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Paperback. Drawing on primary documents, this work describes the historical origins of the Tantric movement in early medieval India. It shows how changes in medieval Indian society led to the rise of the esoteric tradition in India that became the model for Buddhist cultures in China, Tibet and Japan. Num Pages: 475 pages, 23 illus, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126199
- ISBN
- 9780231126199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. How did a society on the edge of collapse and dominated by wandering bands of armed men give way to a vibrant Buddhist culture, led by yogins and scholars? This work explores how the translation and spread of esoteric Buddhist texts shaped Tibetan society and led to its rise as the center of Buddhist culture throughout Asia, replacing India. Num Pages: 616 pages, 7 maps, 6 photos, 15 figures. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134712
- ISBN
- 9780231134712
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Represents the major aspects of the author's work and provides an overview of her methodology in women's studies in religion and feminism. This work demonstrates how feminist scholars in the 1970s shifted the paradigm away from an androcentric model of humanity and forever changed the way we study religion. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255869
- ISBN
- 9780520255869
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Adam and Eve were not the first man and woman on Earth, but they were certainly the first of a kind. When the Israelites made their exodus from Egypt, their spiritual leader was not Moses, but Miriam - a queen and high priestess of the pharaonic succession. This study of the original kings discloses these and other such contentious facts. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: HRCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 109 x 36. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553825091
- ISBN
- 9780553825091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. * An ideal introduction to the ideas and contribution of key theologians of the sixteenth--century Reformation. * Explores a wide range of ideas and theologians within just one volume. * The contributors to this volume are internationally established scholars in the fields of historical and systematic theology. . Series: The Great Theologians S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218395
- ISBN
- 9780631218395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158051
- ISBN
- 9780691158051
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Omega Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930872809
- ISBN
- 9780930872809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.08
€ 26.99
€ 19.08
Hardback. This comprehensive, introductory textbook is unique in exploring the emergence of the Hebrew Bible in the broader context of world history. It particularly focuses on the influence of pre-Roman empires, empowering students with a richer understanding of Old Testament historiography. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184687
- ISBN
- 9781405184687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.74
€ 111.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAM3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571746375
- ISBN
- 9781571746375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.04
€ 21.99
€ 21.04
Paperback. Eihei Dogen Zenji (1200-1253) is thought of as the founder of the Soto school of Zen. At times "The Shobogenzo" was profoundly difficult, and he worked on it his entire life, revising and expanding, and produced a book. "Dogen's Genjo Koan" is the first chapter in that book. This edition of Dogen's book contains three separate translations. Translator(s): Bokusan, Nishiari; Okamura, Shohaku; Suzuki, Shunryu; Weitsman, Sojun Mel. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582438276
- ISBN
- 9781582438276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.64
€ 20.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: HRCR1; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Lantern Books,US United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590561102
- ISBN
- 9781590561102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.52
€ 21.99
€ 21.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: G; HRHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 97 x 8. Weight in Grams: 52.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Tughra Books United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597842747
- ISBN
- 9781597842747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.16
€ 5.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, colour. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780060730659
- ISBN
- 9780060730659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.07
€ 34.99
€ 30.07
Hardcover. Methods for the Study of Religious Change aims to redefine the study of religion as the study of worldviews, of ideas which are active in shaping the world. It argues that the study of religion should focus on people's worldview-making capacities and should contribute to the critical analysis of global problems. Editor(s): Droogers, Andre; Harskamp, Anton Van. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781790427
- ISBN
- 9781781790427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32
€ 134.32
Hardcover. Textbook Gods offers perspectives on representations of religion and religions in textbooks. The contributions emerge from different contexts, ranging from European countries, to North America, Japan and Australia. Editor(s): Andreassen, Bengt-Ove; Lewis, Professor James R. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HRA; JNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781790540
- ISBN
- 9781781790540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
Paperback. A collection of previously published essays by Russell T. McCutcheon highlighting different identifying claims within the work of a number of leading scholars of religion is combined with new, substantive introductions, authored by other scholars, discussing the strategies of identification employed by the scholars whom McCutcheon analyzes. Editor(s): Miller, Monica. Series: Culture on the Edge: Studies in Identity Formation. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781790748
- ISBN
- 9781781790748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.58
€ 43.58
Paperback. Entanglements attempts to argue against those who claim that scholarship on the category religion is only of secondary interest, in that it fails to do primary research on real religions. The volume collects eighteen responses, written across twenty years, that each exemplify the inevitably situated, give-and-take nature of all academic debate. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781790779
- ISBN
- 9781781790779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Hardcover. The book is based on a local study of contemporary popular or new religiosity in the area of Dalarna, Sweden. Religious expression always reflects its time. One of the book's purposes is to explore how religion is perceived in our time and how Christianity has shaped our view of what belongs to the "religion" and what is seen as "superstition". Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791172
- ISBN
- 9781781791172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.97
€ 43.97
Hardcover. This volume explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the botanical environment - the sacred nature of trees and flora, the significance of plants as food and medicine, agriculture and the use of plants in ritual and myth. Editor(s): Ferrari, Dr. Fabrizio M.; Dahnhardt, Thomas. Num Pages: 326 pages, 48 figures. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRAC; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 73.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791196
- ISBN
- 9781781791196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.81
€ 45.81
Philosophy and the End of Sacrifice: Disengaging Ritual in Ancient Ind...
Professor Peter Jackson (Ed.)
Hardcover. A selected group of specialists in the fields of philosophy, history of religions, and indology examines philosophical modes of sacrificial speculation - especially in Ancient India and Greece - and considers the commonalities of their historical raison d'etre. Editor(s): Jackson, Professor Peter; Sjodin, Anna-Pya. Series: The Study of Religion in a Global Context. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRLF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 276 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791240
- ISBN
- 9781781791240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.60
€ 133.60