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Paperback. While focusing on the central problem of evil, the author illuminates every aspect of Hindu thought. She corrects the widespread belief that Hindu thought does not recognize the problem of evil, and shows conclusively that the mythology of tribal societies and the Puranas deal with this question extensively. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New e.
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520040984
ISBN
9780520040984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.09

Paperback. Originally called `Asceticism and eroticism in the mythology of Siva'. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, plates, charts. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195202502
ISBN
9780195202502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. This groundbreaking new Norton Anthology enables the six major, living, international world religions to speak to students in their own words. Editor(s): Doniger, Wendy. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393912579
ISBN
9780393912579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.53

paperback. Presents seventy-five seminal myths which feature the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the mischievous child Krishna, alongside stories of the minor gods, demons, rivers and animals including boars, buffalo, serpents and monkeys. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449907
ISBN
9780140449907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Hardback. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Updated with a new Preface
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156417
ISBN
9780231156417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.12
€ 79.12

Paperback. On Hinduism is a penetrating analysis of many of the most crucial and contested issues in Hinduism, from the Vedas to the present day. In a series of 63 connected essays, it discusses Hindu concepts of polytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, non-violence, and much more. Num Pages: 682 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
682
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190455101
ISBN
9780190455101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.68

Paperback. Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, this text recounts and compares a vast range of these tales from ancient Greece and India. The comparisons show that differences in gender are more significant than differences in culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HRG; JFC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226156415
ISBN
9780226156415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. An engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth that offers a new way of understanding one of the world's oldest major religions from one of the world's foremost scholars on Hinduism. Num Pages: 800 pages, 4 maps, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199593347
ISBN
9780199593347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.29

Paperback. The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo- European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200 900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprinted Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449891
ISBN
9780140449891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. In The Ring of Truth, Wendy Doniger expertly unfolds the cultural and historical significance of rings and other kinds of circular jewelry through timeless stories taken from mythology, religious traditions, and literature. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 b/w Illus. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAX; JFCA; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190267117
ISBN
9780190267117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.46

Paperback. Through a combination of interviews with nurses, doctors, and chaplains across the United States and close observation of their daily routines, the author takes readers inside major academic medical institutions to explore how today's doctors and hospitals address prayer and other forms of religion and spirituality. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLK; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922119
ISBN
9780226922119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226089003
ISBN
9780226089003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Warboys Publishing (Ireland) Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957149885
ISBN
9780957149885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. This is a collection of essays examining the Goddess Movement in its many facets. It explores the ways women in the US and Britain have abandoned Western patriarchal religions and have embraced a spirituality based in a celebration of the Goddess and the female body as sacred text. Editor(s): Griffin, Wendy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742503489
ISBN
9780742503489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.95

Paperback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0 halftones. BIC Classification: HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150231
ISBN
9780231150231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 103 x 7. Weight in Grams: 62.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Shoemaker Hoard
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593761004
ISBN
9781593761004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.17

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vida Publishers United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780829719833
ISBN
9780829719833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Paperback. Provides cat lovers with true stories filled with feline devotion, antics, and quirks. This title highlights cat behaviors and practices that also reflect the heart of God. It lets readers discover insights centered around.. the importance of relationship; the beauty of adoption; and, the confidence of being loved. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780736928816
ISBN
9780736928816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 108 x 10. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842307574
ISBN
9780842307574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.26

Hardcover. Editor(s): IEEE Computer Society. Series: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 215 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1139.
Publisher
IVP Academic
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830814978
ISBN
9780830814978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.26
€ 66.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Wayne State University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878208005
ISBN
9780878208005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.21

Hardcover. Through an exploration of contemporary Chinese popular religion from its cultural, social, and material perspectives, Wei-Ping Lin paints a broad picture of the dynamics of popular religion in Taiwan. Analyzing these aspects of religious practice in a unified framework, she traces their transformation as adherents move from villages to cities. Num Pages: 217 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504363
ISBN
9780674504363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardcover. By the tenth century CE, Mount Wutai had become a major pilgrimage site within the emerging culture of a distinctively Chinese Buddhism. This book traces confluence of factors that produced this transformation and argues that monastic architecture, more than texts, relics, or pilgrimages, was the key to Mount Wutai's emergence as a sacred site. Series: Art History Publication Initiative Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMN; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993522
ISBN
9780295993522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: HRE; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Sentient Publications United States
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591810155
ISBN
9781591810155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.34

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