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Hardcover. In this important new book, the distinguished Egyptologist Jan Assmann provides a masterful overview of a crucial theme in the religious history of the West - that of 'religio duplex', or dual religion. He begins by returning to the theology of the Ancient Egyptians, who set out to present their culture as divided between the popular and the elite. Num Pages: 224 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745668420
ISBN
9780745668420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Hardback. Editor(s): Kiely, Declan. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 400 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441653
ISBN
9780801441653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Hardback. Masmoudi, Laith Kubba, Ladan Boroumand, Roya Boroumand. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Costopoulos, Philip J. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; HRK; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880797
ISBN
9780801880797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.13

paperback. Showcases the vibrant culture of an enduring Southeastern Native people. Num Pages: 213 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: HRKT; JFSL9; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292741
ISBN
9780803292741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 14 photographs, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295247
ISBN
9780803295247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. The texts and visual arts of ancient Egypt reveal a persistent and sophisticated engagement with problems of language, the body, and multiplicity. This innovative book shows how these issues were represented and how Egyptian approaches to them continue to influence the way we think about them today. Num Pages: 344 pages, 78 line diagrams 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; DSBB; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804731799
ISBN
9780804731799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Surveys the impact of religion as it evolved on the culture and civilization of ancient Egypt. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRAX; HRKP1; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780812210453
ISBN
9780812210453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Traces the history of the Jesuits' invention of Confucius and of themselves as native defenders of Confucius' teaching. This book demonstrates how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Western missionaries used translations of the ancient ru tradition to invent the historical figure who has since been globally celebrated as philosopher, and prophet. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320470
ISBN
9780822320470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

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

Paperback. Includes translated commentaries, dating from the sixth century, that show the persisting survival of Greek learning in an increasingly Christianised world. This work takes the form of a series of explanations and glosses of classical references in Gregory's original Sermons. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HRAX; HRCX4; HRKP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853239178
ISBN
9780853239178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Examines the ecological crisis and Confucianism from three perspectives: historical, describing Confucianism's views on nature, ethics and cosmology; dialogical, linking Confucianism to other traditions; and examination of engaged Confucianism, looking at its involvement in ecological issues. Editor(s): Tucker, Mary E.; Berthrong, John. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 422 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKN1; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945454168
ISBN
9780945454168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.92

Hardback. A Handbook to the Reception of Classical Mythology presents a collection of essays that explore a wide variety of aspects of Greek and Roman myths and their critical reception from antiquity to the present day. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP3; HRKP4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781444339604
ISBN
9781444339604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 223.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACBK; HRKP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477309957
ISBN
9781477309957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 156 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; ACBK; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 331. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477310595
ISBN
9781477310595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479851522
ISBN
9781479851522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Papers from a conference held March 13-16, 2008 at Harvard University. Editor(s): Olupona, Jacob K.; Abiodun, Rowland O. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253018908
ISBN
9780253018908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.74

Paperback. This book explores everyday life of the Greek gods, including what their bodies were made of and how they were nourished, the organization of their society, and the sort of life they led in Olympus and the human world. It also shows how citizens carried on everyday relations with the gods. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Series: Mestizo Spaces/Espaces Metisses. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 half-tone 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736145
ISBN
9780804736145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. Through most of its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call "religion." In this book, the author reveals how Japanese officials invented religion in Japan and traces the sweeping intellectual, legal, and cultural changes that followed. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HRAX; HRKN3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226412337
ISBN
9780226412337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.57
€ 77.93

Paperback. Series: Latin American Originals. Num Pages: 112 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1QDAK; HRKP; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271048802
ISBN
9780271048802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.00

Paperback. The Tuatha de Danaan in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HRKP2; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780997964
ISBN
9781780997964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

Hardback. An examination of an intriguing figure in the religious life of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Phrygian Mother Goddess, known to the Greeks and Romans as Cybele or Magna Mater, the Great Mother. The text presents and analyzes literary, historiographic and archaeological data. Num Pages: 400 pages, 76 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HDD; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210240
ISBN
9780520210240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.08
€ 64.31

Paperback. Offers a portrait of a frequently misunderstood religious movement - neo-paganism. This book explores larger issues in the United States regarding the postmodern self, utopian communities, cultural improvisation, and contemporary spirituality. Num Pages: 314 pages, 22 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKP; HRLK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220867
ISBN
9780520220867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Translator(s): Wieger, Leon; Bryce, Derek. Num Pages: 128 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRKN5; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578631230
ISBN
9781578631230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Putting the spotlight on the Chinese and South-East Asian welfare systems, this title provides an assessment of their character and development. It examines the underlying assumptions of these systems and how the processes of globalization are impacting on them. There is also a comparative analysis of Eastern and Western welfare states. Editor(s): Walker, Alan; Wong, Chack-kie. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRKN1; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345523
ISBN
9781861345523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

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