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Religion & beliefs
Hardback. This highly original and engaging book by French historian Robert Muchembled, is a journey through time and space in search of the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture. * An outstanding book about the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRQX9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628158
- ISBN
- 9780745628158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.17
€ 79.17
Hardback. * Explores the way in which religion combines with ethnic and national conflict to stimulate political militancy in many parts of the world. * Draws on material from all over the world and from all religious traditions to explore the complex links between religion and politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628196
- ISBN
- 9780745628196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.69
€ 78.69
Paperback. * Explores the way in which religion combines with ethnic and national conflict to stimulate political militancy in many parts of the world. * Draws on material from all over the world and from all religious traditions to explore the complex links between religion and politics. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628202
- ISBN
- 9780745628202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Paperback. The gods were the true heroes of Rome. In this major new contribution to our understanding of ancient history, Jorg Rupke guides the reader through the fascinating world of Roman religion, describing its unique characteristics and bringing its peculiarities into stark relief. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630151
- ISBN
- 9780745630151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.84
€ 34.84
Hardback. * Introductory undergraduate textbook that examines Islamic resurgence from a sociological perspective. * Clearly discusses and evaluates existing theories and evidence, relating these to the kind of contemporary in which students take interest. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632322
- ISBN
- 9780745632322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. * Introductory undergraduate textbook that examines Islamic resurgence from a sociological perspective. * Clearly discusses and evaluates existing theories and evidence, relating these to the kind of contemporary in which students take interest. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRH; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632339
- ISBN
- 9780745632339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Hardback. Reading the Bible as Literature provides the ideal entry-point to the process of reading, understanding, and assessing what many recognize to be the important and powerful literature of the Bible. Such reading holds potential for helping students understand literature generally and the Bible in itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635071
- ISBN
- 9780745635071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Paperback. Reading the Bible as Literature provides the ideal entry-point to the process of reading, understanding, and assessing what many recognize to be the important and powerful literature of the Bible. Such reading holds potential for helping students understand literature generally and the Bible in itself. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635088
- ISBN
- 9780745635088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Hardback. In 1999, the Moroccan scholar Abdellah Hammoudi, trained in Paris and teaching in America, decided to go on the pilgrimage to Mecca. He wanted to observe the hajj as an anthropologist but also to experience it as an ordinary pilgrim, and to write about it for both Muslims and non-Muslims. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 152. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745637884
- ISBN
- 9780745637884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.75
€ 78.75
Hardback. In his quest for the historical Muhammad, Zeitlins chief aim is to catch a few reliable glimpses of the birth of Islam and the role played by its extraordinary founder. The result is a rich and highly illuminating portrait of Muhammad that places him within the historical context of his time. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639987
- ISBN
- 9780745639987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640624
- ISBN
- 9780745640624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Hardback. The new edition of Steve Bruce's Fundamentalism grapples with the combination of social strains and religious ideas that have produced an explosion of fundamentalist activity in the wake of 9/11. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd, Revised and Updated Edition
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640754
- ISBN
- 9780745640754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. The new edition of Steve Bruce's Fundamentalism grapples with the combination of social strains and religious ideas that have produced an explosion of fundamentalist activity in the wake of 9/11. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd, Revised and Updated
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640761
- ISBN
- 9780745640761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.41
€ 23.41
Hardback. Published here for the first time in English, this is Carl Schmitt's last book. Carl Schmitt is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important and influential political theorists of the 20th Century. His work has been taken up and much discussed by political theorists in the last few years. Translator(s): Hoelzl, Michael; Ward, Graham. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642536
- ISBN
- 9780745642536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.85
€ 59.85
Hardback. Major new book from Susan George - a leading political commentator whose previous books have been massively influential and widely read and reviewed. Fascinating, thorough and often chilling account of this decades-long transformation of American society and political culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644608
- ISBN
- 9780745644608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. * The book is a remarkable piece of modern history which tells the story - for the first time - of a speech that was written by Pope Pius XI in 1939 in which he was intending to speak out against Mussolini and the Fascists and condemn anti-Semitism. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644882
- ISBN
- 9780745644882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.52
€ 19.52
Hardback. This short book by one of France's leading historians deals with a big question: how was it that Christianity, that masterpiece of religious invention, managed, between 300 and 400 AD, to impose itself upon the whole of the Western world? In his erudite and inimitable way, Paul Veyne suggests three possible explanations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644981
- ISBN
- 9780745644981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. The conflicts between the three great monotheistic religions - Christianity, Judaism and Islam - are shaping our world more than ever before. This book examines the forms of conflict that arise between the three monotheisms by analyzing the basic possibilities stemming from anti-Paganism, anti-Judaism, anti-Islamism and anti-Christianism. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645063
- ISBN
- 9780745645063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. How can suffering and injustice be reconciled with the idea that God is good, that he loves humans and is merciful to them? Job's question runs through the history of the three monotheistic religions. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645261
- ISBN
- 9780745645261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. Religion posits one characteristic as an absolute: faith. Compared to faith, all other social distinctions and sources of conflict are insignificant. The New Testament says: We are all equal in the sight of God'. To be sure, this equality applies only to those who acknowledge God's existence. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646183
- ISBN
- 9780745646183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardback. In his recent writings on religion and secularization, Habermas has challenged reason to clarify its relation to religious experience and to engage religions in a constructive dialogue. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647203
- ISBN
- 9780745647203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Hardback. * This book weaves together an original argument about cosmopolitanism, and a plea for what the author calls 'rooted cosmopolitanism', with an historical argument about Jewish memory in relation to the Holocaust. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647951
- ISBN
- 9780745647951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.45
€ 72.45
Paperback. * This book weaves together an original argument about cosmopolitanism, and a plea for what the author calls 'rooted cosmopolitanism', with an historical argument about Jewish memory in relation to the Holocaust. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647968
- ISBN
- 9780745647968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652740
- ISBN
- 9780745652740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.45
€ 72.45