"Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions" ed. by Yudit Kornberg Greenberg (Repost)

This is the comprehensive resource on the subject of love in the teachings of the world's major religions, cultures, and philosophies.

There are few subjects that interest us more than love,
yet for all the ways we use and abuse the notion, just what is love? It bears such profound importance in so much of human religiosity yet are we prepared to offer a definition for it? This volume will surely be of great use to those of us who are thirsting to understand love's place in the teachings of the great religions. Every library should invest in a copy. I believe it's destined to be one of those important, comprehensive resources that must not be overlooked. The 2-volume set Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions is a top pick for any high school to college-level collection strong in world religious studies. It packs in an A-Z listing of articles on sociology, religious studies, and philosophy, surveying various religious traditions, beliefs, mind/body/spirit connections and philosophies, and more. Each article comes with a bibliography for further reading, perfect for supplemental religious studies review, and important as introductions to world religious beliefs on love.

VOLUME 1 :
Reflections on Love by Contemporary Spiritual Leaders.
The Supreme Emotion, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Encyclical Letter Deus Caritas Est, Pope Benedict XVI.
Sufi Love, Javad Nurbakhsh.
Love and Compassion, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi.
Love in Jainism, Acharya Mahaprajna.
A History of Love, The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Love: Perspectives from Sociology, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.
The Art of Compassion, Karen Armstrong.
Love and Autonomy, Irving Singer.
Mythic versus Prosaic Love: Sociological Perspectives on the
American Marriage and Culture of Love, Ann Swidler.
Entries A–I
VOLUME 2 : Entries J–Y