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Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz

    Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz was an anthropologist and writer who pioneered the study of Tibetan Buddhism. His lifelong fascination with spiritual teachings, initially sparked by Theosophy, led him to pursue anthropology and mythology. Evans-Wentz dedicated himself to extensive fieldwork and the study of religious texts in Asia, where he encountered Tibetan Buddhism and became a leading Western scholar in the field.

    The Tibetan Book of the Dead
    The Fairy-faith in Celtic Countries
    • This collection of reports of elfin creatures in Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany ranks among the most scholarly works ever published on the subject. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries begins with the author's account of firsthand testimony from living sources, classified under individual countries and introduced by leading authorities on anthropology and folklore. The next section concerns the recorded traditions of Celtic literature and mythology, followed by an examination of a variety of theories and their religious aspects. The book concludes with a remarkably rational case for the reality of fairy life. Narrated with an engaging sense of wonder, this volume offers a valuable resource for students of anthropology and Celtic lore, as well as hours of delightful reading for fairy enthusiasts.

      The Fairy-faith in Celtic Countries
      3.5
    • The Tibetan Book of the Dead

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      This translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead has captured the true spirit and poetry of the original work. With a historical and philosophical introduction, accessible commentary, notes and a glossary of key terms it is the essential book of Tibetan philosophical thought, read by all who are interested in Buddhism. In more recent times, it has also been used by spiritually minded people to understand better the experience of death and dying and to help them cope with the loss of people they love.

      The Tibetan Book of the Dead
      4.1