Search Results: Comparative Religion from Black Cat Hill Books

London, UK Perennial Books, 1965. Hardcover First Edition (1965), so stated. First Edition (1965), so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a thin line of sun-blanching at the head of the backstrip and foxing at the top edge and fore-edge; else flawless; the binding square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, obtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows very faint soiling to the panels, and a hint of foxing to the upper front panel; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.75 x 0.75 inches). 144 pages. Translated… Read More

London, UK Perennial Books, 1984. Paperback First Edition UK (1984); so stated. This translation was first published in 1975 by Harper & Row. First Edition UK (1984); so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows a tiny scuff mark at the front hinge; a very mild bump to the lower corners of the panels, causing the faintest crease; else only the very mildest rubbing. The binding is square and perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.45 x 0.85 inches). 273 pages. Translated from the French by Peter N. Townsend. Language: English. Weight: 13.5 ounces. This translation was first published in 1975 by… Read More

London, UK Unwin Paperbacks: Mandala Books, 1990. Paperback First Edition Thus (1990). Copyright is 1968. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a touch of tanning to the text pages, due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a single unobtrusive flaw. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches). 152 pages. Language: English. Weight: 4.9 ounces. First Edition Thus (1990). Copyright is 1968. Trade Paperback. 

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1963. Hardcover First Edition, First Printing stated. First Edition, First Printing stated. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use: a hint of smudging at the fore-edge; the pages are no doubt not as bright as when new, but are not 'tanned'; the binding is square and secure;the text is clean. The DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 340pp. Hardback with DJ. Wilfred Cantwell[pronunciation?] Smith (1916 – 2000) was a Canadian professor of comparative religion who from 1964-1973 was director of Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions. The Harvard Gazette characterized him as one of the field's most influential figures of the past century. In his 1962 work The Meaning and End of Religion he notably and controversially questioned… Read More

Amherst, NY Prometheus Books, 1997. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only a touch of wear at the heel of backstrip; binding shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ price unclipped. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 256pp. Hardback with DJ.

Atlanta, GA Scholar's Press, 1990. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use. Mild rubbing to sheen. Binding shows the slightest spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 130pp. AAR Studies in Religion, No. 56. First Ed, unstated. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Ramakrishna was a nineteenth-century Bengali devotee of Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and destruction. He assumed the demeanor and dress of a woman, acted like a monkey, a child, a madman, and a comedian at various times during his career. Using the concept of play (lila), as both spontaneous activity and dramatic performance on behalf of Kali, Carl Olson provides a interpretive key for unlocking Ramakrishna's life and his often contradictory forms of behavior. Olson places Ramakrishna in his social and historical context, examines his relationship to women, and… Read More

Notre Dame, IN Nortre Dame University Press, 1980. Paperback First Edition Thus [1980]; unstated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; the mildest rubbing and faint soiling to the white background field of the panels. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Appears unread: Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xiv, 189 pages. Boston University Studies in Philosophy and Religion. First Edition Thus [1980]; unstated. University Press Paperback. Essays by Herbert Mason, Elie Wiesel, Bernard J.F. Longergan, S.J., Jacques Waardenburg, Harold H. Oliver, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Dennis Tedlock, Howard Clark Kee, J.N. Findlay, and the editor on the Challenge of Myth, the Study of Myth and Symbol, and the Interpretation of Myth.

New York, NY Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1957. Paperback First Edition Thus, so stated. First Edition Thus, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: very slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and some scuffing near the bottom of the front panel; former owner's name at the upper corner of the inside of the front cover; the binding is secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 337pp. Trade Paperback. Louis Auguste Sabatier (1839 – 1901), French Protestant theologian, was born at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche, in the Cévennes, and was educated at the Protestant theological faculty of Montauban and the universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg. After holding the pastorate at Aubenas in the Ardèche from 1864 to 1868 he was appointed professor of reformed dogmatics in the theological faculty of Strasbourg. His… Read More

New York, NY Crossroad, 1990. Hardcover First Edition [1990], unstated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows some faint spotting at the top edge of the text block; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows mild rubbing and the faintest soiling; else flawless; unclipped. No longer absolutely perfect, but overall, remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xiv, 214 pages. First Edition [1990], unstated. Hardback with DJ. 

Chicago, IL University Of Chicago Press, 1969. Paperback First Edition Thus in the USA [1969]; Third Printing (1975). Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities; a former bookseller has rubbed out the price at the upper corner of the front panel; considerable rubbing to the wrapper covers; some notations and marginalia in the index; the binding is square and secure; the text itself is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, but showing moderate wear and some imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches). v, 180 pages. Index. Preface by the author. Language: English. Weight: 8.1 ounces. First Edition Thus in the USA [1969]; Third Printing (1975). Trade Paperback.

