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Bynum examines several periods between the third and fourteenth centuries in which discussions of the body were central to Western eschatology, and suggests that Western attitudes toward the body that arose from these discussions still undergird our modern notions of the individual. Series: ACLS Lectures on the History of Religions S. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; HRCM; HRCS1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081269
- ISBN
- 9780231081269
Condition: New
€ 149.07
€ 149.07
Paperback. Caroline Walker Bynum examines diverse medieval texts to show how women were able to appropriate dominant social symbols in ways that allowed for the emergence of their own creative voices. Num Pages: 432 pages, 46. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCC1; HRCC2; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299625
- ISBN
- 9780942299625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Explores the ways in which food practices enabled women to exert control within the family and to define their religious vocations. This title describes what women meant by seeing their own bodies and God's body as food and what men meant when they too associated women with food and flesh. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC1; HRCR; HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686. The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. 300 pages, 24ill. Explores the ways in which food practices enabled women to exert control within the family and to define their religious vocations. This title describes what women meant by seeing their own bodies and God's body as food and what men meant when they too associated women with food and flesh. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC1; HRCR; HRCV; JFSJ1. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520063297
- ISBN
- 9780520063297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.42
€ 38.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Bynum examines several periods between the third and fourteenth centuries in which discussions of the body were central to Western eschatology, and suggests that Western attitudes toward the body that arose from these discussions still undergird our modern notions of the individual. Series: ACLS Lectures on the History of Religions S. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081276
- ISBN
- 9780231081276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.01
€ 43.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Bynum argues that Christ's blood as both object and symbol was central to late medieval art, literature, and religious life. As cult object, blood provided a focus of theological debate about the nature of matter, body, and God and an occasion for Jewish persecution; as motif, blood became a central symbol in popular devotion. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; HRCV; HRLB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220193
- ISBN
- 9780812220193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Late Medieval Christianity's encounter with miraculous materials viewed in the context of changing conceptions of matter itself. Num Pages: 440 pages, 50 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935408116
- ISBN
- 9781935408116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.51
€ 37.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Series: Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, UCLA. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368. Studies in the Spirituality of the High Middle Ages. Series: Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, UCLA. 280 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRCX4. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 17. Weight: 330.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520052222
- ISBN
- 9780520052222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HRH; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535889
- ISBN
- 9781784535889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 49.51
€ 53.49
€ 49.51
Hardback. An in-depth examination of the asceticism practiced at the White Monastery in Upper Egypt in the fifth century, using diverse sources, including monastic rules, theological treatises, sermons, letters, and material culture. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: HRLP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239904
- ISBN
- 9780812239904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.04
€ 100.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- DeVorss & Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875168098
- ISBN
- 9780875168098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.62
€ 16.99
€ 15.62
Hardcover. Describes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 6 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HRE; HRLP7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031873
- ISBN
- 9780226031873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.85€ 82.26
€ 99.85
€ 82.26
Paperback. Describes the life of a Mongolian Buddhist monastery - the Mergen Monastery in Inner Mongolia - from inside its walls. From the Qing occupation of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the Cultural Revolution, the authors tell a story of religious formation, suppression, and survival over a history that spans three centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 6 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HRE; HRLP7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031903
- ISBN
- 9780226031903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. With a foreword by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan, this collection of contributions from leading contributors on the teaching of Islam in schools is aimed as a step towards improving intercultural understanding. Editor(s): Ellwood, Caroline. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- John Catt Educational
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908095282
- ISBN
- 9781908095282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.25
€ 20.99
€ 20.25
Hardback. Friars transformed the relationship of the church to laymen by taking religion outside to public and domestic spaces. This book aims book to analyze the friars' influence on the growth and transformation of medieval buildings and urban spaces. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; ACK; HBLC1; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 192 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300203844
- ISBN
- 9780300203844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.46€ 44.17
€ 56.46
€ 44.17
Paperback. Buddhist Psychology explores the practical relevance of Buddhist teachings on psychology to our everyday experience. By letting go of our attachment to self, we open ourselves to full engagement with life and with others. We step out of our self-made prison. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRE; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841197333
- ISBN
- 9781841197333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415785969
- ISBN
- 9780415785969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.69
€ 53.69
Hardback. This book combines ethnographic work in three countries (The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and France) and three cities (Rotterdam, Leicester and Marseille) with a new theoretical frame (regimes of secularity) for understanding the construction of a collective Muslim minority identity in Europe. Series: Religion and Global Migrations. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1DDN; HRH; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137576088
- ISBN
- 9781137576088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Hardcover. During the last decades, the world has been facing tremendous political transformations and new risks: epidemics such as HIV/Aids have had destabilizing effect on the caretaking role of kin; in post-socialist countries political reforms have made unemployment a new source of insecurity. Editor(s): Leutloff-Grandits, Carolin; Peleikis, Anja; Thelen, Tatjana. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455767
- ISBN
- 9781845455767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.00
€ 155.00
Paperback. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 316 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Edition
- Reprinted Ed
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520068728
- ISBN
- 9780520068728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Hardcover. "Astonishing.. [Satyamurti's Mahabharata] brings [the] past alive .. as though it were a novel in finely crafted verse."-Vinay Dharwadker Num Pages: 928 pages, Map. BIC Classification: DCF; HRGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393081756
- ISBN
- 9780393081756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.81
€ 42.99
€ 39.81