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New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Anci...
. Ed(S): Tiesler, Vera; Cucina, Andrea
Paperback. This lavishly-illustrated book brings together archaeologists as well as anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, art historians and bioarchaeologists for a wider exploration into Mayan sacrifice and related posthumous body manipulation. Editor(s): Tiesler, Vera; Cucina, Andrea. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3F; HBJK; HBLA; HD; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387095240
- ISBN
- 9780387095240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.86
€ 197.86
Paperback. This study of various female deities of Graeco-Roman antiquity is the first to provide evidence that primary goddesses were conceived of as virgin mothers in the earliest layers of their cults. By taking feminist analysis of divinities further, this book provides a fresh angle on our understanding of these deities. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293428
- ISBN
- 9781137293428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.68
€ 38.68
Hardcover. A comparative investigation of Emerson's Transcendental thought and Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism, this book shows how both thinkers traced the human morality to the same source in the ultimately moral nature of the universe and developed theories of the interrelation of universal law and the human mind. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332929
- ISBN
- 9781137332929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardcover. This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. It shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRKP; HRQX2; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380876
- ISBN
- 9781137380876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.52
€ 116.52
Hardcover. The Ethical Foundations of Early Daoism: Zhuangzi's Unique Moral Vision argues that we can read early Daoist texts as works of moral philosophy that speak to perennial concerns about the well-lived life in the context of the Way. Lee argues that we can interpret early Daoism as an ethics of attunement. Series: Content and Context in Theological Ethics. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRAB; HRAX; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387028
- ISBN
- 9781137387028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409591
- ISBN
- 9781137409591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Hardcover. This is the first book-length study of early modern English approaches to Medea, the classical witch and infanticide who exercised a powerful sway over literary and cultural imagination in the period 1558-1688. It encompasses poetry, prose and drama, and translation, tragedy, comedy and political writing. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466341
- ISBN
- 9781137466341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This project is an attempt to bring together the many fragments of history concerning the Yoruba religious community and their rise to prominence in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, from the mid-nineteenth to the late-twentieth centuries. Series: Afro-Latin@ Diasporas. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRKT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485380
- ISBN
- 9781137485380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardback. While there are five important festschriften on Toyin Falola and his work, this book fulfills the need for a single-authored volume that can be useful as a textbook. I develop clearly articulated rubrics and overarching concepts as the foundational basis for analyzing Falola's work. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HBA; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137495167
- ISBN
- 9781137495167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Hardcover. Few women's voices have survived from the antiquity period, but evidence shows that, especially in the area of religion, women were influential in Greek culture. Drawing on Socrates' Symposium, Nye advances this notion by not only exploring the original religious meaning of Diotima's teaching but also how that meaning has been lost throughout time. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP3; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137516015
- ISBN
- 9781137516015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.73
€ 138.73
Paperback. This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the century-old intertwining of zar, spirit possession, with past lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social and cultural contexts, zar has continued to be shaped by the experience of slavery. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 314 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HRK; HRQM2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137534798
- ISBN
- 9781137534798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardback. Recently discovered ancient silk and bamboo manuscripts have reformulated our understanding of ancient Chinese thought. They show that ancient Chinese philosophy was and is much richer and more complex than we ever imagined, and they chart the path from belief in powerful spirits and gods to the discovery of universal laws and order. Translator(s): Tadd, Misha. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBD; HPDF; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137546968
- ISBN
- 9781137546968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.55
€ 116.55
Hardback. Editor(s): Rountree, Kathryn. Series: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities. Num Pages: 276 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRKP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137570406
- ISBN
- 9781137570406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.65
€ 227.65
Hardcover. This collection of essays by major scholars analyze the religious diversity in Chinese religion, bringing together topics from traditional and contemporary contexts and Chinese religions' encounters with Western religion. Editor(s): Schmidt-Leukel, Perry; Gentz, Joachim. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRAX; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333193
- ISBN
- 9781137333193
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Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Hardcover. Editor(s): Barry, Jonathan; Davies, Owen. Series: Palgrave Advances. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBA; HRK; VXW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403911759
- ISBN
- 9781403911759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.89
€ 160.89
Hardcover. Series: Space and Society. Num Pages: 181 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HRKP4; PGZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319072654
- ISBN
- 9783319072654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardback. Socio-biological Implications in Confucianism Series: China Academic Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HPS; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662445747
- ISBN
- 9783662445747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. Editor(s): Alitto, Guy S. Series: China Academic Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3B; HPDF; HPQ; HPS; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662477496
- ISBN
- 9783662477496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardcover. Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian Philosophy Editor(s): Huang, Chun-Chieh; Tucker, John Allen. Series: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HPDF; HRAB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048129201
- ISBN
- 9789048129201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.04
€ 130.04
Hardback. This is the first comprehensive introduction to the philosophical thinking of representative Neo-Confucian thinkers from the eleventh to eighteenth centuries. Draws methodological approaches from comparative philosophy and Chinese intellectual traditions. Editor(s): Makeham, John. Series: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy. Num Pages: 532 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048129294
- ISBN
- 9789048129294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 393.65
€ 393.65