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.

 

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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 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).

The following World Wisdom titles are currently available as Ebooks:

• Indian Spirit
• Christian Spirit
• Sermon of All Creation
• The Laughing Buddha of Tofukji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima
• Islam, Fundamentalism and the Betrayal of Tradition: Essays by Western Muslim Scholars
• Living in Amida’s Universal Vow: Essays in Shin Buddhism
• Prayer Fashions Man: Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life
• The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity
• The Betrayal of Tradition: Essays on the Spiritual Crisis of Modernity
• Light on the Indian World: The Essential Writings of Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa)
• The Essential Swami Ramdas: Commemorative Edition
• The Gospel of the Redman: Commemorative Edition
• Ye Shall Know the Truth: Christianity and the Perennial Philosophy
• Borderlands of the Spirit: Reflections on the Sacred Science of Mind
• The Essential Vedanta: A New Sourcebook on Advaita Vedanta
• The Golden Chain: An Anthology on Platonic and Pythagorean Philosophy
• Returning to the Essential: Selected Writings of Jean Biès
• The Buddha Eye: An Anthology of the Kyoto School and its Contemporaries
• The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
• Journeys East: 20th Century Western Encounters with Eastern Religious Traditions
• Seeing God Everywhere: Essays on Nature and the Sacred
• In the Heart of the Desert: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
• Not of This World: A Treasury of Christian Mysticism
• The Essential Titus Burckhardt: Reflections on Sacred Art, Faiths and Civilizations
• Paths to the Heart: Sufism and the Christian East


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Limited Edition Hard Cover Books. 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 . Contact customers@worldwisdom.com for details.

 

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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.

 

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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. Among the many featured art exhibits is Taoism and the Arts of China from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco as well as selections from the 1998-1999 Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York exhibit Sacred Visions: Early Paintings from Central Tibet.

Upcoming lectures of His Holiness the Dalai Lama are listed on the official web site of The Office of Tibet, which is the agency of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in London. Click on the "Lectures" link above to view the web site.

 

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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.

Some very good news for readers with an interest in Perennialist/Traditionalist studies: Eye of the Heart is a new scholarly, peer-reviewed journal whose stated mission is to provide “a forum for the exploration of the great philosophical and religious traditions. It 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. Visit the journal’s website for more information.

The World Music Institute lists concert tours and itineraries throughout the U.S. and their web site provides detailed information about various World music performances. The World Music Institute also arranges individual performances, workshops and national tours for both resident and visiting artists throughout the United States and Canada. Please click here for the World Music Institute web site.