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Aspects of religion (non-Christian)
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Aspects of religion (non-Christian)
Paperback. In this engaging book, Gianni Vattimo explores the theme of faith and religion which underlies much of his work. Num Pages: 104 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HRAB; HRCM; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619552
- ISBN
- 9780745619552
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Condition: New
€ 21.55
€ 21.55
Hardback. aeo An engaging and accessible study of the relation between religion and postmodernity. aeo Examines key issues such as the rise of consumerism and the influence of communication and information technologies as a way of understanding the transformations of religion throughout the worl. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRLB; JFC; JHBA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614885
- ISBN
- 9780745614885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardback. A The first theological assessment of three key feminists of the past A Written in an accessible and clear way A Gives a new perspective on feminism and its relation to religion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HRCM; HRLB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608686
- ISBN
- 9780745608686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardback. Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Warburg Institute, 2011. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HRKP; HRLF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157115
- ISBN
- 9780691157115
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Presents an array of works that together offer a view of the Tibetan religious landscape over the centuries. Organized thematically, the twenty-eight chapters in this work are testimony to the vast scope of religious practice in the Tibetan world. It is intended for scholars, students, and general readers. Editor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129723
- ISBN
- 9780691129723
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Addresses questions such as: Are congregations effective vehicles for providing broad-based social programs, or are they best at supporting their own members? How many local congregations have formal programs to assist needy families? This book represents an evenhanded benchmark of information for the coming-debate. Num Pages: 376 pages, 64 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLP5; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126289
- ISBN
- 9780691126289
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Do religious arguments have a public role in the post-9/11 world? Can we hold democracy together despite fractures over moral issues? Are there moral limits on the struggle against terror? Drawing inspiration from Whitman, Dewey, and Ellison, this book aims to sketch the proper role of religious discourse in a democracy. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; HRLP5; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123820
- ISBN
- 9780691123820
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. Begins by asking how a traditional Jew can participate politically and socially and in good faith in a modern democratic society, and ends by proposing a broad, inclusive notion of secularity. It shows how social contracts emerged, rooted in biblical notions of covenant, and how they developed in the rabbinic, medieval, and modern periods. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLP5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122106
- ISBN
- 9780691122106
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Condition: New
€ 89.18€ 69.07
€ 89.18
€ 69.07
Paperback. Investigates the origins of a female manifestation of God in Jewish mysticism. Examining Judaic history from the biblical Wisdom tradition to the Middle Ages, this work finds some precedents for the Kabbalah's feminine divinity. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRJ; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119809
- ISBN
- 9780691119809
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Around the year 1215, female mystics and their sacramental devotion were among orthodoxy's sophisticated weapons in the fight against heresy. While studies of sanctity and heresy tend to be undertaken separately, this book brings these two avenues of inquiry together. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBTB; HRAM7; HRLK2; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118604
- ISBN
- 9780691118604
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Hardback. Comparing eighteenth-century Sri Lankan Buddhist monastic education to medieval Christian and other contexts, this book examines such issues as bilingual commentarial practice, the relationship between clerical and "popular" religious cultures, and the place of preaching in the constitution of "textual communities". Series: Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JF; HRAX; HRE; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070445
- ISBN
- 9780691070445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.07€ 77.85
€ 101.07
€ 77.85
Hardback. Islam is frequently characterized as a 'religion of the book,' and yet Muslims take an almost entirely oral approach to their scripture. This book presents a semantic analysis of its self-awareness, arguing that the Qur'an understands itself not so much as a completed book, but as an ongoing process of divine 'writing' and 're-writing'. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 line illus., 4 tables 3 line illus., 4 tables. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691059501
- ISBN
- 9780691059501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96€ 86.16
€ 112.96
€ 86.16
Paperback. Looks at what it means for new generations to read and interpret ancient religious texts. This book offers a postmodern reading of the "Talmud", one of the first of its kind. It discusses spirituality and religious practice with such concepts as deconstruction, intertextuality, undecidability, multiple voicing, and eroticism in the "Talmud". Translator(s): Brown, Llewellyn. Num Pages: 272 pages, 28 halftones 2 figs. 1 map 2 tables. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- n Second printing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691059204
- ISBN
- 9780691059204
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Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 46.96
€ 59.45
€ 46.96
Paperback. Examines religious conversion. This book argues that conversion is an interpretive act that belongs in the realm of cultural criticism. It examines key moments in colonial and postcolonial history to show how conversion questions the limitations of secular ideologies, particularly the discourse of rights central to the British empire. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 table 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HRAB; HRLK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058993
- ISBN
- 9780691058993
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Paperback. Zohar, or 'brilliant light,' is the central text of Kabbalah. In Jewish mystical tradition, it is the meeting of midrash (storytelling that expands on events in the Bible) and myth. This selection offers translations of eight of the well developed narratives in the Zohar along with notes and detailed commentary. Translator(s): Wineman, Aryeh. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Pbk. Ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058337
- ISBN
- 9780691058337
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Presents an account of a Muslim society in highland Sumatra, Indonesia. This book describes how men and women debate among themselves ideas of what Islam is and should be - as it pertains to all areas of their lives, from work to worship. It analyzes the tension between the local and universal in everyday life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRH; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691028705
- ISBN
- 9780691028705
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Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.72
€ 71.34
€ 55.72
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
€ 65.40€ 51.49
€ 65.40
€ 51.49
Paperback. Includes texts and comments on the covenant and early history of the Chosen People and their post-Exilic reconstruction; the career and message of the Messiah Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad; the concept of holiness and of a "kingdom of priests"; and, finally, the notions of church and state and the state as a church. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020440
- ISBN
- 9780691020440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 46.96
€ 59.45
€ 46.96
Paperback. Offering a treatment of visionary experience in some of the main texts of Jewish mysticism, this book reveals the visual nature of religious experience in Jewish spirituality from antiquity through the late Middle Ages. It shows how Jewish mystics preserved the invisible transcendence of God without doing away with the visual dimension of belief. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC1; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691017228
- ISBN
- 9780691017228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.72
€ 71.34
€ 55.72
Paperback. Draws on reader-response literary theory and anthropological approaches to the study of objects in society in order to trace the biographies of Indian religious images. This book shows that Hindu priests and worshipers are not the only ones to enliven images. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AGR; HRG; HRLB; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691005201
- ISBN
- 9780691005201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 46.96
€ 59.45
€ 46.96
Hardcover. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HRKN; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674698383
- ISBN
- 9780674698383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.20€ 53.84
€ 58.20
€ 53.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674355262
- ISBN
- 9780674355262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.24
€ 37.99
€ 36.24
Paperback. There is no society without right and wrong. There is no society without sin. But every culture has its own favorite list of trespasses. Perhaps the most influential of these was drawn up by the Church in late antiquity: the Seven Deadly Sins. This title guides the reader through Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman thoughts on sin. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRLM; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057326
- ISBN
- 9780674057326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
Hardback. The American fixation with marriage owes much of its intensity to a small group of reformers who introduced Americans to marriage counseling in the 1930s. This book tells the American story of a culture gripped with the hope that, with enough effort and the right guidance, more perfect marital unions are within our reach. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRLM5; JFSJ; JHBK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047969
- ISBN
- 9780674047969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39