Religion
An authoritative guide to Jewish studies, reflecting the latest research in a diverse and flourishing field
The life and times of Milton’s epic poem about Satan’s revolt against God and humanity’s expulsion from paradise
How people have reimagined the story of the ten plagues of Egypt, from antiquity to our own era of relentless catastrophe
A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the birth of the modern era
A major biography of a mesmerizing statesman whose complex bond with the Jewish people forever shaped their lives—and his legacy
An entertaining and enlightening book about how ancient peoples dealt with death—and what we might learn from them
A new global history of the slave trade, the lives of enslaved people, and the role of slavery in the formation of Jewish and Arab-Islamic culture in the medieval Middle East
How Jewish writers in late Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine used Arabo-Islamic culture to advance the goals of Zionism
A dazzling new history of the Indian subcontinent and its diverse peoples in global context—from antiquity to today
A vivid new translation of selections from an inspiring guide to self-transformation through kindness by an eighth-century Buddhist monk
A delightful Aztec work that has much to teach us about the value of giving thanks—to our contemporaries, our elders, and our ancestors
A vivid and accessible new translation of essential selections from Boethius’s Consolation of Philosophy—a moving classic about facing life’s worst events with courage and hope
A new translation of the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness—and how it can help us to be less controlled by our emotions
Inviting new translations of classical Buddhist texts about why the self is an illusion—and why giving it up can free us from suffering
Longlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award
A novel economic interpretation of how religions have become so powerful in the modern world