Mind, Body & Spirit
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Mind, Body & Spirit
Hardcover. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are usually treated as autonomous religions, but in fact across the long course of their histories the three religions have developed in interaction with one another. In this book, the author examines how Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived with and thought about each other during the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226168937
- ISBN
- 9780226168937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
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Paperback. In this book, Dunham reveals how her anthropological research, her work in dance, and her fascination for the people and cults of Haiti worked their spell, catapulting her into experiences that she was often lucky to survive. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; ASD; HRQX5; HRQX9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 311.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226171135
- ISBN
- 9780226171135
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
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Paperback. Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still stand in London. This work examines these designs as a coherent whole - a single masterpiece reflecting Hawksmoor's design principles and his desire to reconnect architecturally with pure Christianity. Num Pages: 180 pages, 11 colour plates, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; AMB; AMN; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226173030
- ISBN
- 9780226173030
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.27
€ 47.99
€ 37.27
Paperback. Arnold Eisen here calls for a fundamental rethinking of the story of modern Judaism. More than simply a study of Jewish thought on customs and rituals, this book explores the central role that practice plays in Judaism's encounter with modernity. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 339 pages, 8 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226195292
- ISBN
- 9780226195292
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, xii, 180 p. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226203867
- ISBN
- 9780226203867
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.89
€ 31.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, x, 148 p. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Illinois
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226203928
- ISBN
- 9780226203928
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. Religious traditions provide the stories and rituals that define the core values of church members. Focusing on the innovations of several mainline Protestant churches in the San Francisco Bay Area, this title provides understandings of the transformation of spiritual traditions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JMC; HRCC9; HRCR; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226204901
- ISBN
- 9780226204901
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" Posed by the early Christian Tertullian, the question was vigorously debated in the nineteenth century. Taking on the question of how the glories of the classical world could be reconciled with the Bible, this book explains how Judaism played a vital role in defining modern philhellenism. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213347
- ISBN
- 9780226213347
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
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Paperback. Argues that Saint Jerome was the first to represent biblical study as a mode of asceticism appropriate for an inhabitant of a Christian monastery, thus pioneering the enduring linkage of monastic identities and institutions with scholarship. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226215303
- ISBN
- 9780226215303
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
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€ 25.76
Paperback. What happens when the meaning of life based on a divine revelation no longer makes sense? Luc Ferry argues that modernity has not killed the search for meaning but has transformed the search into a more humanitarian language. Translator(s): Pellauer, David. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244853
- ISBN
- 9780226244853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.84
€ 32.99
€ 25.84
Hardcover. Faced with widespread reports of religious persecution, public and private actors around the world have responded with laws and policies designed to promote freedom of religion. What are the cultural and epistemological assumptions underlying this response, and what forms of politics are enabled in the process? Editor(s): Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers; Hurd, Elizabeth Shakman; Mahmood, Saba; Danchin, Peter G. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPVH4; LAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226248479
- ISBN
- 9780226248479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.65€ 97.22
€ 117.65
€ 97.22
Paperback. In this comprehensive study, Marvin Fox offers an approach to Moses Maimonides that illuminates the intersections of his philosophical, religious, and Jewish visions--ideas that have embattled readers of Maimonides since the twelfth century. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259420
- ISBN
- 9780226259420
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Funk, Robert W.; etc. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFK; HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271101
- ISBN
- 9780226271101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 57.98
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Paperback. From Superman and Batman to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, these pop-culture juggernauts, with their "powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men," thrilled readers and audiences. The author shows how creators turned to science fiction to convey the reality of the paranormal they experienced in their lives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 67 colour plates, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; HRQX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 33. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271484
- ISBN
- 9780226271484
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
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Paperback. Americans have long acknowledged a connection between evangelical religion and democracy in the early days of the republic. The author demolishes the idea that evangelical growth in the early republic was the cheerful product of enthusiasm for democracy, and creates for us a very different narrative of influence and ideals in the young republic. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HRAM2; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271965
- ISBN
- 9780226271965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226275062
- ISBN
- 9780226275062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.79
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Paperback. Drawing on fieldwork at First Place, a popular Christian weight-loss program, and Exodus International, a network of ex-gay ministries, this title explores why some Christians feel that being fat or gay offends God, what exactly they do to lose weight or go straight, and how they make sense of the program's results - or, frequently, their lack. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288123
- ISBN
- 9780226288123
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.61
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Paperback. In these twelve essays, written or published in the 1980s, a historical theologian examines the changes that occurred as the Catholic tradition gave way to the Reformation and an interest in the phenomenon of believing replaced adherence to unchanging dogma. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288710
- ISBN
- 9780226288710
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.27
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Paperback. In this interdisciplinary study of drama, arts, and spirituality, Gail Gibson provides a reappraisal of 15th-century England through a detailed portrait of the flourishing cultures of Suffolk and Norfolk. Num Pages: 268 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HRC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226291024
- ISBN
- 9780226291024
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
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Paperback. Examining the relationship between Church and state in Latin America, this book explains why Catholic leaders in some countries opposed dictatorial rule, and why many did not. Using evidence from 12 countries, it reveals the connection between religious competition and progressive Catholicism. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCC7; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293851
- ISBN
- 9780226293851
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
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Paperback. As war, pestilence and famine spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, so did reports of victims wondrously saved from disaster. These "rescue miracles", recorded by over 100 14th-century cults, are the basis of this account of the miraculous in everyday medieval life. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226302959
- ISBN
- 9780226302959
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
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Hardcover. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity, from 1898 to this day. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304168
- ISBN
- 9780226304168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
Paperback. For several years now, the Roman Catholic Church and the institution of the priesthood itself have been at the centre of a firestorm of controversy. Num Pages: 156 pages, 6 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306452
- ISBN
- 9780226306452
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.50
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€ 14.50
Paperback. The phrase "the Black Legend" was coined in 1912 by a Spanish journalist in protest of the characterization of Spain by other Europeans as a backward country. Challenging this stereotype, this book contextualizes Spain's tarnished reputation by exposing colonial efforts of other nations whose interests were served by propagating the Black Legend. Editor(s): Greer, Margaret R.; Mignolo, Walter D.; Quilligan, Maureen. Num Pages: 448 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTQ; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226307220
- ISBN
- 9780226307220
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29