Garden City Doubeday: Anchor, 1970 . Paperback First Edition Thus (1970), not directly stated but implied. No subsequent printings listed, in accordance with Doubeday: Anchor's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition Thus (1970), not directly stated but implied. No subsequent printings listed, in accordance with Doubeday: Anchor's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and some consequent soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; the faintest foxing to the outside edges; the binding leans ever so slightly while remaining secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and… Read More

Garden City, NY Doubleday: Anchor Books, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition Thus (1969), so stated. UNDERLINING IN INK for the first third of the book. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels, some creasing along the front hinge, and faint soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; former bookseller's sticker at the lower back strip; former owner's name in tiny letters at the front end paper; a price has been blocked out near the upper corner of the front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear only, but some significant flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches).vii, 229 pages. Language: English. Weight: 5.1 ounces. First Edition Thus (1969), so stated. Mass Market Paperback.

New Haven, CT Yale University Press, 1928. Hardback: Lacks DJ. First Ed, but unstated. First Ed, but unstated. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Good+: Shows moderate use: shows moderate wear to extremities; faint rubbing and light soil. Faint sunning at front panel and backstrip, but titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible. Binding remains square and secure; text clean. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 221pp. Gilt titles on black buckram binding. Hardback: Lacks DJ. 

Pates Manor, Bedmont, Middlesex, England Perennial Books, 1961. Paperback First Edition (1961) Thus; unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows considerable rubbing to the panels; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging. The binding leans ever so slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creases to the covers. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Very close to 'As New'. This is however, a REMAINDER, showing an rather attractive rubber stamp at the bottom edge of the text block. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 0.65 inches). 157 pages. Translated from the French by G.E.H. Palmer. Language: English. Weight: 8.2 ounces. First Edition (1961) Thus; unstated. This… Read More

Pates Manor, Bedfont, Middlesex, UK Perennial Book Service, 1985. Paperback Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: a crease at the lower corner of the rear panel and bit of riffling to the lower corner of the pages of the last half of the book; else only mild signs of use; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.15 x 5.8 x 0.35 inches). 128 pages. Language: English. Weight: 6 ounces. Paperback. " A Note on Rene Guenon" by Frithjof Schuon; "The Role of Culture in Education" by William Stoddart; "The Three Circles of Existence" by Kurt Almqvist; "Wild Stones" by… Read More

Bloomington, IN World Wisdom Books, 1986. Paperback First Edition USA (1986); unstated. First published in separate volumes in French in 1982 and 1985. Near Fine in Wraps: shows the very mildest rubbing to the panels. The binding leans off square somewhat, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creases to the covers. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Very close to 'As New'. REMAINDER, showing a thin red pen mark at the bottom edge of the text block. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.4 x 0.65 inches). vii, 224 pages. Translated from the French by Gustavo Polit. Language: English. Weight: 10.8 ounces. First Edition USA (1986); unstated. First published in separate volumes in French in… Read More

Cambridge, UK Quinta Essentia, 1991. Paperback First Edition Thus (1991). First published in 1971. Near Fine in Wraps: shows the very lightest wear to the extremities with a hint of wear to the corner tips and a couple of small, very faint creases along the lower edge of the front panel; else only mild rubbing to the panels; a former bookseller's bar code affixed to the inside of the front cover; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear only. Bright and clean. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.9 x 2 inches). 1144 pages. Language: English. Weight: 53.3 ounces. First Edition Thus… Read More

San Francisco, CA John Wiley & Sons: Jossey Bass, 2001. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ price unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 214pp. Hardback with DJ. Can renewal and reform groups rekindle spiritual vitality and fervor in today's religious institutions? The call to revive one's faith fills more pages of the Christian and Jewish scriptures than any other theme. Today, reform and renewal organizations and movements play a key role in most denominations, whether conservative, moderate, or liberal. In this fascinating book, Richard Cimino provides you with an in-depth look at six vibrant reform and renewal movements that are revitalizing traditional faith communities from the inside out. Cimino walks you through how all the components of renewal and… Read More

New York, NY Crossroad Publishing Co, 1987. Hardcover First Edition [1987], unstated in accordance with Crossroad's customary practice. First Edition [1987], unstated in accordance with Crossroad's customary practice. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; price unclipped. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1 inches). x, 235 pages. Language: English. Weight: 17.8 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

Fremont, CA Asian Humanities Press, 1992. Paperback Second Edition (1992). First published by Southern Illinois University Press in 1964. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of rubbing along the front hinge and to the rear panel. the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages. Free of any creases to the covers. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing the mildest wear and a single, unobtrusive flaw. Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 0.85 inches). 384 pages. Language: English. Sky-Blue wraps with Yellow, Red and White titles and designs. Weight: 16.5 ounces. Second Edition (1992). First published by Southern Illinois University Press in 1964.