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Alternative belief systems

Paperback. Series: Symbol, Myth and Ritual. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801491375
ISBN
9780801491375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. This is the first book to explore comparatively how magic-usually portrayed as the antithesis of the modern-is also at home in modernity. Editor(s): Meyer, Birgit; Pels, Peter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804744645
ISBN
9780804744645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Hardback. Alchemical Mercury is the first comprehensive study to consider alchemy, from the past through the present and beyond, in relation to literary and visual theory. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760324
ISBN
9780804760324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.56

Hardcover. Starting from the assumption of a far greater cultural gulf between the learned and the lay in the medieval world than between rich and poor, Elf Queens explores the church's systematic campaign to demonize fairies and infernalize fairyland and the responses this provoked in vernacular romance. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248432
ISBN
9780812248432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Hardcover. Combining Hinduism with Western concepts and values, a new hybrid form of religion has developed in the US over the past century. This title traces the history of various Hindu-inspired movements in America, and argues that together they constitute a discrete category of religious practice, a distinct and identifiable form of new religion. Series: New and Alternative Religions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRG; HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814794494
ISBN
9780814794494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

Paperback. Traces the history of various Hindu-inspired movements in America, and argues that together they constitute a discrete category of religious practice, a distinct and identifiable form of new religion. This book offers an overview of the emergence of these movements through examining exchanges between Indian Hindus and American intellectuals. Series: New and Alternative Religions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG; HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794500
ISBN
9780814794500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: HRQX9; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816650521
ISBN
9780816650521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. This work argues that the appropriate religious response to suspicion of its beliefs is not to try to refute or deflect them, but rather to acknowledge their force in a process of self-examination. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRQA5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780823218752
ISBN
9780823218752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Hardcover. This is the account of one person's experience among the Inupiat, who live in a treeless land far north of the Arctic Circle. It records occurrences of healing, spirit manifestation, and premonition in her narrative in a year in the life of an Eskimo community. Num Pages: 289 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; HRQM2; JFSL9; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802121
ISBN
9780875802121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

Hardback. Naming the Witch explores the recent series of witchcraft accusations and killings in East Java, which spread as the Suharto regime slipped into crisis and then fell. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751940
ISBN
9780804751940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Truman State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612481654
ISBN
9781612481654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.52

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869928797
ISBN
9781869928797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813526201
ISBN
9780813526201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.86

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813568843
ISBN
9780813568843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Levine, George. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156026
ISBN
9780691156026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. This book examines the early development of the fantastic tale through the works of of the German romantics Ludwig Tieck, Achim von Arnim, and E. T. A. Hoffmann; the subsequent French rediscovery of the genre in works by Theophile Gautier and Prosper Merimee; and Edgar Allan Poe's contributions to the literary form. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738606
ISBN
9780804738606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

hardcover. Offers a rare full-scale look at an African immigrant congregation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York (PCGNY) Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HRQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814786390
ISBN
9780814786390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRQM2; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578632831
ISBN
9781578632831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.56

Hardback. This book examines the early development of the fantastic tale through the works of of the German romantics Ludwig Tieck, Achim von Arnim, and E. T. A. Hoffmann; the subsequent French rediscovery of the genre in works by Theophile Gautier and Prosper Merimee; and Edgar Allan Poe's contributions to the literary form. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738590
ISBN
9780804738590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.19

paperback. By joining a diaspora, a society may begin to change its religious, ethnic, and even racial identifications by rethinking its "pasts." This book explores how this phenomenon affects the religion of the Garifuna. It compares Garifuna spirit possession rituals performed in Honduran villages with those conducted in New York. Num Pages: 343 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520249707
ISBN
9780520249707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

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