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Hardback. Scholars have come to realize that we can and need to speak of a twin birth of Christianity and Judaism, not a genealogy in which one is parent to the other. In this book, the author develops a revised understanding of the interactions between nascent Christianity and nascent Judaism in late antiquity. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736176
- ISBN
- 9780804736176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Paperback. This volume will aims to reassess of many common assumptions about the relationship between Christianity and modern China. It argues that despite the conflicts and tension Christianity has been putting down roots within Chinese society, and it is still in the process of doing so. Editor(s): Bays, Daniel. Num Pages: 508 pages, illustrations, half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 675.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736510
- ISBN
- 9780804736510
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 53.17
€ 53.29
€ 53.17
Hardback. This work examines stories about Jewish assimilation by four authors: Grigory Bogrov, a Russian Jew; Eliza Orzeszkowa, a Polish Catholic; and Nikolai Leskov and Anton Chekhov, both Eastern Orthodox Russians. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804738309
- ISBN
- 9780804738309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.63
€ 76.63
Paperback. God's Beauty Parlor opens the Bible to the contested body of critical commentary on sex and sexuality known as queer theory and to masculinity studies. The author pursues the themes of homoeroticism, masculinity, beauty, and violence through such texts as the Song of Songs, the Gospels, the Letter to the Romans, and the Book of Revelation. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 507.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743327
- ISBN
- 9780804743327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Paperback. First printed in the United States during the American Revolution, the Bible underwent many revisions, translations, and changes in format as different editors and publishers appropriated it to meet a wide range of changing ideological and economic demands. Num Pages: 276 pages, 45 half-tones 4 tables 3 graphs 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804743396
- ISBN
- 9780804743396
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. This book explores the possible relations between Western types of rationality and Buddhism. It also examines some cliches about Buddhism and questions the old antinomies of Western culture ("faith and reason," or "idealism and materialism"). Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804743488
- ISBN
- 9780804743488
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. This is the first book to explore comparatively how magic-usually portrayed as the antithesis of the modern-is also at home in modernity. Editor(s): Meyer, Birgit; Pels, Peter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744645
- ISBN
- 9780804744645
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Hardback. This is a poineering study of the 19th centruy Hasidic movement as shown through the life of one of its most controversial and influential leaders, Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin (1796-1850). The dramatic episodes of his life are echoed by the contradictory and highly critical opinions of his personal charachter and leadership. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; HBG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744683
- ISBN
- 9780804744683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.72
€ 102.72
Hardback. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 tables, 155 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; AFC; AGR; HBT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745338
- ISBN
- 9780804745338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.34
€ 86.34
Menstrual Purity: Rabbinic and Christian Reconstructions of Biblical G...
Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert
Paperback. This text offers a new perspective on rabbinic discussions of menstrual impurity, female physiology, and anatomy, and on the social and religious institutions those discussions engendered. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3D; HRCM; HRJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745536
- ISBN
- 9780804745536
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Offering an overview of Christian Democracy in Latin America, this book examines the Christian Democratic organizations of Chilie and Mexico, which are still major parties today. The concluding section analyzes the demise of formerly significant Christian Democratic parties. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 424 pages, 38 tables, 11 illustrations, 4 maps, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJH; 3JJP; HRC; JHBA; JPHV; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745987
- ISBN
- 9780804745987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.45
€ 42.99
€ 38.45
Paperback. This work takes a historical approach to examining Islam's role in globalization. It identifies complex historical and geopolitical trends in Islamic history, and constructs from these a clear assessment of contemporary Islam. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFFS; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 10. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748339
- ISBN
- 9780804748339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. This book explores the interweaving of several of Derrida's characteristic concerns with themes that Paul explores in Romans. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752688
- ISBN
- 9780804752688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754583
- ISBN
- 9780804754583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Hardback. Examines how shifting power dynamics between the state and Islamic forces during the 1990s have transformed both Islam and the Turkish state. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755009
- ISBN
- 9780804755009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. Examines how shifting power dynamics between the state and Islamic forces during the 1990s have transformed both Islam and the Turkish state. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755016
- ISBN
- 9780804755016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Law and the Sacred explores questions about the foundational role of the sacred in the constitution of law, both historically and theoretically. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Douglas, Lawrence; Umphrey, Martha. Series: Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HR; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755757
- ISBN
- 9780804755757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.26
€ 76.26
Paperback. This book is a collection of essays about the invention-and disappearance-of the 'Semites' and the lingering effects, both institutional and theologico-political, of this invention. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HR; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756952
- ISBN
- 9780804756952
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. This book explores the movement from a world of sacraments to the "sacramental," in which the impulses once met by sacred ritual are displaced onto wider cultural forms, a poetics that becomes the province of mystery. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758338
- ISBN
- 9780804758338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Hardback. This book explores a prominent medieval kabbalist's approach to prayer, meditative contemplation, and the transmission of mystical wisdom. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759137
- ISBN
- 9780804759137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.91
€ 81.91