Oxford University Press

A revered Buddhist master illuminates the practice and wisdom of Chan....

Depiction plays as important a role as language in our culture and communication, but its function is still not well understood. This volume of specially written essays by leading philosophers investigate the nature and value of depiction and its role in our understanding of the world. They set the agenda for the philosophy of depiction....

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To Broadway, To Life! The Musical Theater of Bock and Harnick is the first complete book about these creative figures, of one of Broadway's most important songwriting teams. The book draws from personal interviews with Bock and Harnick themselves to offer an in-depth exploration their shows, including   Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me, and    ...

A study of the reception of Euripides' tragedy     The Madness of Herakles from late antiquity to the present day. Kathleen Riley examines changing ideas of Heraklean madness and, consequently, of the Heraklean hero....

A Latent Factor ApproachFinancial crises often transmit across geographical borders and different asset classes. This book provides a generic framework for modeling these transmissions including examples from crises over the past decade and program code for implementation....