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Paperback. Holy war ideas appear among Muslims during the earliest manifestations of the religion. This book locates the origin of Jihad and traces its evolution as an idea with the intellectual history of the concept of Jihad in Islam as well as how it has been misapplied by modern Islamic terrorists and suicide bombers. Num Pages: 620 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 783.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230507029
ISBN
9780230507029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.92

Hardcover. Animal suffering constitutes perhaps the greatest challenge to rational belief in the existence of God. Considerations that render human suffering theologically intelligible seem inapplicable to animal suffering. In this book, Dougherty defends radical possibilities for animal afterlife that allow a soul-making theodicy to apply to their case. Series Editor(s): Nagasawa, Yujin; Wielenberg, Erik J. Series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230368484
ISBN
9780230368484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.68

Hardcover. Iwuchukwu examines the perennial conflicts in different parts of northern Nigeria and why they are popularly called Muslim-Christian clashes. Specifically, he examines the immediate and remote factors that are responsible for the conflicts. Series: Christianities of the World. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341296
ISBN
9780230341296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.19

Hardback. The book proposes a critical theory of the role and place of religion in public health and argues for a programmatic reorientation of these two fields of practice and inquiry to more effectively align religious health assets - widely present in many contexts - and public health services and facilities. Num Pages: 239 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFFH2; JPA; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341272
ISBN
9780230341272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardcover. This book offers a comparison of lay and inquisitorial witchcraft prosecutions. In most of the early modern period, witchcraft jurisdiction in Italy rested with the Roman Inquisition, whereas in Denmark only the secular courts raised trials. Kallestrup explores the narratives of witchcraft as they were laid forward by people involved in the trials. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300712
ISBN
9780230300712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.68

Hardcover. Based on extensive analysis of surveys from recent decades, this book provides a detailed study of the attitudes of religious groups in Britain. It looks at continuity and change in relation to party support, ideology, abortion, homosexuality and gay rights, foreign policy, and public opinion towards religion in public life. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRA; JHBC; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230293892
ISBN
9780230293892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardcover. This is an exploration and analysis of Aquinas's contribution to the philosophy of religion. It examines Aquinas's contexts, his views on philosophy and theology, as well as faith and reason. His arguments for God's existence, responses to objections against God's existence and his characterization of the nature of God are examined. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285170
ISBN
9780230285170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Hardback. Amidst claims of threats to national identities in an era of increasing diversity, should we be worried about the upsurge in religious animosity in the United States, as well as Europe? This book explores how French society is divided along conflicts about religion, increasingly visible in public schools, and shows the effect that this has had. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; HRAM2; JFSR; JNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284203
ISBN
9780230284203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Hardcover. This book explores Israeli Religious Zionism and US Christian Zionism by focusing on the Messianic and Millenarian drives at the basis of their political mobilization towards a 'Jewish colonization' of the occupied territories. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRC; HRJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230280410
ISBN
9780230280410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Hardback. This book challenges some of the most basic assumptions underpinning the growing interest in religion, including: that religion is increasing and secularisation is decreasing and that religion is the main component of identity for all minority ethnic people. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFSL1; JFSR; JPV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230247635
ISBN
9780230247635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Hardcover. By theorising the idea of 'formative tensions' between cultural Modernism and Christianity, and by in-depth case studies of James Joyce, David Jones, T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, W. H. Auden, Samuel Beckett, the book argues that no coherent account of Modernism can ignore the continuing impact of Christianity. Series: Modernism and.. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230241763
ISBN
9780230241763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Hardback. Social thinkers in all fields are faced with one unavoidable question: What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? This ambitious and groundbreaking book provides the first synthesis of historical, philosophical and sociological insights needed to address this question in a thoughtful and creative manner. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JFMG; JHB; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230233423
ISBN
9780230233423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.53

Paperback. Philosophy of Religion provides an engaging analysis of the current state of play in philosophy of religion, focusing on several central issues in the field. It is inclusive in its approach and designed for students, but it will also be useful to scholars and others seeking such an evaluation and interpretation of this field. Series: Palgrave Philosophy Today. Num Pages: 166 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232914
ISBN
9780230232914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.46

Hardback. Philosophy of Religion provides an engaging analysis of the current state of play in philosophy of religion, focusing on several central issues in the field. It is inclusive in its approach and designed for students, but it will also be useful to scholars and others seeking such an evaluation and interpretation of this field. Series: Palgrave Philosophy Today. Num Pages: 166 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232907
ISBN
9780230232907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Hardback. The first expansive study of how when the Popish Plot of 1678 came to light, fears of an Irish Catholic rebellion amongst Ireland's uneasy Protestant elite, who dominated over the Catholic majority population, were manipulated in England in an attempt to block the Catholic Duke of York from succeeding to the throne. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230203655
ISBN
9780230203655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Hardback. The authors provide a systematic analysis of looking beyond the abuses of human rights in the Middle East with a view toward problematizing traditional doctrinal thinking and concepts in the region, ascertaining comparative and historical roots of human rights abuses in the Middle East. Editor(s): Monshipouri, Mahmood. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120617
ISBN
9780230120617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.70
€ 47.36

hardcover. Against a background of weak and contested national identity and capricious interaction between religious affiliation and confessional politics, this book illustrates in detailed analysis this "comprehensive" project of Islamism according to its ideological and practical evolutionary change. Series: The Middle East in Focus. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HRAM2; HRH; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116542
ISBN
9780230116542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Hardcover. A literary reading informed by the recent temporal turn in Queer Theory, this book analyzes medieval Biblical drama for themes representing modes of power such as the body, politics, and law. Revitalizing the discussions on medieval drama, Sturges asserts that these dramas were often intended not to teach morality but to resist Christian authority. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230115781
ISBN
9780230115781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230113633
ISBN
9780230113633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

hardcover. This book examines how the process of nation-building in Egypt helped transform Egypt from an Ottoman province to an Arabic speaking national community. Through the life and works of 'A'isha Taymur, Hatem gives insight into how literature and changing gender roles contributed to the definition and/or development of a sense of community. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 3JH; DSK; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230113503
ISBN
9780230113503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Hardback. Offers the first-ever historical descriptions of the foundation of the "Museo Profano" inside the Vatican in 1761. Using the palace records from the Vatican's Secret Archives, Ruprecht demonstrates that the Vatican museum was the brainchild of J.J. Winckelmann, the so-called father of Art History. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSV; ACQ; AGC; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110694
ISBN
9780230110694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2007 by Palgrave Macmillan. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; HRH; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110472
ISBN
9780230110472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Hardback. This book combines fine-grained ethnography with conceptual and analytical work to examine Islamic discourses and practices and their articulation within mass media. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HRH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230109827
ISBN
9780230109827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Hardback. The authors select sermons by Martin Luther King Jr. and Jeremiah Wright to as a framework to examine the meaning of God in America as part of the formational religio-political narrative of the country. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230109568
ISBN
9780230109568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

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