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Religion & beliefs
Paperback. Nirmala S. Salgado offers a groundbreaking study of the politics of representation of Buddhist nuns. Challenging assumptions about writing on gender and Buddhism, Salgado raises important theoretical questions about the applicability of liberal feminist concepts and language to the practices of Buddhist nuns. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HREP; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199760015
- ISBN
- 9780199760015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.11
€ 71.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HRAX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199755677
- ISBN
- 9780199755677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Paperback. Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding "homie" gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ) - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HRAM; HRCC96; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199753901
- ISBN
- 9780199753901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.87
€ 57.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; 3JH; HRAX; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199747566
- ISBN
- 9780199747566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.93
€ 24.93
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199747252
- ISBN
- 9780199747252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Leading historian G.W. Bowersock provides a narrative account of a fascinating but overlooked chapter in pre-Islamic Arabian history - the holy war between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs in the sixth century AD. Series: Emblems of Antiquity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; HBJF1; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199739325
- ISBN
- 9780199739325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC99; HRK; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199739004
- ISBN
- 9780199739004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.79
€ 56.79
Tracing the interactions among evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons from the 1950s to the present day, We Gather Together recasts the story of the emergence of the Religious Right, showing that it was not a brilliant political strategy of compromise and coalition-building hatched on the eve of a history-altering election. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HRAM2; HRCC99; HRCJ; JPFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 37. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199738984
- ISBN
- 9780199738984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 49.06
€ 50.99
€ 49.06
Paperback. Jane Iwamura examines contemporary fascination with Eastern spirituality and provides a cultural history of the representation of Asian religions in American mass media. At the heart of her study is the Oriental Monk, a non-sexual, solitary, conventionalized icon who generously and purposefully shares his wisdom with the West. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HR; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199738618
- ISBN
- 9780199738618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.58
€ 57.58
Hardcover. Series: Woodrow Wilson Center Book. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HRAX; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199736133
- ISBN
- 9780199736133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.75
€ 109.75
Paperback. Analyzing the biblical material in light of recent archaeological discoveries about rural village life in ancient Palestine, Meyers depicts Israelite women as strong and significant actors within their families and society. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HDDH; HRCG; HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199734627
- ISBN
- 9780199734627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.35
€ 60.35
Paperback. This volume examines the relationship between religion and human rights in seven major religious traditions, as well as key legal concepts, contemporary issues, and relationships among religion, state, and society in the areas of human rights and religious freedom. Editor(s): Witte, John, Jr.; Green, M. Christian. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199733446
- ISBN
- 9780199733446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.23
€ 69.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 black and white halftones, 18 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199731695
- ISBN
- 9780199731695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.80
€ 61.80
Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199730803
- ISBN
- 9780199730803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.96
€ 61.96
This book considers ethical thinking in ancient Israel in the period from the 8th to the 2nd century BC. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HPQ; HRAM1; HRCF1; HRCG7; HRJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199660438
- ISBN
- 9780199660438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.87
€ 118.87
This book concerns a polyglot medical manuscript, Kitab al-Musta'ini, by Jewish physician, Ibn Baklarish for his Muslim patron, al-Musta'in bi-llah (reg. Saragossa 1085 - 1110). Tables give properties, uses, and names in other languages, of over 700 medicinal substances. Latin and Romance annotations attest to Christian readers. Editor(s): Burnett, Charles. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAF; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 326 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1734.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199543069
- ISBN
- 9780199543069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 246.50
€ 246.50
Paperback. While much has been written about race in early America, scholars have generally focused on the southern colonies in the 18th century. Here, Bailey turns his gaze northward and to an earlier period. Series: Religion in America. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBJK; HRA; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199377824
- ISBN
- 9780199377824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. This book tells the gripping story of New England's Natives' efforts to reshape their worlds between the 1670s and 1820 as they defended their land rights, welcomed educational opportunities for their children, joined local white churches during the First Great Awakening (1740s), and over time refashioned Christianity for their own purposes. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199376445
- ISBN
- 9780199376445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.34
€ 59.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 87. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199374380
- ISBN
- 9780199374380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
Hardback. The first complete English translation in over a century of the Rigveda, the oldest Sanskrit text. Its thousand hymns, are crucial to the understanding of the Indo-Iranian oral tradition from which they emerged and the rich flowering of Indian religious and literary expressions that followed it. Translator(s): Jamison, Research Associate and Visiting Lecturer Linguistics Program Stephanie W (Harvard University University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles); Brereton, Associate Professor of Asian Studies Joel P (University of Texas, Austin). Series: South Asia Research. Num Pages: 1728 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 267 x 153. Weight in Grams: 2564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199370184
- ISBN
- 9780199370184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 859.64
€ 859.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Idler, Ellen L. Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAM2; JMH; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199362219
- ISBN
- 9780199362219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.00
€ 100.00
Paperback. Aysha A. Hidayatullah offers the first comprehensive examination of contemporary feminist Qur'anic interpretation, exploring its dynamic challenges to Islamic tradition and contemporary Muslim views of the Qur'an. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRHS; HRLC1; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199359578
- ISBN
- 9780199359578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.82
€ 57.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 191 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199340576
- ISBN
- 9780199340576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Paperback. Written by established scholars as well as younger experts in their field, this updated and revised second edition of Controversial New Religions offers a scholarly, dispassionate look at the new religious groups that have generated the most attention in the media and general public. Editor(s): Lewis, Professor James R.; Petersen, Dr Jesper Aagaard. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRQA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199315314
- ISBN
- 9780199315314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.46
€ 80.46