Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941) is rightly regarded as one of the founders of modern anthropology. This volume is the author's own abridgement of his great work, and was first published in 1922. It offers the thesis that man progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought.

An illustrated guide that reveals the permutations of the demon and fairy species worldwide. It explores the lore about each demon, detailing its origins, the culture surrounding it, and its reputed antics and exploits. It looks at the devilish mishaps, impish irritations and demonic devastations that can punctuate our lives.

Retells the story of a dynastic struggle, between the Kurus and Pandavas, for land.

Although the role of the visual is essential to Indian tradition and culture, most attempts to understand its images are laden with misperceptions. Darsan, a Sanskrit word that means seeing, is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to help us read, think, and look at Hindu images with tolerance and imagination.

The Upanishads are the oldest and clearest expression of the perennial philosophy that is the inner core of all the great religions.