From medicine men to Muhammad
Subtitle: A thematic source book of the history of religions
Publisher: Harper and Row
Published: 1974
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Religions; History; Sources
Description: This volume presents the stories of the world's shamans and medicine men, prophets and founders of religion. The spiritual techniques, mystical experiences and religious beliefs collected here are evidence of the practice of religion, and of its vitality, in different times and places throughout history.
Notes: "Part 4 of From primitives to zen."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Making of a medicine man : Wiradjuri tribe (Southeast Australia); title: A Medicine man's initiation : Kurnai Tribe (Southeast Australia); title: The Initiation of a Binbinga medicine man (Central Australia); title: The Initiation of an Australin medicine man : Unmajera Tribe (Central Australia); title: How Lebid became a Shaman (Kwakiutl Indian); title: The "Enlightenment" of the Eskimo Shamans (Iglulik); title: An Initiatory dream of a Samoyed shaman; title: Mystical marriage of a Siberian (Goldi) Shaman); title: A Powerful Shaman (Apache); title: Soul-loss and magical cure (Apinayie of Eastern Brazil); title: A Yukagir Shaministic sieance (Northeastern Siberia); title: An Eskimo shaman descends to the bottom of the ocean; title: Black magic : an Australian sorcerer (Arnhem Land).; title: An African divine King (Nyasaland); title: The Death of Orpheus; title: Empedocles goes among men as an immortal; title: The Flamen dialis and his wife (Aulus Gellius : Attic Nights, X, 15); title: Augustus : "Father of his own Fatherland"; title: Nichiren proclaims himself the "Bodhisattva of superb action"; title: Nichiren's transfiguration while living in retirement.; title: The Indian Ascetic (The Laws of Manu, VI, 33-65); title: Gotama Buddha talks of his ascetic practices (Majjhimanikiaya, XII); title: Gotama Buddah practised the most severe asceticism and became a master in Yoga (Majjhima-nikiaya, XXXVI); title: Jain doctrines and practices of nonviolence (ahimsia) : the example of Mahiavira (Akiarianga-siutra, I, 8, I.3-IV, 8); title: Milarepa extols his "five comforts"; title: Al-Hasan extols asceticism.; title: Zarathustra is being repulsed by everybody (Yasna 46); title: Prince Siddhiartha encounters old age, sickness and death (Diigha-nikiaya, XIV); title: Gotama's first masters : Kialiama and Riamaputta (Majjhima-nikaiaya, XXVI); title: After the illumination the Buddha proclaims : I am the Holy One in this world, I am the highest teacher ..." (Mahiavagga, I, 7-9); title: Gotama Buddha ponders : "Must I now preach what I so hardly won?" (Majjhima-nikiaya, XXVI); title: Gotama Buddha remembers his earlier existences (Majjhima-nikiaya, IV); title: The Buddha enters Nirviana (Ashvagosha : Buddhacarita, XXVI, 83-6, 88-106).; title: Muhammad's call (at-Tabari); title: Muhammad is the messenger of god (Koran, XLVII, 31-3); title: Muhammad proclaims the Koran, "The Book wherein is no doubt ..." (Koran, II, 1-23); title: Allah tells Muhammad the story of Abraham (Koran, XIX, 42-52); title: Allah reveals to Muhammad how He saved the Children of Israel (Koran, XVII, 104-9); title: Allah sent the Torah, the Prophets, and Jesus, Son of Mary (Koran, V, 50-3); title: Muhammad speaks by revelation (Koran, XLII, 50-4).; title: A Neoplatonist philosopher on the arts and effects of ecstacy (Iamblichus : On the Mysteries, III,4-6); title: Concentration "on a single point"; title: Yogic postures (iasana) and respiratory discipline (Prianiayiama); title: Yogic concentration and meditation; title: Samiadhi; title: Kiuya : "The Saint of the streets" : a pioneer of the Pure Land Buddhism; title: Hionen and the invocation of Amida, The Buddha of Boundless light; title: Shinran : "The Nembutsu alone is true" (Tannishio, slelctions); title: Nichiren and the adoration to the lotus of the perfect truth"; title: Realizing the solution (Genjio Kioan); title: Sitting and the