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Religion: general

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304704248
ISBN
9780304704248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.38

Paperback. This book applies the methods and techniques of anthropology to analyze the role of Islam in the social lives of Muslims. Tracks and assesses key developments of the last three decades, and discusses the place of Islam in the anthropology of world religions. Editor(s): Marsden, Magnus; Retsikas, Konstantinos. Series: Muslims in Global Societies Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HRA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 427.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400795976
ISBN
9789400795976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

Hardback. Religion and liberty are often thought to be mutual enemies. This title argues that political emancipation and the defense of political liberty have always required the self-sacrifice of people with religious sentiments and a religious devotion to liberty. It shows that when this has been corrupted or suffocated, Italians have lost their liberty. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HRAM2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142357
ISBN
9780691142357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. The Ascendancy of Theravada Buddhism is a comprehensive study of the advent of Buddhism in Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand during the first millennium CE. Num Pages: 336 pages, notes, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FM; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511947
ISBN
9789749511947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.30

Hardback. Editor(s): Weidemann, Hans-Ulrich. Series: Novum Testamentum Et Orbis Antiquus/Studien Zur Umwelt Des Neuen Testaments. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCG; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525593585
ISBN
9783525593585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.43
€ 111.78

Hardcover. Series: Cultural, Historical and Textual Studies of South Asian Religions. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2+ figures. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662. Studies in Ideologies and Institutions. Series: Cultural, Historical and Textual Studies of Religions. 330 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRG. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 26. Weight: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anthem Press
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857284327
ISBN
9780857284327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.08

Paperback. This work attempts to see the satis - the Hindu custom of women sacrificing themselves on the funeral pyres of their husbands - through Hindu eyes, providing an experiential and psychoanalytic account of ritual self-sacrifice and self-mutilation in South Asia. Translator(s): Mehlman, Jeffrey; White, David Gordon. Num Pages: 328 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRAX; HRG; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226885698
ISBN
9780226885698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Hardback. Asia, Modernity, and the Pursuit of the Sacred examines a large number of Europeans who, disillusioned with western culture and religion after World War I, and anticipating the spiritual seekers of the counterculture, turned to the religious traditions of Asia for inspiration. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 291 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137567949
ISBN
9781137567949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Hardback. British Columbia is Canada's most ethnically diverse province. This book offers portraits of local religious groups, including Hindus and Sikhs from South Asia; Buddhist organizations from Southeast Asia; and, Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese religions from East and Central Asia. It examines Asian religions in British Columbia. Editor(s): DeVries, Larry; Baker, Don; Overmyer, Dan. Series: Asian Religions and Society. Num Pages: 332 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HRAC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774816625
ISBN
9780774816625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.94

Paperback. This lively introduction offers a complete overview of the main Asian religions, their traditions and contemporary relevance, and how they are lived and practiced today. It provides readers with an all-embracing introduction to Asian religions, covering each of the main traditions in a style that is lively and distinctive. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118471968
ISBN
9781118471968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.13

hardcover. This lively introduction offers a complete overview of the main Asian religions, their traditions and contemporary relevance, and how they are lived and practiced today. It provides readers with an all-embracing introduction to Asian religions, covering each of the main traditions in a style that is lively and distinctive. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118471975
ISBN
9781118471975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.66

hardcover. Taking up the question of otherness that so fascinates contemporary continental philosophy, this book asks what it means for something or someone to be other than the self. It uses the philosophies of Emmanuel Levinas and Gabriel Marcel to provide the point of embarkation for understanding the two positions on this question. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 29. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823226849
ISBN
9780823226849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.30

Hardback. This book explores the societal, anthropological, and religious dimensions of astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth, including extraterrestrial intelligence. It examines how the discovery of extraterrestrial life would impact human society. Editor(s): Vakoch, Douglas A. Series: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JMH; PDX; PSA; VXQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642359828
ISBN
9783642359828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.59

Paperback. This book explores the societal, anthropological, and religious dimensions of astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth, including extraterrestrial intelligence. It examines how the discovery of extraterrestrial life would impact human society. Editor(s): Vakoch, Douglas A. Series: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JMH; PDX; PSA; VXQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642435409
ISBN
9783642435409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 205.82

Paperback. Outlines how, by observing the celestial bodies, people have engaged with the divine, managed the future, and attempted to understand events here on earth Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; VXFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717141
ISBN
9780814717141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. Outlines how, by observing the celestial bodies, people have engaged with the divine, managed the future, and attempted to understand events here on earth Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; VXFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717134
ISBN
9780814717134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

This study explores the integral role of astrological concepts and imagery in preparing the ground for the Reformation, and in shaping the distinctive characteristics of German Christian culture through the early seventeenth century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; HRAX; PDX; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199736058
ISBN
9780199736058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.04

Paperback. Series: New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys Eup. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748649099
ISBN
9780748649099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. A collection of autobiographical and teaching stories from peace activist and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. It includes stories that span his life from his childhood and the traditions of rural Vietnam to his years as a teenage novice, as a young teacher and writer in war torn Vietnam, and of his travels around the world to teach mindfulness. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRAB; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846045325
ISBN
9781846045325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Writing about children on the school playgrounds of working-class Belfast, Northern Ireland, Donna M. Lanclos uses their own words to show how they shape their social identities. She explores their ideas about gender, family, adult-child interactions, and Protestant/Catholic tensions. Editor(s): Bluebond-Langner, Myra. Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HRAM9; JFFE; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813533223
ISBN
9780813533223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.94

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