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Religion & beliefs

Paperback. Embarking on an ethnographic journey to the inner barrios of Havana among practitioners of Ifa, a prestigious Afro-Cuban tradition of divination, this book reevaluates Western ideas about truth in light of the practices and ideas of a wildly different, and highly respected, model. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 halftones, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRKT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226349213
ISBN
9780226349213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. A study to examine why circumcision holds such an important place in the Jewish psyche. The text traces the symbolism of circumcision through history, examining its evolution as a symbol of the covenant in the post-exilic period of the Bible and its meaning in the era of Mishnah and Talmud. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLF; JFSJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226347844
ISBN
9780226347844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. Employing a range of theories, the author draws on historical and comparative research in an attempt to discern the spirit and techniques behind the Mahabharata epic. He focuses on Yudhisthira's education, and shows how this figures relationships with others provides a thread through the stories. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226340548
ISBN
9780226340548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. An exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. The author draws on his own fieldwork and analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indian cult of the goddess Draupadi and five regional martial oral epics compare with one another and tie in with the Sanskrit epics. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 576 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBB; HRG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226340517
ISBN
9780226340517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.17
€ 70.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 556 pages, 53ill.6tabs.6M. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226340487
ISBN
9780226340487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 50.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 48ill.5M. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAX; HRKT; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226340463
ISBN
9780226340463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 50.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JNF; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226331300
ISBN
9780226331300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Was Jesus the founder of Christianity or a teacher of Judaism? When he argued the latter, Abraham Geiger ignited an intense debate in 19th-century Germany. In this study, Susannah Heschel traces the genesis of Geiger's argument and examines the reaction to it within Christian theology. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 332 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: HRCA; HRCM; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226329598
ISBN
9780226329598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Girolamo Savonarola (1452-98), the religious reformer, preacher, and Florentine civic leader, was burned at the stake as a false prophet by the order of Pope Alexander VI. This book explores the networks of Savonarola's female followers that proliferated in the two generations following his death. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRCX1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226329154
ISBN
9780226329154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAC; HRCM; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327341
ISBN
9780226327341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Examines the relationship between religion and society in late medieval Florence through the vehicle of the religious confraternity. This book also provides an account of the development of confraternities in relation to other communal and ecclesiastical institutions in Florence. Num Pages: 552 pages, 29 halftones, 7 line drawings, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; HRCR; HRCX8; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 37. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226326887
ISBN
9780226326887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 50.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRA; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226326368
ISBN
9780226326368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRA; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226323992
ISBN
9780226323992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 2PGP; DSBB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226323985
ISBN
9780226323985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226323015
ISBN
9780226323015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Reveals how the figural Jew can function as a critical mechanism that exposes the political dangers of mythic allegiance, whether couched in universalizing or particularizing terms. This title provides a consideration of Jewish identity, modern Jewish thought, and continental philosophy. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; HPCF; HRAM2; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315126
ISBN
9780226315126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Political theology is a distinctly modern problem, one that takes shape in some of the most important theoretical writings of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book assembles scholars to examine the role played by sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature and thought in modern conceptions of political theology. Editor(s): Hammill, Graham L.; Lupton, Julia Reinhard. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HPS; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226314983
ISBN
9780226314983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HRC; JFSL3; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226314914
ISBN
9780226314914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226311135
ISBN
9780226311135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRCM; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226311111
ISBN
9780226311111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

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