Kioan; title: The Importance of sitting; title: Contempt for the Scriptures.; title: Muhammad's ascension; title: Muhammad's meeting with his lord; title: A Sufi mystic speaks to his god (Dhu 0l-Niun, the Egyptian); title: Abiu Yaziid's mystical ascension; title: Al-Junaid on union and separation; title: Al-Halliaj speaks of God : I am he whom I love ..."; title: The "Revelation" of al-Niffarii; title: Al-Ghazialii's conversion to Sufism; title: Riumii does not recognize himself.; title: Egyptian pessimism : a dispute over suicide; title: The Egyptian song of the harpist : "None returneth again that is gone thither ..."; title: The Egyptian disillusion and despair : the admonitions of Ipu; title: A Jain parable : The Man in the well (Haribhadra : Samariadityakathia, II, 55-88); title: The Indestructible, eternal self : Krishna's teaching to Arjuna (Bhagavad Giitia, II,16-26,47); title: Greek pessimism (Mimnermos of Kolophon, Kallinos, Semodides, Simonides of Keos); title: A Pagan philospher on the use of images (Maximus of Tyre); title: Religious skepticism in Cicero's time (Cicero : the Nature of the Gods, II, 79-95); title: Allah is nearer to man than the jugular vein (Koran, L, 1-15); title: God "knows the thoughts within the breasts" (Koran, XXIX, 5-10); title: "Where is the land in which one does not die?" ; A Mexican lament (Nihuatl).; title: An Eguptian religious thinker : the instruction for King Meri-ka- re; title: The Teaching of Amenemope; title: "I am a mortal, a man" (Aeschylus : Agamemnon, 914-30); title: The Jain conception of Karman (Siutrakritianga, I, 2,1); title: King Ashoka discriminates between meaningless ceremonies and the "Ceremonies of Dharma" (Rock Edict, IX); title: Ashoka's change of heart and the ideal of conquest by Dharma (Rock Edict, XII); title: King Ashoka against religious intolerance (Rock Edict, XII); title: Ashoka against agression and tension between States (Kalinga Edict, II); title: The Golden Age : the Confucian age of Grand Unity (Li-chi); title: The Teachings of Confucius (Analects, selections).; title: The Parable of the arrow : Gotama Buddha refuses to discuss metaphysical problems (Majjhima-Nikiaya, I, 426 ff.); title: The Middle path which leads to wisdom and conduces of Nirviana (Mahiavagga, I, 5, 17-30); title: Profitable and unprofitable doctrines (Samyuttanikiaya, V, 437); title: The Buddha explains the noble eightfold way (Samyuttanikiaya, V, 8); title: The Parable of the fire : a Tathiagata is like a burned-out fire (Majjhima- nikiaya, I, 485 ff,); title: The Parable of the oil lamp : the extinction of craving (Samyutta-nikiaya, II, 86); title: The Buddha's advice to Sariputra (Sutta Nipiata, 964-75); title: The Buddha's "way of virtue" (Dhammapada, selections).; title: Zarathustra asks the Lord ... (Giathia : Yasna 44); title: Naciketas' third wish (Katha Upanishad, I, 1, selections); title: "Explain to me the Brahman ..." (Brihad-iaranyaka Upanishad, III, 4,12); title: "How many gods are there, Yiajunavalkya?" "One" (Brihad-iaranyaka Upanishad, III, 9, 1); title: "This is the self of mine ... this is Brahman" (The Upanishads, selections); title: Whenever order (Dharma) languished, Krishna manifests himself (Bhagavad Giitia, (IV, 1-9, 14); title: The Teachings of the Bhagavad Giitia : "What ever thou doest, do as an offering to Me" (Bhagavad Giitia, IX, VI, VII, selections); title: Tao, the ultimate reality (Tao Toe Ching, selections); title: Chuang Tzu discourses on Tao.; title: Nuer conception of God; title: Wisdom, liberation, imortality (Shvetiashvatara Upanishad, III, V, Vi, selections); title: Shankara on the nature of Brahman; title: Riamianuja on Brahman : "Brahman is to be meditated upon as constituting the self of the meditating devotee"; title: Zoroastrian Dualism : a systemic presentation (Shikand Gumianii Vaziar, chapter VIII); title: Epicurus on the Gods (Letter to Menoccus, 123-6); title: The Muslim doctrine of God (Jamial ad-Diin Al-Qsimii); title: The Essence of Islam (Al-Malatii : Kitiab at-tanbiih).