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Aspects of religion (non-Christian)
Paperback. The ritual culture of image-worshipping Sventambar Jains of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan are explored in this volume, with the author linking Jain tradition to the social identity of existing Jain communities. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRKJ; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203242
- ISBN
- 9780520203242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. A study to examine why circumcision holds such an important place in the Jewish psyche. The text traces the symbolism of circumcision through history, examining its evolution as a symbol of the covenant in the post-exilic period of the Bible and its meaning in the era of Mishnah and Talmud. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLF; JFSJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226347844
- ISBN
- 9780226347844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268007560
- ISBN
- 9780268007560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. The central premise of this work is that Lurianic Kabbalah was first and foremost a lived and living phenomenon in an actual social world. Thus it focuses on Luria the person and his relationship to his disciples. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRJX; HRLK2; HRQX2; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748261
- ISBN
- 9780804748261
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. Provides a view of medieval and early modern Jewish ritual and religious practice. Including such diverse texts as ritual manuals, legal codes, mystical books, autobiographical writings, folk literature, and liturgical poetry, this book testifies to the enormous variety of practices that characterized Judaism between 600 and 1800 CE. Editor(s): Fine, Lawrence. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 560 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HRJ; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691057873
- ISBN
- 9780691057873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.67
€ 59.21
€ 46.67
Intractable Disputes about the Natural Law: Alasdair MacIntyre and Cri...
Lawrence S. Cunningham (Ed.)
Paperback. Both as cardinal and as Pope Benedict XVI, one of Josef Ratzinger's consistent concerns has been the foundational moral imperatives of the natural law. This title provides an essay on the foundational problem of moral disagreements concerning natural law. It is suitable for ethicists, moral theologians, and scholars of moral philosophy. Editor(s): Cunningham, Lawrence S. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268023003
- ISBN
- 9780268023003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801059162
- ISBN
- 9780801059162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.91
€ 20.91
paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Nordic Africa Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171063861
- ISBN
- 9789171063861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.51
€ 23.99
€ 20.51
Paperback. Offers a reassessment of the 'consumer rites' that social critics have decried. This book discusses how holiday celebrations were almost banished by Puritans and religious reformers but went on to be romanticized and reinvented in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It offers a cultural history of the commercialization of American holidays. Num Pages: 384 pages, 101 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HRA; HRLF; JFC; JHBS; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691017211
- ISBN
- 9780691017211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.46
€ 53.29
€ 42.46
Paperback. For centuries, philosophers and theologians have pondered questions such as Who are we? and What is the self? Awakening to the Dream is a book about you and your true identity. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Non-Duality
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954779214
- ISBN
- 9780954779214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.08
€ 23.99
€ 19.08
Paperback. Offers a reflection on how to live creative, healthy and happy lives. This book shows you how to avoid pitfalls and master your own self. It presents the circle of the Egioc self - how we create a life of problems and dramas - and the circle of the Authentic self which teaches how to develop away from old habits and addictions. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846941085
- ISBN
- 9781846941085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. In this text Leo Strauss articulates the conflict between reason and revelation as he explores Spinoza's scientific, comparative, and textual treatment of the Bible. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226776880
- ISBN
- 9780226776880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Hardback. A study of the role of death rites in the making of Islamic society. This book describes how Muslims wailed for the deceased, prepared corpses for burial, marched in funerary processions, and prayed for the dead, highlighting the specific economic and political factors involved in these rituals as well as key religious and sexual divisions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137423
- ISBN
- 9780231137423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.94€ 83.22
€ 108.94
€ 83.22
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
Hardback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. This book emphasizes that this communication affirms the women's spiritual faith - which seamlessly integrates Christian and folk traditions - and reinforces their position as powerful culture keepers within Gullah/Geechee society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356639
- ISBN
- 9780822356639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.81
€ 115.81
Paperback. This text reflects on the centuries-old debate in Christianity: how do we reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the goodness of an omnipotent God, and how does God's omnipotence relate to people's responsibility for their own salvation or damnation? Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCC7; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450537
- ISBN
- 9780226450537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.67
€ 29.67
Paperback. Series: Cornerstone Editions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRGS; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143111801
- ISBN
- 9780143111801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.44
€ 19.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. In this study of sexuality, desire, the body and women, Liz Wilson investigates first-millennium Buddhist notions of spirituality. She argues that despite the marginal role women played in monastic life, they occupied a very conspicuous place in Buddhist hagiographic literature. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRE; HRLB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226900544
- ISBN
- 9780226900544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 312. 252 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRLK. Dimension: 136 x 188 x 20. Weight: 312.
- Publisher
- Golden Sufi Center,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890350147
- ISBN
- 9781890350147
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.18
€ 20.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Vaughan-Lee, Llewellyn. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLP5; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- The Golden Sufi Centre
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941394144
- ISBN
- 9781941394144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.33
€ 17.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. These lectures help to elucidate the development of Lonergan's ideas on such key notions as horizon, conversion, and meaning, as well as his evolving opinion on how best to divide theology into fields of specialization. Editor(s): Doran, Robert M., S. J.; Croken, Robert C. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442610200
- ISBN
- 9781442610200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.06
€ 45.06
Paperback. Demonstrates that the "three religions" of China - Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. This volume also illustrates some of the many interactions between Han culture and the cultures designated by the government as "minorities." Editor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; HRE; HRKN; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021430
- ISBN
- 9780691021430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 51.06
€ 65.13
€ 51.06
Hardback. Takes us on a mathematical mystery tour, unraveling a tale of political struggles, psychological crises, sexual complexities, and ethical dilemmas. This book focuses on the contest between French and Russian mathematicians who sought answers to one of the oldest puzzles in math: the nature of infinity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK2; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032934
- ISBN
- 9780674032934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.25
€ 47.99
€ 40.25
Paperback. From the internationally bestselling author of Angels in my Hair Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444706604
- ISBN
- 9781444706604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 7.70
€ 15.99
€ 7.70
Hardback. Queer Theology makes an important contribution to public debate about Christianity and sex. This remarkable collection reconceptualizes the body and its desires, enlarging the meaningfulness of Christian sexuality for the good of the Church. Editor(s): Loughlin, Gerard. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 185 x 26. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216070
- ISBN
- 9780631216070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.32
€ 142.32