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The Book of Heaven: An Anthology of Writings from Hardcover - 2000

by Zaleski, Carol

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This rich anthology of writings about heaven spans the millennia as well as the globe: the sacred chants of the Buddhist Pure Land sutras reverberate alongside John Donne's holy sonnets, and Shaker songs complement Jewish mystical hymns. 10 illustrations.

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  • Title The Book of Heaven: An Anthology of Writings from
  • Author Zaleski, Carol
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, New York
  • Date 2000-04-27
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # FORT624813
  • ISBN 9780195119336 / 0195119339
  • Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.79 x 6.02 x 1.54 in (22.33 x 15.29 x 3.91 cm)
  • Themes
    • Theometrics: Academic
  • Library of Congress subjects Heaven
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99056045
  • Dewey Decimal Code 291.23

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 03/01/2000, Page 97
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/27/2000, Page 75

About the author

Carol Zaleski is Professor of Religion at Smith College. She is the author of Otherworld Journeys and The Life of the World to Come (both OUP). Philip Zaleski is Lecturer in Religion at Smith College and Senior Editor of Parabola. He is the author of The Recollected Heart and Gifts of the Spirit, and editor of the annual Best Spiritual Writing series. They live in Northampton, Massachusetts.