Religion & beliefs

Religious Trends in English Poetry

Hoxie Neale Fairchild

Hardback. Num Pages: 535 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.

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Publication date: 1968
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 535
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SKU: V9780231088268
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A Social and Religious History of the Jews: Ancient Times to the Begin...

Salo Wittmayer Baron

Hardback. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.

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Publication date: 1952
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 436
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Edition: Volume 2
SKU: V9780231088398
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A Social and Religious History of the Jews: Late Middle Ages and Era o...

Salo Wittmayer Baron

Hardback. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 817.

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Publication date: 1976
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 460
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Edition: 2nd ed.
SKU: V9780231088534
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Like Bread on the Seder Plate: Jewish Lesbians and the Transformation ...

Rebecca Alpert

Paperback. One of the first women to be ordained as a rabbi explores how lesbians can shape Jewish tradition to resonate with their own experience. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLB; JFSJ1; JFSK1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.

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Publication date: 1998
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 224
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SKU: V9780231096614
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Spirited Women: Gender, Religion, and Cultural Identity in the Nepal H...

Joanne Watkins

Paperback. This is the study of a small group of Tibetan Buddhists called the Nyishangba who have maintained an egalitarian culture, where women own land and have equal rights, including in social and religious institutions, and where the usual subordination of women does not appear to occur. Num Pages: 408 pages, 28 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; 1FPCT; HRE; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.

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Publication date: 1996
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 408
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SKU: V9780231102155
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Protestantism in America

Randall Balmer

Hardback. In this addition to the Columbia Contemporary American Religion series, an authority on the subject focuses on America's most mainstream religion. The text describes Protestantism's history, constituent subgroups and their activities, and explores its dielectic with American culture. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCC2; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.

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Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 256
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Edition: Annotated
SKU: V9780231111300
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The Weaving of Mantra: Kukai and the Construction of Esoteric Buddhist...

Ryuichi Abé

Paperback. Examines the Buddhist priest Kukai's influence on Japanese culture. This book contends that the importance of Kukai's transmission of esoteric Buddhism to Japan lay in his creation of a general theory of language grounded in the ritual speech of mantra. It explores the rhetorical strategies Kukai employed in his works. Num Pages: 620 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAX; HRE; HRLP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.

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Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 620
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Edition: Revised ed.
SKU: V9780231112871
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Religion and State: The Muslim Approach to Politics

L. Carl. Brown

Hardback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.

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Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 256
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SKU: V9780231120388
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Religion and State: The Muslim Approach to Politics

L. Carl. Brown

Paperback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 256
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SKU: V9780231120395
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Imperial Lives and Letters of the Eleventh Century

Roger Hargreaves

Paperback. Although numerous texts are available in translation that illustrate the papal side of the Investiture Controversy, few accounts exist that convey the position of secular leaders. Imperial Lives and Letters fills this gap, offering the full text of "The Deeds of Conrad II" (1024--1139) by Wipo, "Life of Emperor the Henry IV" (1056--1106) and the Letters of Henry IV. Translator(s): Mommsen, Theodor E.; Morrison, Karl F. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; BJ; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.

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Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 224
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SKU: V9780231121217
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Milton and the Rabbis: Hebraism, Hellenism, and Christianity

Jeffrey Shoulson

paperback. Taking as its starting point the long-standing characterization of Milton as a "Hebraic" writer, this book probes the limits of the relationship between Milton and his Jewish antecedents. It shows how Milton's text can inform a more nuanced reading of midrash just as midrash can offer new insights into "Paradise Lost". Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; DSC; HRAX; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.

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Publication date: 2001
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 384
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SKU: V9780231123297
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The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals and the Progres...

Thomas Woods Jr.

Hardback. Focusing on the Catholic intellectual critique of modernity during the period immediately before and after the turn of the twentieth century, this book examines how the Catholic Church attempted to retain its identity in an age of pluralism. It shows a Church fundamentally united on major issues. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.

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Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 304
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SKU: V9780231131865
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After the Death of God

John D. Caputo

Hardback. Explores the changes, distortions, and reforms that are a part of our postmodern faith and the forces shaping the religious imagination. Editor(s): Robbins, Jeffrey W. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.

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Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 216
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SKU: V9780231141246
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The Politics of Postsecular Religion: Mourning Secular Futures

Ananda Abeysekara

Hardback. Contends that democracy - along with its secular norms - is founded on the idea of a promise deferred to the future. This title presents examples of religion in public life and calls into question the projects of refashioning the aporetic premises of liberalism and secularism. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.

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Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 324
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SKU: V9780231142908
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Acute Melancholia and Other Essays: Mysticism, History, and the Study ...

Amy Hollywood

Hardback. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 416 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 678.

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Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 416
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Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780231156431
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Reaching for the Moon: On Asian Religious Paths

Kenneth Morgan

Paperback. Originally published: Chambersburg, Pa.: Anima, c1990. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRE; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.

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Publication date: 2022
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 207
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SKU: V9780231157896
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Religion, Food, and Eating in North America

Benjamin E. Zeller

Hardback. Papers presented over four years at the Religion, Food, and Eating Seminar at the American Academy of Religion. Editor(s): Zeller, Benjamin E.; Dallam, Marie W.; Neilson, Reid L.; Rubel, Nora L. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 11. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLM; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 376
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SKU: V9780231160308
ISBN: 9780231160308

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Readings of the Vessantara Jataka

Steven (Ed) Collins

Hardback. Editor(s): Collins, Steven. Series: Columbia Readings of Buddhist Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HRES. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.

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Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 232
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SKU: V9780231160384
ISBN: 9780231160384

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Religion and Ecology: Developing a Planetary Ethic

Whitney A. Bauman

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRAM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.

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Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 256
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SKU: V9780231163422
ISBN: 9780231163422

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