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Each book within this category provides readers with a unique perspective on the transformative power of creativity, offering insights that have shaped human thought and cultural evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those who find inspiration in the arts, this collection will not only broaden your understanding of transcendence but also invite you to embark on your own journey of transformation. Whether you are an avid reader of cultural studies or simply someone in search of intellectual enrichment, our selection promises to enlighten and engage.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-pearlsong-9780674301467","title":"The Pearlsong","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pearlsong\u003c\/em\u003e is an ancient poem that recounts the story of a Parthian prince sent by his parents on a mission to Egypt to retrieve a pearl from the clutches of a giant serpent. Along the way, the prince falls asleep and forgets his identity and mission. A letter from his parents awakens him, gives him a spell to put the serpent to sleep so he can retrieve the pearl, and then guides him home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poem was originally composed in Syriac, translated into Greek, and later paraphrased in Greek again in a homily. 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They discuss cannabis’s origins, who uses it and how, and whether or not it should be used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese works range from historical narratives to anecdotal, sometimes humorous, stories to legal remarks, all buttressed by quotations from poetry. \u003ci\u003eCannabis in Arabic Verse and Prose\u003c\/i\u003e also includes a famous section from historian al-Maqrīzī’s (1364–1442) influential work on Egypt, excerpts from treatises by lesser-known writers, and the most important text on the subject from this time period by poet al-Badrī (1443–1489).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition presents the Arabic texts with facing English translations, an Arabic-English glossary, and commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031779950828,"sku":"9780674302495","price":50.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1526833482428.jpg?v=1764147032"},{"product_id":"letter-to-melania-by-evagrius-of-pontus-9780674302488","title":"Letter to Melania","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a text known as the \u003cem\u003eLetter to Melania\u003c\/em\u003e, or the Great Letter, Christian monastic philosopher Evagrius of Pontus (345-399) delivers a moving meditation on the power of language (spoken and written), the composition of humanity in light of the three persons of God, and the final restoration or \u003cem\u003eapokatastasis\u003c\/em\u003e when all creatures will be reunited with their creator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvagrius wrote in Greek, but after his posthumous condemnation in 551, many of his writings, including this letter, survive only in Syriac translation. The first complete edition of the text, which is based on all known Syriac copies, is presented here alongside a new translation, a Syriac-English glossary, and commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031797612780,"sku":"9780674302488","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e4db7badbc31e61664484fffd05d9031.jpg?v=1764154286"},{"product_id":"on-theology-and-theurgy-by-porphyry-of-tyre-9780674302471","title":"On Theology and Theurgy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePorphyry of Tyre (c. 234-305) was not only the biographer of his teacher Plotinus and the editor of his \u003cem\u003eEnneads\u003c\/em\u003e, but also an important Platonist philosopher in his own right. \u003cem\u003eOn Theology and Theurgy\u003c\/em\u003e presents two of Porphyry's texts, preserved in fragments, in which he endeavours to apply philosophy to religion, ultimately seeking to align the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLetter to Anebo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy from Oracles\u003c\/em\u003e, Porphyry explores questions of reason, revelation, and ritual; of theology and theurgy; and of how divination serves divinisation. This edition includes the Greek fragments and Latin quotations of both texts with facing English translation, a Greek-English glossary (including Latin equivalents), and a commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031804035308,"sku":"9780674302471","price":64.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1526593482428.jpg?v=1764149118"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/series-texts-and-translations-of-transcendence-and-transformation.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}