Translation

Persian Wisdom in Arabic Garb: Ali B. Ubayda Al-rayhani (D. 219/834) And His Jawahir Al-kilam Wa-faraid Al-hikam
This volume introduces ʿAlÃ® b. ʿUbayda al-RayḥÃ¢nÃ® (d. 219/834), one of the central figures in the transmission of classical Greek and Persian wisdom into Arabic. It offers an edition, translation, and evaluation of his book JawÃ¢hir al-kilam , one of the oldest collections of proverbial wisdom and moralia in Arabic, as well as other remaining pieces of his works.

A New English Translation of the Septuagint
The Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation of Jewish sacred writings) is of great importance in the history of both Judaism and Christianity. The first translation of the books of the Hebrew Bible (plus additions) into the common language of the ancient Mediterranean world made the Jewish scriptures accessible to many outside Judaism.

The Upanishads
Formerly a professor of Victorian literature, Eknath Easwaran discovered the treasures of wisdom in his own native India and began to pursue them with a passion. He has since studied them, practiced them, and moved to America to share them with the Western world. In his translation of The Upanishads, the font of Indian spirituality, Easwaran delights us with a readable rendition of one of the most difficult texts of all religious traditions.

Horace Odes and Carmen Saeculare: With an English Version in the Original Metres, Introduction and Notes
Guy Lee's exciting new translation of Horace's major lyric output will be welcomed both by Latinists and by readers of poetry. As always, Lee performs a linguistic miracle: exact attention to the Latin results in innovative English which is both accurate and completely natural.

Al-farghani on the Astrolabe: Arabic Text Edited With Translation and Commentary
Al-farghani on the Astrolabe: Arabic Text Edited With Translation and Commentary

Jerusalem, Or, on Religious Power and Judaism
A translation of the famous 18th-century German treatise with introduction and detailed commentary. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Broché.

Creative Writing: Translation, Bookkeeping, and the Work of Imagination in Colonial Kenya
This book joins the study of African literature to the study of African history. Its focus is on the creative political work that writers in colonial central Kenya did with texts. Generations of African innovators wrote scripts, composed casts of characters, and drew people together as actors in a role play.

Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali With the Exposition of Vyasa: A Translation and Commentary : Samadhi-Pada
Designed expressly for the serious practitioner of yoga, this is an outstanding work of scholarship that is eminently practical, even to those students who have no previous familiarity with the Yoga Sutras. This volume includes an overview of Sankya-yoga and an extensive Glossary/Index.

A Ninth Century Treatise on the Law of Trusts
This a translation of a ninth century work on the Islamic law of waqf by Al-Khassaf.

The Bhagavad Gita and Its Message: With Text, Translation and Sri Aurobindo's Commentary
The Bhagavad Gita, literally "The Song of God," is one of the most importantspiritual and religious texts of the world, and is to Hindus what the Torah isto Jews, the Bible to Christians, and the Quran to Moslems. With text,translation, and Sri Aurobindo's commentary, this is probably the finesttranslation and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita that we have seen.

A Short Guide to Mahamudra
A translation of "Mahamudra" written by Khyungpo Naljor in the Tibetan language sometine in the 12th century - a work of 12 verses on the nondual philosophy & form of meditation known as mahamudra or "The Great Seal" as described in Tibetan or Vajrayana Buddhism.

English-Arabic/Arabic-English Translation: A Practical Guide
This translation guide is based on sound theoretical and pedagogical principles. Unlike other translation manuals available, it transcends crude dichotomies of "literal" vs. "free" translation, "specialized" vs. "general," "communicative" vs. "semantic," etc.

Malleus Maleficarum 2 Volume Set
Review of the hardback: 'This magisterial, two-volume set is destined to become the definitive edition and translation of the notorious fifteenth-century 'Hammer of the Witches'.' Neo-Latin News.

The Dhammapada
Far surpasses any previous translation of the Dhammapada in terms of its scope and contextual accuracy. Carter and Palihawadana have not only proivde a fresh English translation of the Pali but a transliteration of the Dhammapada (which makes it eminently useful for students of Pali) and, most impressively, a translation of the exhaustive and extremely commentarial Pali Dhammapadatthakatha.

The Upanishads
Formerly a professor of Victorian literature, Eknath Easwaran discovered the treasures of wisdom in his own native India and began to pursue them with a passion. He has since studied them, practiced them, and moved to America to share them with the Western world. In his translation of The Upanishads, the font of Indian spirituality, Easwaran delights us with a readable rendition of one of the most difficult texts of all religious traditions.