Religion & beliefs
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Religion & beliefs
Paperback. A range of perspectives and data on pastoral abuse, investigating sexual and financial misconduct, and political and personal abuse of authority. Rather than focusing on individuals, it investigates whether the foundation for malfeasance is inherent in religious organizations themselves. Editor(s): Shupe, Anson D. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM; HRCX; HRLP; JFF; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814781470
- ISBN
- 9780814781470
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Paperback. Suitable both for scholars and for general readers, this is an analysis of doomsday cults and apocalyptic anxiety in American culture. Num Pages: 294 pages, 43 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM; JFC; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793480
- ISBN
- 9780814793480
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Taking a contemporary look at the religiosity of black women, this work explores what is behind black women's intense loyalty to the church. It illuminates the spiritual sustenance the church provides black women, uncovers their critical assessment of the church's ministry, and interprets the consequences of their limited collective activism. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794098
- ISBN
- 9780814794098
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Says that not only are Latinos a religious community, but their religious institutions inform daily life and politics in Latino communities to a considerable degree. This work shows that Latino religious institutions have played a significant role in the poor and urban communities where Latinos live. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLM; JFSL4; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794142
- ISBN
- 9780814794142
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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paperback. Examines how five religious traditions - Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam - understand miracles, considering how they express popular enthusiasm for wondrous tales, how they provoke official regulation because of their potential to disrupt authority, and how they are denied by critics within each tradition. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794166
- ISBN
- 9780814794166
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
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Hardcover. Combining Hinduism with Western concepts and values, a new hybrid form of religion has developed in the US over the past century. This title traces the history of various Hindu-inspired movements in America, and argues that together they constitute a discrete category of religious practice, a distinct and identifiable form of new religion. Series: New and Alternative Religions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRG; HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814794494
- ISBN
- 9780814794494
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Condition: New
€ 91.38
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Paperback. Traces the history of various Hindu-inspired movements in America, and argues that together they constitute a discrete category of religious practice, a distinct and identifiable form of new religion. This book offers an overview of the emergence of these movements through examining exchanges between Indian Hindus and American intellectuals. Series: New and Alternative Religions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG; HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794500
- ISBN
- 9780814794500
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Condition: New
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Hardcover. Explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation. This title compares Indian Americans and Korean Americans, two of the most significant ethnic groups in New York, and examines the different ways in which they preserve their ethnicity through their faith. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795859
- ISBN
- 9780814795859
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Condition: New
€ 92.06
€ 92.06
Paperback. Explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation. This title compares Indian Americans and Korean Americans, two of the most significant ethnic groups in New York, and examines the different ways in which they preserve their ethnicity through their faith. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814795866
- ISBN
- 9780814795866
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Hardcover. Employs the history of the rosary, and the concomitant devotion to the Virgin Mary with which it is associated, as a lens through which to better understand early modern Catholic history Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795910
- ISBN
- 9780814795910
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Condition: New
€ 97.15
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Paperback. A new exploration of how religions respond to science in our modern world. Series: New and Alternative Religions. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HRAM3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797211
- ISBN
- 9780814797211
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Condition: New
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Paperback. An exploration of Jewish identities, contesting conventional approaches. The contributors argue that Jewish identity should be conceptualized as an ongoing dynamic process of "becoming" in response to changing cultural and social conditions rather than as a stable defining body of traits. Editor(s): Silberstein, Laurence J. Series: New Perspectives on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 378 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797693
- ISBN
- 9780814797693
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Condition: New
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Paperback. First book to offer a comparison of the popular, or folk, forms of religion around the world Num Pages: 353 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798058
- ISBN
- 9780814798058
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Paperback. An ethnographic study of faith-based poverty relief programs in 30 congregations in the rural south. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFFA; JHMP; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799024
- ISBN
- 9780814799024
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
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Paperback. Documents cases of Pentecostal/charismatic-like spiritual events and encounters from all periods of Church history Editor(s): Burgess, Stanley M. Num Pages: 323 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC96. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799987
- ISBN
- 9780814799987
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816649181
- ISBN
- 9780816649181
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
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Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: HRQX9; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816650521
- ISBN
- 9780816650521
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
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Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 215 black & white illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMX; HBJK; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816689576
- ISBN
- 9780816689576
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
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Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; BK; HBJH; HRHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821422304
- ISBN
- 9780821422304
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Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Paperback. Religious organizations in many countries of the communist world have served as agents for the preservation, defense, and reinforcement of nationalist feelings, and in playing this role have frequently been a source of frustration to the Communist Party elites. This book deals with this topic. Series: Duke Press Policy Studies. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HRA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822308911
- ISBN
- 9780822308911
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91