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Paperback. Observes that the modern study of religion is peculiarly ambivalent toward the question of origin. Historians of religion have abandoned speculative quests for the origin of religion; at the same time, they allege that concepts of absolute beginnings are fundamental to religion itself. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226509853
ISBN
9780226509853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Helps you encounter the living Jesus for yourself. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844741229
ISBN
9781844741229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Translator(s): Bird, T.E. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCC8; HRCM; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913836132
ISBN
9780913836132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. The object of this book is to provide an opportunity for voices of other religions to be heard as Australia celebrates its first Catholic saint, Mary MacKillop of the Cross. It is the first publication that seeks to bring together a representative collection of contributions. Num Pages: 197 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
ATF Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921511998
ISBN
9781921511998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Contrary to the popular belief that religious violence is a corruption of true religion, carried out by individuals who twist its teachings, Teehan argues that religious violence is in fact grounded in the moral psychology of religion. In the Name of God represents a fundamentally new approach to the analysis of religion. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183819
ISBN
9781405183819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.03

Hardback. Contrary to the popular belief that religious violence is a corruption of true religion, carried out by individuals who twist its teachings, Teehan argues that religious violence is in fact grounded in the moral psychology of religion. In the Name of God represents a fundamentally new approach to the analysis of religion. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183826
ISBN
9781405183826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.64

Hardback. Why and how does religion fuel fighting, death and destruction? This is the central question addressed here. This book examines the history of religious violence, looking at patterns and causes, consistencies and aberrations. It also looks at the relationship between religion and politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750941945
ISBN
9780750941945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

hardcover. In the Self's Place is a phenomenological reading of Augustine that engages with modern and postmodern analyses of Augustinian philosophy. Translator(s): Kosky, Jeffrey. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804762908
ISBN
9780804762908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. In the Self's Place is a phenomenological reading of Augustine that engages with modern and postmodern analyses of Augustinian philosophy. Translator(s): Kosky, Jeffrey. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762915
ISBN
9780804762915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. In this short book Peter Sloterdijk clarifies his views on religion and its role in pre-modern and modern societies. He begins by returning to the Mount Sinai episode in the Book of Exodus, where he identifies the emergence of what he calls the 'Sinai Schema'. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 124 x 9. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745699240
ISBN
9780745699240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.74

Hardcover. In this short book Peter Sloterdijk clarifies his views on religion and its role in pre-modern and modern societies. He begins by returning to the Mount Sinai episode in the Book of Exodus, where he identifies the emergence of what he calls the 'Sinai Schema'. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745699233
ISBN
9780745699233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Rubicon and Persian Fire comes this thrilling panoramic account of the rise of Islam Num Pages: 592 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122359
ISBN
9780349122359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Completed in 1653, Father Bernabe Cobo's "Historia del Nuevo Mundo" is an important source of information on pre-conquest and colonial Spanish America. Though parts of the work are lost, the remaining sections which have been translated offer insights into Inca culture and Peruvian history. This title presents a translation of Cobo's massive work. Translator(s): Hamilton, Roland. Num Pages: 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HDD; HRAX; HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292738614
ISBN
9780292738614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Viewing the controversy in light of late antiquity's multiple images of the 'body of Christ,' this title reveals the underlying political, ritual, and cultural stakes and the long-lasting effects of this fateful theological debate. Series: Christianity in Late Antiquity, the Official Series of the North American Patris. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCJ; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289994
ISBN
9780520289994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 72.45

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAM2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649917
ISBN
9780691649917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.60
€ 177.79

Paperback. Drawing on primary documents, this work describes the historical origins of the Tantric movement in early medieval India. It shows how changes in medieval Indian society led to the rise of the esoteric tradition in India that became the model for Buddhist cultures in China, Tibet and Japan. Num Pages: 475 pages, 23 illus, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126199
ISBN
9780231126199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. In 2013, the United States suffered its worst terrorist bombing since 9/11 at the annual running of the Boston Marathon. When the culprits turned out to be U.S. residents of Chechen descent, Americans were shocked and confused. Why would members of an obscure Russian minority group consider America their enemy? Inferno in Chechnya is the first book Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 1KBB; HRAM9; JFFE; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611687378
ISBN
9781611687378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Ian Stewart considers the concept of infinity and the profound role it plays in mathematics, logic, physics, cosmology, and philosophy. He shows that working with infinity is not just an abstract, intellectual exercise, and analyses its important practical everyday applications. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 33 black and white images. BIC Classification: HP; HRA; PB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198755234
ISBN
9780198755234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Series: Library of Jewish Ideas. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163550
ISBN
9780691163550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

Hardback. Traces how each community has come to revere Abraham as an exemplar of its own spiritual teachings and practices. This book reveals how the increasingly conventional notion of equally "Abrahamic" religions derives from a dangerous misunderstanding of key biblical and Qur'anic texts, and fails to do full justice to any of the traditions. Series: Library of Jewish Ideas. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAX; HRC; HRH; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155692
ISBN
9780691155692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

paperback. Offers an analysis of the culture and paintings of colonial Cuzco. Focusing on the era's paintings and its historical archives, this book explores how the festival celebrated the victory of the Christian God over sin and death, the triumph of Christian orthodoxy over the imperial Inka patron (the Sun), and Spain's conquest of Peruvian society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 51 illustrations, 8 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJH; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323679
ISBN
9780822323679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Hardback. Instead of introducing students to Christian theology through its doctrines, this text introduces it through discussion of church practices and the experience of everyday Christian life. It argues that the goal of inquiring after God should be spiritual growth as well as intellectual understanding. Editor(s): Charry, Ellen (Princeton Theological Seminary USA). Series: Blackwell Readings in Modern Theology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205432
ISBN
9780631205432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.92

Paperback. * Pursues theological inquiry as a spiritual as well as an intellectual discipline. * Focuses on Christian practices over the centuries rather than on doctrines and their interrelations. * Offers a completely new approach for those coming to the discipline for the first time. Editor(s): Charry, Ellen (Princeton Theological Seminary USA). Series: Blackwell Readings in Modern Theology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205449
ISBN
9780631205449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487590
ISBN
9780801487590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.05

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