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Paperback. Provides an ethnographic rendering of religious rituals and ascetic practices at the Akakura Mountain Shrine in northern Japan. This book explains that spiritual practice at the Akakura shrine is motivated by the efforts of women and men to comprehend and manage contradictory obligations and desires related to personal health, family, and work. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 b&w photos, 5 figures. BIC Classification: HRKN3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330622
- ISBN
- 9780822330622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. In his new book, the author likens True Self to a diamond, buried deep within us, formed under the intense pressure of our lives and needing to be searched for, uncovered, and separated from all the debris of ego that surrounds it. In a sense True Self must, like Jesus, be resurrected, and that process involves not resuscitation but transformation. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281070176
- ISBN
- 9780281070176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Presents salient patterns in American immigrants' religious lives, past and present Editor(s): Alba, Richard D.; Raboteau, Albert J.; DeWind, Josh. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814705056
- ISBN
- 9780814705056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. What it means to be truly empowered by God. Num Pages: 272 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857216373
- ISBN
- 9780857216373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Translator(s): Despalatovic, Marijan. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCF; HRAB; PDA; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468405446
- ISBN
- 9781468405446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.43
€ 116.43
Hardcover. Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (767-820) was one of Islam's foundational legal thinkers. Shafi'i considered law vital to social and cosmic order: the key obligation of each Muslim was to obey God. This study sketches his life in his intellectual and social context. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851684380
- ISBN
- 9781851684380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.02
€ 33.99
€ 33.02
Paperback. Charts the theological defense of icons during the Iconoclastic controversies of the eighth and ninth centuries, whose high point came in AD 787, when the Second Council of Nicaea restored the cult of images in the church. This title demonstrates how the dogmas of the Trinity and the Incarnation eventually provided the basic rationale for images. Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AFWH; AGR; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 255 x 12. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141251
- ISBN
- 9780691141251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.70
€ 53.47
€ 42.70
Paperback. What does it mean when we speak of human dignity? What challenges Editor(s): Howard, Professor Thomas Albert (Gordon College Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts Gordon College, Massachusetts). Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813221434
- ISBN
- 9780813221434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.65
€ 26.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sapientia Press
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932589405
- ISBN
- 9781932589405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 page colour insert. BIC Classification: HRKP1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604. An Ancient Egyptian Manual of Consciousness. 304 pages, 10 page colour insert. Revealing the initiatory secrets of the Osirian Mystery school, Ellis provides the essential teachings and shamanic tools needed to return to Zep Tepi--the creative source--as we face the transitional time of radical change currently at hand. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRKP1; VXA. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431404
- ISBN
- 9781591431404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.57
€ 26.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Alban Institute, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 101
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566994330
- ISBN
- 9781566994330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.08
€ 40.08
Hardback. In 911, the French king ceded land along the river Seine to Rollo the Viking, on condition that he convert to Christianity. This work advances our understanding of early Normandy and the Vikings' transformation from pagan raiders to Christian princes. It also sheds light on the intersection of religious tradition, identity, and power. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map, 1 genealogical chart. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024434
- ISBN
- 9780674024434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.95€ 107.68
€ 119.95
€ 107.68
Paperback. Series: Cultural Liturgies. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801035784
- ISBN
- 9780801035784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Electronic book text. Investigating the core questions about Arab identity and history, this book tackles the time-honoured stereotypes that depict Arabs as ancient Arabian Bedouin, and reveals the stories to be a myth: tales told by Muslims to recreate the past to explain the meaning of Islam and its origins. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474426435
- ISBN
- 9781474426435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 black & white halftones, 3 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBLC1; HRCC2; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453779
- ISBN
- 9780801453779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763606
- ISBN
- 9780226763606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.01
€ 37.99
€ 30.01
Rich in cultural and literary analysis, Anderson's argument will be of interest to students and scholars of the eighteenth century, religious studies, theater, and the history of gender. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; DSBF; HRCC95. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404806
- ISBN
- 9781421404806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Paperback. Imagining Hinduism is an indispensable guide to an immensely significant new understanding of the Hindu faith - that it exists largely as a construct of the Western imagination. Num Pages: 192 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415257442
- ISBN
- 9780415257442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. A collection of meditative short stories, inspired by the Bible and the cycle of the Christian year. There are stories on themes such as Creation and the Fall, the search for God in the wilderness, Christmas, Easter, Pentecost and Ascension. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281050406
- ISBN
- 9780281050406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Alban Institute, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566993739
- ISBN
- 9781566993739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.87
€ 40.87
Hardcover. A fascinating demonstration of how U.S. representations of veils, harems, and belly dancers have operated as nostalgic and exotic symbols to help rationalize dominant U.S. narratives about power and progress. Num Pages: 249 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604728
- ISBN
- 9780230604728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.79
€ 116.79
Paperback. A fascinating demonstration of how U.S. representations of veils, harems, and belly dancers have operated as nostalgic and exotic symbols to help rationalize dominant U.S. narratives about power and progress. Num Pages: 249 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; HRH; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349372577
- ISBN
- 9781349372577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Hardcover. This book offers a new methodology for examining the ethico-political dimensions of religion and film which foregrounds film's social power both to shape subjectivity and to image contemporary social contradictions and analyses three specific films: Kurosawa's Dersu Uzala; Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry; and the Coens' The Man Who Wasn't There. Series: New Approaches to Religion and Power. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339866
- ISBN
- 9780230339866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
paperback. This book offers a new methodology for examining the ethico-political dimensions of religion and film which foregrounds film's social power both to shape subjectivity and to image contemporary social contradictions and analyses three specific films: Kurosawa's Dersu Uzala; Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry; and the Coens' The Man Who Wasn't There . Series: New Approaches to Religion and Power. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HRAB; HRAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349342402
- ISBN
- 9781349342402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95