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Kolejny numer kwartalnika „Kronos”, poświęcony hinduskiej myśli spekulatywnej i orientalnym sposobom istnienia:   • G.W.F. Hegel o  Bhagawadgicie • Arthur Schopenhauer i Edmund Husserl o Indiach i hinduizmie, • Mircea Eliade, Wprowadzenie do tantryzmu • Jorge Luis Borges i Alicia Jurado, Czym jest buddyzm • Jorge Luis Borges, Dwa sposoby przekładania • Jorge Luis Borges, Homeryckie wersje • Jorge...

Personal adornments, modern and ancient, are often perceived as merely decorative objects used for embellishing body or robe. This book refutes this simplified opinion by showing that jewelry carries a load of information regarding the social and financial status, gender, ethnic affiliation and religious beliefs of its wearers. Investigations into the function and meaning of personal adornments have...