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Aspects of religion (non-Christian)

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Aspects of religion (non-Christian)

Paperback. This comprehensive study explores the region's 'forgotten' narratives, myths and traditions. Drawing on stories from Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia, Wasilewska shows how these narratives of creation, destruction and rebirth reach to the very roots of the Biblical and Quranic Genesis. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, chronological charts, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853026812
ISBN
9781853026812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardcover. Asceticism, so it is argued in this volume, is a modern category. The ubiquitous cult of the body, of fitness and diet equally evoke the ongoing success of ascetic practices and beliefs. Nostalgic memories of hardship and discipline in the army, youth movements or boarding schools remain as present as the fashionable irritation.. Editor(s): Molle, Leen van; Wils, Kaat; Peeters, Evert. Num Pages: 264 pages, 35 ills. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRLM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845457730
ISBN
9781845457730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.05

Paperback. In this companion to the "Tibetan Book of the Dead", seven Tibetan yoga texts, offer meditations used by Hindu and Tibetan gurus and philosophers to attain Enlightenment. Commentaries precede the texts and an introduction compares Buddhism with European religion, philosophy and science. Editor(s): Evans-Wentz, W. Y.; Chen-Chi Chang. Num Pages: 434 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; HRLC1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195133141
ISBN
9780195133141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.23

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578631254
ISBN
9781578631254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.90

hardcover. Editor(s): Albanese, Catherine L. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HRAX; HRLK; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 641.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780253022431
ISBN
9780253022431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.42

Hardcover. This volume offers overviews and syntheses in various areas of the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Contributors provide information about the community that produced the scrolls; they then survey the current situation with regard to Qumram law, worship and wisdom, eschatology, and scripture. Editor(s): Ulrich, Eugene C.; VanderKam, James C. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HRJ; HRLB; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268008024
ISBN
9780268008024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
NavPress Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612914541
ISBN
9781612914541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Peterson, Eugene H. Num Pages: 1803 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HRCF; HRCG; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 930.
Publisher
NavPress Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
1803
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615211074
ISBN
9781615211074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.47

Paperback. This work offers students of philosophy and medieval studies an introduction to the thought of Aquinas and the Scholastic philosophy of the Middle Ages. Gilson demonstrates that Aquinas drew from a wide spectrum of sources in the development of his thought. Num Pages: 502 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; HRLB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268008017
ISBN
9780268008017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.48

Hardcover. This volume contains a collection of prayers, hymns, psalms, and liturgies from Cave 4 at Qumran. Among them, 4QNon-Canonical Psalms, 4Q "Blessings" and 4QApocryphal Psalm. These compositions reveal the community's understanding of heaven and earth and the tradition of worship through poetry. Editor(s): Nitzan, Bilhah; Eshel, Esther; Eshel, Hannan; Yardenia, Ada. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 488 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HDDH; HRJ; HRLD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 322 x 241 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198263807
ISBN
9780198263807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 573.92

Paperback. To find out more information about Rowman & Littlefield titles please visit us www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568218922
ISBN
9781568218922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.70

Hardback. Translator(s): Wenning, Mario; Procyshyn, Alexei. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRLK2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169127
ISBN
9780231169127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 42.11

hardcover. Examines the culture and beliefs regarding life after death. This book describes the many ways the afterlife - especially that part of the afterlife commonly known as 'Hell' - has been characterized in myths from around the world. Num Pages: 167 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313357121
ISBN
9780313357121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.66

Paperback. BIC Classification: HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585426072
ISBN
9781585426072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.43

Set in the Polish-Jewish community of Wolbrom in the 1930s, this is an account of how the character Feivel and his family observe the Sabbath. The author describes in detail the religious observance and folkways of this holy day from the order of communal prayer to the preparation of meals. Editor(s): Wirth-Nesher, Hana (Chair, English Department, University of Tel Aviv, Israel). Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815605904
ISBN
9780815605904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.41

hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739167830
ISBN
9780739167830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.80

Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCG9; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
The Good Book Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784980689
ISBN
9781784980689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.40

Hardcover. This fascinating work profiles Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, the foremost Islamic scholar and mystic of the medieval period. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3H; BGX; HRH; HRLK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684144
ISBN
9781851684144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.70

Paperback. The definitive book on miracles from the New York Times bestselling author of Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCV; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473604797
ISBN
9781473604797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Creating Success from the Inside Out shares the inspiring and motivational story of Ephren Taylor, one of the world's youngest-ever CEOs of a publicly traded company. A millionaire by the young age of sixteen, Taylor tells you what it takes to succeed in life by following your own path and refusing to be defeated. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; HRLP5; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470177136
ISBN
9780470177136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.03

Hardback. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit www.rlpgbooks.com. Editor(s): Lipman, Steve. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRJ; HRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765759924
ISBN
9780765759924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.95

Hardcover. Reflecting the resurgence of interest in religions, this Handbook addresses the distortion of information about particular religions, adds to understanding about what religions have in common, and suggests how they can work together for justice and peace. Editor(s): Engebretson, Kath; De Souza, Marian; Durka, Gloria; Gearon, Liam. Series: International Handbooks of Religion and Education. Num Pages: 1212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRLM3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 74. Weight in Grams: 2058.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
1801
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402092732
ISBN
9781402092732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 745.19

Paperback. The confessions of Isobel Gowdie are widely recognised as the most extraordinary on record in Britain. Using historical, psychological, and anthropological perspectives this book sets out to separate the voice of Isobel Gowdie from that of her interrogators, and to determine the experiences and beliefs which may have generated her confessions. Num Pages: 604 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HRLK; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
604
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191801
ISBN
9781845191801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 49.84

Paperback. Contains an examination of popular familiar belief in early modern Britain. This book provides an analysis of the correlation between early modern British magic and tribal shamanism, examines the experiential dimension of popular magic and witchcraft in early modern Britain, and explores the links between British fairy beliefs and witch beliefs. Num Pages: 317 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HRLK; HRQX2; HRQX5; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
317
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845190798
ISBN
9781845190798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.86

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