The Shahnama, an epic poem from the 10th century that chronicles Iran's mythical history before the founding of Islam, has been immortalized in numerous illustrated copies. . The illuminated pages of the 16th-century "Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp, "known …
From the author of Globish, an acclaimed history of the English Language. The Story of English is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of…
Madhyamaka, or "Middle Way," philosophy came to Tibet from India and became the basis of all of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetans, however, differentiated two streams of…