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Hardcover. Examining the connection between the concept of authority and the transformation of the Ismaili imamate, Authority without Territory is the first study of the imamate in contemporary times with a particular focus on Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary leader of Shi'a Imami Ismaili Muslims. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 diagrames. BIC Classification: HRHP; JFC; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137428790
- ISBN
- 9781137428790
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Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. Servant Leader Human Resource Management provides a comprehensive conceptual framework based on a dignity enhancing stewardship model that integrates and balances mission achievement with motive, means and ends integrity from both a line manager and human resource department perspective. Num Pages: 276 pages, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRCV; KJMB; KJMD; KJMV2; KJWB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137428363
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- 9781137428363
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€ 138.66
€ 138.66
Hardcover. This book engages a complex subject that mainline theologies avoid, Indigenous Australia. The heritages, wisdoms and dreams of Indigenous Australians are tormented by the discriminating mindsets and colonialist practices of non-Indigenous peoples. This book gives special attention to the torments due to the arrival and development of the church. Editor(s): Havea, Jione. Series: Postcolonialism and Religions. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137426666
- ISBN
- 9781137426666
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Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. A Theory of the Absolute develops a worldview that is opposed to the dominant paradigm of physicalism and atheism. It provides powerful arguments for the existence of the soul and the existence of the Absolute. It shows that faith is not in contradiction to reason. Editor(s): Nagasawa, Yujin; Wielenberg, Erik J. Series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137412812
- ISBN
- 9781137412812
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Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. This volume assesses contemporary church responses to multicultural diversity and resisted categories of social difference, with a central focus on whether or how racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, and gender differences are validated by churches (and especially black churches) torn between competing inclusive and exclusive tendencies. Editor(s): Smith, R. Drew; Ackah, William; Reddie, Anthony G. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 303 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137411655
- ISBN
- 9781137411655
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Spirit possession involves the displacement of a human's conscious self by a powerful other who temporarily occupies the human's body. Here, Seligman shows that spirit possession represents a site for understanding fundamental aspects of human experience, especially those involved with interactions among meaning, embodiment, and subjectivity. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRKT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409591
- ISBN
- 9781137409591
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Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. The events of 9/11 prompted questions as to the origins, nature and purpose of international jihadist organisations. In particular, why had they chosen to target the US and the West in general? Turner's book provides a unique, holistic insight into these debates, taking into account historical perceptions and ideology as key factors. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR2; JPFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137409560
- ISBN
- 9781137409560
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. The book examines selected faith-based organisations (FBOs) and their attempts to seek to influence debate and decision-making at the United Nations (UN). Increasing attention on FBOs in this context has followed what is widely understood as a widespread, post-Cold War "religious resurgence." Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAM2; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137409157
- ISBN
- 9781137409157
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Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. This book covers arguments made by various sides of the political-religious divide from the past 30 years, showing what the actual differences are between these groups. By stressing the typically ignored similarities, the book better informs partisans and the public to move debate forward. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JPFK; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409140
- ISBN
- 9781137409140
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Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardcover. The commonly held view that Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion is fideistic loses plausibility when contrasted with recent scholarship on Wittgenstein's corpus and biography. This book reevaluates the place of Wittgenstein in the philosophy of religion and charts a path forward for the subfield by advancing three themes. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137407894
- ISBN
- 9781137407894
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. With a religious re-emergence in international relations, this book provides an introduction to the role religions play within the global political arena. Culled from theoretical, practical, and real-world experiences, Ferrara explains the role religion now plays in global affairs on diplomatic and political levels. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 139 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAM2; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407191
- ISBN
- 9781137407191
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Condition: New
€ 126.92
€ 126.92
Hardcover. In the early 1900s the Catholic Church appealed, for the first time in its history, directly to women to reassert its religious, political and social relevance in Italian society. This book examines how the highly successful conservative Catholic women's movements that followed, and how they mobilized women against secular feminism. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137406330
- ISBN
- 9781137406330
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Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. A discourse on the historical emergence of African American Churches as dynamic cultural presences which occurred in the aftermath of the Civil War, and specifically in the wake of General Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 65 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405173
- ISBN
- 9781137405173
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Condition: New
€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Hardcover. India and the Occult explores the reception of Indian spirituality among Western occultists through case studies. Rather than focusing on the activities of Theosophical Society, India and the Occult looks at the 'hard-core' occultism, in particular the British 20th century currents associated with Aleister Crowley, Dion Fortune, Kenneth Grant, etc. Series: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404985
- ISBN
- 9781137404985
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Condition: New
€ 160.46
€ 160.46
Hardcover. This anthology hopes to contribute, in particular, to the analysis of the mutually constitutive interaction of the use of cyberspace and Asian cultures, with particular attention to ethical, feminist, and religious perspectives especially within Catholic Christianity. Editor(s): Brazal, Agnes M.; Abraham, Kochurani. Series: Content and Context in Theological Ethics. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAM1; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401649
- ISBN
- 9781137401649
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Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Analyzing the renowned Saint Birgitta of Sweden from the perspectives of power, authority, and gender, this probing study investigates how Birgitta went about establishing her influence during the first ten years of her career as a living saint, in 1340-1349. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3H; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398925
- ISBN
- 9781137398925
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Transnational Turkish Islam provides an overview of Turkish organized Islam in seven European countries. It shows how Turkish Islamic organizations have developed from typical migrant associations in the 1970s and 1980s into present-day European Islamic associations with their own cultural and religious specificities and agendas. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW3; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394217
- ISBN
- 9781137394217
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. In this unique collection, theologians born and formed during the Cold War offer their insights and perspectives on theological relationships with such musical artists and groups as Joy Division, U2, Nick Cave, and John Coltrane. These essays demonstrate that one's personal music preferences can inform and influence professional interests. Editor(s): Grimshaw, Michael. Series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies. Num Pages: 229 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AVGP; HRAC; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394132
- ISBN
- 9781137394132
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. This book uses ethnography as theological practice, yielding a theology constructed at the intersection of church, academy and everyday life. Drawing on the author's research in her Baptist church, the resulting 'ethnographic theology' produces creative theological insights, while also proposing fresh alternatives for Christian thought and action. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCM; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390431
- ISBN
- 9781137390431
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Condition: New
€ 160.46
€ 160.46
Hardcover. Finnish Women Making Religion puts forth the complex intersections that Lutheranism, the most important religious tradition in Finland, has had with other religions as well as with the larger society and politics also internationally. Editor(s): Utriainen, Terhi; Salmesvuori, Paivi. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAF; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388681
- ISBN
- 9781137388681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95