in 1997, Religions of Tibet in Practice is a landmark work--the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. This new edition--abridged to further facilitate course use--presents a stunning array of works that...

Buddhism in Practice: Abridged Edition Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

This anthology, first published in 1995, illustrates the vast scope of Buddhist practice in Asia, past and present. Re-released now in a slimmer but still extensive edition, Buddhism in Practice presents a selection of thirty-five...

Religions of Korea in Practice Edited by Robert E. Buswell, Jr.

Korea has one of the most diverse religious cultures in the world today, with a range and breadth of religious practice virtually unrivaled by any other country. This volume in the Princeton Readings in Religions series is the first...

The Historical Jesus in Context Edited by Amy-Jill Levine, Dale C. Allison Jr., and John Dominic Crossan

The Historical Jesus in Context is a landmark collection that places the gospel narratives in their full literary, social, and archaeological context. More than twenty-five internationally recognized experts offer new translations and...

Religions of Asia in Practice: An Anthology Edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

The acclaimed volumes of Princeton Readings in Religions present the remarkable range of all that is encompassed in the practice of religions, across the centuries and across the world.

Religions of the United States in Practice, Volume 1 Edited by Colleen McDannell

Religions of the United States in Practice is a rich anthology of primary sources with accompanying essays that examines religious behavior in America. From praying in an early American synagogue to performing Mormon healing rituals to...

Judaism in Practice: From the Middle Ages through the Early Modern Period Edited by Lawrence Fine

This collection of original materials provides a sweeping view of medieval and early modern Jewish ritual and religious practice. Including such diverse texts as ritual manuals, legal codes, mystical books, autobiographical writings...

Religions of the United States in Practice, Volume 2 Edited by Colleen McDannell

Religions of the United States in Practice is a rich anthology of primary sources with accompanying essays that examines religious behavior in America. From praying in an early American synagogue to performing Mormon healing rituals to...

Tantra in Practice Edited by David Gordon White

As David White explains in the Introduction to Tantra in Practice, Tantra is an Asian body of beliefs and practices that seeks to channel the divine energy that grounds the universe, in creative and liberating ways. The subsequent...

Religions of Late Antiquity in Practice Edited by Richard Valantasis

This is an unprecedented collection of nearly seventy Late Antique primary religious texts. These texts--all in new English translation and many appearing in English for the first time--represent every major religious current from the...

Religions of Japan in Practice Edited by George J. Tanabe Jr.

This anthology reflects a range of Japanese religions in their complex, sometimes conflicting, diversity. In the tradition of the Princeton Readings in Religions series, the collection presents documents (legends and miracle tales...

Asian Religions in Practice: An Introduction Edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

Princeton Readings in Religions is a new series of anthologies on the religions of the world, representing the significant advances that have been made in the study of religions in the last thirty years. This volume brings together the...

Religions of China in Practice Edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

This third volume of Princeton Readings in Religions demonstrates that the "three religions" of China--Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (with a fourth, folk religion, sometimes added)--are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and...

Religions of India in Practice Edited by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.

The inaugural volume of Princeton Readings in Religions brings together the work of thirty scholars of the religions of India in a new anthology designed to reshape the ways in which the religious traditions of India are understood. The...