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paperback. Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. This book offers a sweeping intellectual and social history of the vexing problem of wealth in Christianity in the waning days of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 792 pages, 12 color illus. 8 halftones. 1 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HRCC1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161778
- ISBN
- 9780691161778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Challenges the long-held "two-tier" idea of religion that separated the religious practices of the sophisticated elites from those of the superstitious masses, instead arguing that the cult of the saints crossed boundaries and played a dynamic part in both the Christian faith and the larger world of late antiquity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226175263
- ISBN
- 9780226175263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.41
€ 21.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity s first thousand years of history features a new preface, additional color images, and an updated bibliography. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 625 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 625
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 10th Anniversary Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118301265
- ISBN
- 9781118301265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.72
€ 54.99
€ 53.72
Paperback. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756. Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity. Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a New Introduction. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. 568 pages, illustrations. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight: 740.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144070
- ISBN
- 9780231144070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.39
€ 40.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBWN; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647388
- ISBN
- 9780691647388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.57
€ 208.57
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; GTJ; HPS; HRAM2; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646596
- ISBN
- 9780691646596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.66
€ 289.66
Hardcover. Applying a range of critical approaches to works by authors including Susan Cooper, Catherine Fisher, Geraldine McCaughrean, Anthony Horowitz and Philip Pullman, this book looks at the formative and interrogative relationship between recent children's literature and fashionable but controversial aspects of modern Paganism. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; DSY; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218390
- ISBN
- 9780230218390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Where does Neo-Confucianism fit into the story of China's history? This book argues that as Neo-Confucians put their philosophy of learning into practice in local society, they justified a social ideal in which society at the local level was led by the literati with state recognition and support. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 1 halftone, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053243
- ISBN
- 9780674053243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60
hardcover. This book is an account of the impact of Tibetan Buddhism upon the Western imagination. Topics such as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, spiritual science and sacred technology, and the New Monasticism are discussed. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611471090
- ISBN
- 9781611471090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.83
€ 121.83
Paperback. Penance and confession were an integral part of medieval religious life; essays explore literary evidence. Editor(s): Biller, Peter; Minnis, Alastair J. Series: York Studies in Medieval Theology. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HRCC2; HRCM; HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153482
- ISBN
- 9781903153482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.93
€ 33.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. Peter Berger draws on the Christian tradition and a range of other thinkers to explore the nature of belief in the modern world. He discusses the work of numerous figures from Psuedo-Dionysius to Freud, and Luther to Simone Weil. Series: Religion and Spirituality in the Modern World. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405108485
- ISBN
- 9781405108485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.63
€ 44.63
Paperback. Europe is a relatively secular part of the world in global terms. Why is this so? And why is the situation in Europe so different from that in the United States? This book considers these questions. It explores the nature of Eurosecularity (variations on the theme) - paying attention to its historical, philosophical and institutional dimensions. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HRLB; HRQA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 138
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754660118
- ISBN
- 9780754660118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804139564
- ISBN
- 9780804139564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. 143pp
- Publisher
- Colin Smythe Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- 6th edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780861404612
- ISBN
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 6.22
€ 9.99
€ 6.22
Paperback. This volume provides a complete guide to the global impact and cultural significance of new religious movements. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415257480
- ISBN
- 9780415257480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.47
€ 57.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 389 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1DNS; HRC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763504317
- ISBN
- 9788763504317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.13
€ 47.99
€ 34.13
Hardcover. Whether you're looking to unravel the mysteries of existence and meaning, or just want to find out what Kabbalah is all about, Religion 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: GBC; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 182 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Adams Media Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440572630
- ISBN
- 9781440572630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.21
€ 18.99
€ 17.21
Hardcover. This volume celebrates the diversity and multi-methodological approaches in comparative religion by including empirical, as well as theoretical, approaches. The authors, among whom are many of the world's leading scholars, have been asked to contribute essays on the current state of comparative religion. Editor(s): Antes, Peter; Geertz, Armin W.; Rothstein, Mikael. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 36.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791394
- ISBN
- 9781781791394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.67
€ 132.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: HREP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1235.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861714445
- ISBN
- 9780861714445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.52€ 52.96
€ 58.52
€ 52.96
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614291954
- ISBN
- 9781614291954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.81
€ 18.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. This volume examines many aspects of the philosophy of Avicenna, the greatest philosopher of the Islamic world. Editor(s): Adamson, Peter. Num Pages: 314 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HPDC; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 42.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316505359
- ISBN
- 9781316505359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Hardback. Peter Adamson presents the first full history of philosophy in the Islamic world for a broad readership. He traces its development from early Islam to the 20th century, from Spain to Persia. He introduces Jewish and Christian thinkers as well as Muslim; theology, mysticism, and the history of science all feature here in this rich and lively story. Series: A History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: HPDC; HRAB; HRHT; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199577491
- ISBN
- 9780199577491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.30
€ 49.30
paperback. The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs. This title follows the path of their romance from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard's pupil, through the suffering of public scandal and enforced secret marriage, to their eventual separation. Translator(s): Radice, Late Betty. Num Pages: 384 pages, further reading, notes, maps, index. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140448993
- ISBN
- 9780140448993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
The Human Person and a Culture of Freedom (American Maritain Associati...
Peter A. Pagan Aguiar And Terese Auer O.P.
Paperback. A collection of essays on the theoretical foundations of human freedom. It examines various aspects of the anthropological questions at the root of a number of critical social challenges confronting modernity. It is suitable for readers interested in educational theory, church and state, and the nature of love and friendship. Editor(s): Aguiar, Peter A. Pagan; Auer, Terese. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966922677
- ISBN
- 9780966922677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.86
€ 34.86