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Alternative belief systems

Paperback. Sorcery has long been associated with the "dark side" of human development, along with magic and witchcraft. This text argues, however, that sorcery practices reveal critical insights into how consciousness is formed, and how human beings constitute their social and political realities. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 colour plates, 18 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRQX2; HRQX5; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226424132
ISBN
9780226424132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

paperback. As Owen Barfield argues, no simple translation can convey the 'thrust' of the verses. This title features Barfield's pioneering translation - 'paraphrased for an English ear' - based on more than 50 years studying the text. Translator(s): Barfield, O. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQC5; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 102 x 6. Weight in Grams: 50.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781855841888
ISBN
9781855841888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 5.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 155 x 65. Weight in Grams: 1706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Theosophical Univ Pr
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911500035
ISBN
9780911500035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.45

Paperback. This book provides a critical history of the distinctive tradition of Indian secularism known as Tolerance. Examining debates surrounding the activities of the Arya Samaj - a Hindu reform organization regarded as the exemplar of intolerance - it finds that Tolerance functioned to disengage Indian secularism from the politics of caste. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAM2; HRQA; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199995448
ISBN
9780199995448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.20

Paperback. It provides an argument for the evaluation of religious lives and their struggles for meaning and power in the contemporary landscape of critical theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HRQM2; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881886
ISBN
9780801881886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.31

paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 69ill. BIC Classification: BG; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press
Condition
New
SKU
KMK0018759
ISBN
9781855840935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; HRQC; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415831895
ISBN
9780415831895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRC; HRQA5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperOne
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062415370
ISBN
9780062415370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.66

Hardcover. This is the first book-length treatment in English of the Nag Hammadi text, The Thunder: Perfect Mind - a poem of 'I am' statements that has garnered a strong following in mainstream culture. This book offers a fresh, current translation (with detailed Coptic annotations) and ten chapters of introductory analysis of the text. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRQC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230105638
ISBN
9780230105638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.44

Hardcover. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book analyzes public discourses on secularism in France to consider how Islam becomes subsumed under the fetishized headscarf, how women's bodies come to represent collective identities, and how the activism and engagement of suburban Muslim women with secular politics is ignored. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HRAC; HRH; HRLM7; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230121010
ISBN
9780230121010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Hardcover. Using a wide range of unexplored archival material, this book examines the 'spectral' influence of Victorian spiritualism and Psychical Research on women's writing, analyzing the ways in which modern writers have both subverted and mimicked nineteenth century sources in their evocation of the seance. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF; DSK; HRQM2; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230200050
ISBN
9780230200050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Hardcover. This book puts spirit back at the heart of spirituality. By exploring the everyday impacts of alternative spiritual beliefs and practices, the book examines contemporary spirituality and how critical social science can map and understand it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: HRLK; HRQM2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219397
ISBN
9780230219397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardcover. The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223394
ISBN
9780230223394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.73

Paperback. This short book is a lively dialogue between a religious believer and a skeptic. It covers all the main issues including different ideas of God, the good and bad in religion, religious experience and neuroscience, pain and suffering, death and life after death, and includes interesting autobiographical revelations. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRLK; HRQC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230251670
ISBN
9780230251670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. The authentic spiritual quest is marked not by certainties but by questions and doubt. Mark Vernon -- who was a priest, and left an atheist -- explores the wonder of science, the ups and downs of being 'spiritual but not religious', the insights of ancient philosophy, and God the biggest question. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRQA5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230293212
ISBN
9780230293212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.01

Hardcover. Bringing together many of today's key scholars of verbal charming, these essays cover vernacular magical texts and practice from Malaysia to Madagascar, and from England to Estonia. As the most comprehensive collection of research on charms, charmers and charming available in the English language, it forms an essential reader on the topic. Editor(s): Roper, Jonathan. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRQX2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230551848
ISBN
9780230551848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.59

Hardcover. In this rigorous analysis, Morris draws parallels between Fundamentalist methods of biblical interpretation and the early Christian heresy of Gnosticism. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM6; HRQC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230611535
ISBN
9780230611535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.19

Hardcover. Bruce Ledewitz proposes a Reformation in secular thinking. He shows that in opposition to today's aggressive Atheism, religious sources are necessary if secularism is to promote fulfilling human relationships and peaceful international relations. Amid signs that secularism is growing in unhealthy ways, Ledewitz proposes a new secular way to live. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRQA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230614024
ISBN
9780230614024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This study explores the roles played by magic in contemporary African warfare, specifically through the case of Sierra Leone, to assess its impact on behaviour in conflict. A conceptual framework is suggested for analysing culturally alien practices more broadly and to inform approaches to civilian and military intervention. Num Pages: 188 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HRQX2; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621022
ISBN
9780230621022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Num Pages: 835 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
835
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231087940
ISBN
9780231087940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.75

Num Pages: 827 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publication date
1934
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
827
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231087964
ISBN
9780231087964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.67

Num Pages: 767 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publication date
1934
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
767
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231087971
ISBN
9780231087971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.83

Num Pages: 766 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publication date
1953
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
766
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231087995
ISBN
9780231087995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.91

Num Pages: 695 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 953.
Publication date
1958
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
695
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231088008
ISBN
9780231088008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.15

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