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		<title>The idea of the holy</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The idea of the holy: an inquiry into the non-rational factor in the idea of the divine and its relation to the rational by Rudolf Otto. What does it actually ... <a title="The idea of the holy" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-idea-of-the-holy/" aria-label="More on The idea of the holy">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>Ayahuasca por Arturo Burga Freitas (1939)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ayahuasca (1939) by Arturo Burga Freitas is one of the earliest written works dedicated to the Peruvian Amazonian brew known today as ayahuasca. Published in Lima, this Spanish-language monograph stands ... <a title="Ayahuasca por Arturo Burga Freitas (1939)" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/ayahuasca-por-arturo-burga-freitas-1939/" aria-label="More on Ayahuasca por Arturo Burga Freitas (1939)">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The Book of Jasher</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Book of Jasher is also known as the Book of the Just Man or the Book of the Upright and it is one of the non-canonical books referenced in the ... <a title="The Book of Jasher" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-book-of-jasher/" aria-label="More on The Book of Jasher">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>Parallel Lives of Greeks and Romans by Plutarch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Plutarch’s Parallel Lives stands as one of the great works of classical literature and moral philosophy. Written in the late 1st and early 2nd century CE, the collection pairs the ... <a title="Parallel Lives of Greeks and Romans by Plutarch" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/parallel-lives-of-greeks-and-romans-by-plutarch/" aria-label="More on Parallel Lives of Greeks and Romans by Plutarch">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius of Loyola</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 20:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius of Loyola is one of the most influential devotional texts in Christian history. Written in the 16th century by the founder of the Society of ... <a title="The Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius of Loyola" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-spiritual-exercises-by-ignatius-of-loyola/" aria-label="More on The Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius of Loyola">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The golden verses of Pythagoras</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Golden Verses of Pythagoras is a compact anthology of moral precepts attributed to the ancient philosopher Pythagoras (c. 570–495 BCE). The verses, likely composed by his followers rather than ... <a title="The golden verses of Pythagoras" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-golden-verses-of-pythagoras/" aria-label="More on The golden verses of Pythagoras">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The Golden Bough</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>First published in the late 19th century and revised into an influential abridgement in 1922, The Golden Bough set the template for comparative study of myth and ritual. Frazer ranges ... <a title="The Golden Bough" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-golden-bough/" aria-label="More on The Golden Bough">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The Book of the Law &#8211; Aleister Crowley</title>
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		<title>Egyptian Book of the Dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Egyptian Book of the Dead or The Egyptian Book of Living &#38; Dying was initially published in modern times in the aftermath of Napoleon&#8217;s expeditions to Egypt.  First, the Egyptian Book ... <a title="Egyptian Book of the Dead" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/egyptian-book-dead/" aria-label="More on Egyptian Book of the Dead">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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