World Wisdom Books

Announcements from World Wisdom

Two World Wisdom Books Chosen as Finalists in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards (click here or on the image to the left for more details)

Two World Wisdom books have been chosen as finalists for ForeWord Magazine’s tenth annual Book of the Year Awards:

• Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters, by Paul Goble, and

• The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting, by Al Bloom.

The Ananda Coomaraswamy Essay Prize for the best essay on a traditional symbol or symbolism

Eye of the Heart journal (see below) and the Philosophy and Religious Studies program at La Trobe University announce the Ananda Coomaraswamy Essay Prize. The purpose of the prize is to encourage writing, following the lead of Coomaraswamy, on a traditional symbol or symbolism itself. Prizes are offered for best essay in an open category and best post-graduate essay. Each winner receives up to $200 worth of books and shipping from World Wisdom, as well as from another publisher. Click here for a pdf document with more details.

Editing opportunities at World Wisdom

World Wisdom has various editing opportunities:

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World Wisdom Releases Titles as Ebooks

World Wisdom is proud to announce the availability of many of its titles in electronic format for the first time.

Selected World Wisdom titles have been converted into electronic Ebook format so that you can now enjoy our books on your computer, Ebook-reader, or cell phone. Ebooks are perfect for people on the go, or those who have difficulty reading standard books, as they allow zooming in on the text and read-aloud functions.

Currently, over 20 World Wisdom titles are available in three different Ebook formats (MS Reader, Adobe PDF, and MobiPocket).

Limited Edition Hard Cover Books available exclusively for World Wisdom Reader Advantage Members

World Wisdom is making available Limited Edition Hard Cover Books exclusively for World Wisdom Reader Advantage Members. As a service to our readers, World Wisdom produces a very limited number of hard cover copies of each of its new releases, which are sold only at www.worldwisdom.com. You may reserve your copy on our Future Releases page of this web site.

Paul Goble Author Signing at ALA Conference!

World Wisdom was pleased to host world renowned author, Paul Goble, for a book signing of his newest work, All Our Relatives: Traditional Native American Thoughts on Nature, at the 2006 American Library Association show in Chicago, June 25-28 .

Conferences

"Paths to the Heart" Conference on Sufism and the Christian East was October 18-20, 2001.

The "Paths to the Heart" Conference on Sufism and the Christian East took place in Columbia, South Carolina on October 18-20, 2001. Internationally recognized spiritual leaders and scholars gathered for three days of presentation and dialogue concerning the mystical and contemplative dimensions of Eastern Christianity and Islam. For those who missed the conference, almost all of the content was collected into a book, Paths to the Heart: Sufism and the Christian East.

Sacred Web conference on "Tradition in the Modern World" was September 23 & 24, 2006

The traditionalist journal Sacred Web sponsored a conference of great interest titled "Tradition in the Modern World." There were presentations from many of the world's most prominent traditionalist thinkers and writers, including Prof. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Prof. Huston Smith, Prof. James Cutsinger, and many others. A number of presentations by a new generation of traditionalist writers were featured as well. A 2-disk DVD of conference highlights is available.

Cultural Exhibits

Asia Society maintains listings of cultural events and learning opportunities

Asia Society's headquarters is at 725 Park Avenue and 70th Street in New York City, with additional centers in Northern California, Southern California, Texas, Washington, DC, Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, India, Philippines, and Shanghai. Their website is an excellent portal to more on cultural events, learning opportunities, and general and specific information about Asian culture and art.

Asian art exhibitions from museums, galleries and universities around the world can be found at AsianArt.com.

AsianArt.com is an on-line journal for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia. This web site allows visitors to sample fine Asian art exhibitions, both current and past. The selected exhibitions feature museums, galleries and universities from around the world.

Lectures

Lectures of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Upcoming lectures of His Holiness the Dalai Lama are listed on the official web site of The Office of Tibet.

Lectures about Japanese and Chinese Art History

The Chinese and Japanese Art History WWW Virtual Library provides a list of lectures, conferences, symposiums and seminars from around the world about Chinese and Japanese Art.

Publications

Eye of the Heart is a new journal in the field of Traditional Philosophy and Religious Studies

Some very good news for readers with an interest in Perennialist/Traditionalist studies: Eye of the Heart is a new scholarly, peer-reviewed journal which "addresses the inner meaning of philosophy and religion through elucidations of metaphysical, cosmological, and soteriological principles, and through a penetration of the forms preserved in each religious tradition."

The executive editor of Eye of the Heart is Dr Timothy Scott of La Trobe University in Bendigo, Australia. The first issue of Eye of the Heart is due for release in May, 2008. Visit the journal’s website for more information.

World Music

The World Music Institute lists concert tours and itineraries throughout the U.S. and the World

The World Music Institute lists concert tours and itineraries throughout the U.S. and the world. Their web site provides detailed information about various World music performances.