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Religion: general
Hardback. Focuses on one of the most important religious centers in Africa and in the world: the Yoruba city of Ile-Ife in southwest Nigeria. This title presents a study of the spiritual and cultural center of the Yoruba religion, tells how the city went from great prominence to near obliteration and then rose again as a contemporary city of gods. Num Pages: 356 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HRAC; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265554
- ISBN
- 9780520265554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.60€ 57.98
€ 74.60
€ 57.98
Paperback. The seer (mantis), an expert in the art of divination, operated in ancient Greek society through a combination of charismatic inspiration and diverse skills. This book enters into the socioreligious world of ancient Greece to explore what seers did, why they were widely employed, and how their craft served as a viable and useful social practice. Num Pages: 326 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD; HRAX; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259935
- ISBN
- 9780520259935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. Examines the transnational movements, effects, and transformations of religion in the contemporary world, offering a fresh perspective on the interrelation between globalization and religion. This book challenges that globalization can be understood solely as an economic phenomenon and that its religious manifestations are secondary. Editor(s): Csordas, Thomas J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524. Essays on Religion and Globalization. 352 pages. Editor(s): Csordas, Thomas J. Examines the transnational movements, effects, and transformations of religion in the contemporary world, offering a fresh perspective on the interrelation between globalization and religion. This book challenges that globalization can be understood solely as an economic phenomenon and that its religious manifestations are secondary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257429
- ISBN
- 9780520257429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. An examination of power struggles and ideological shifts in various social sectors where the public authority of religion has diminished, in particular, education, science, law and journalism. Together the essays depict a cultural and institutional revolution. Editor(s): Smith, Christian. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235618
- ISBN
- 9780520235618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.15
€ 41.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. A study which argues that the spiritual quest is rooted in our biological, psychological, linguistic and social nature. Drawing on tribal religions and practices and from theorists and thinkers, the author seeks to expand our awareness of this complex human activity. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211599
- ISBN
- 9780520211599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.39
€ 38.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. The 1993 government assault on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, resulted in the deaths of four federal agents and eighty Branch Davidians, including seventeen children. This title address the accusations of illegal weapons possession, strange sexual practices, and child abuse that were made against David Koresh and his followers. Num Pages: 254 pages, 18 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCZ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208995
- ISBN
- 9780520208995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.68
€ 35.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Examining the ecological teachings embedded in both Western and non-Western world views, this work asks how the world's many and diverse environmental philosophies can be brought together in a complimentary and consistent whole. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPD; HPQ; HRA; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085602
- ISBN
- 9780520085602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
€ 35.99
€ 26.73
Hardcover. This volume discusses the interaction between pilgrims and sacred sites from the tenth century to the present. From the perspectives of literature, art, history, religion, politics and anthropology, the essays focus on China's most famous pilgrimage mountains as well as lesser known sites. Editor(s): Naquin, Susan; Yu, Chun-Fang. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 456 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HRA; HRE; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520075672
- ISBN
- 9780520075672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.42€ 57.11
€ 73.42
€ 57.11
Hardcover. Columbus is the first star in a constellation of European adventurers whose right to claim and conquer each land mass they encountered was unquestioned by their countrymen. How a system of religious beliefs made the taking of the New World possible and laudable is the focus of this review. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520074422
- ISBN
- 9780520074422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76€ 49.28
€ 62.76
€ 49.28
Paperback. Examines Ashanti, Fon, Yoruba, and Dogon trickster-figures in their social and mythical contexts and in light of contemporary thought, exploring the way the trickster links animality and ritual transformation; culture, sex, and laughter; cosmic process and personal history; and, divination and social change. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067912
- ISBN
- 9780520067912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Sets out to explain the survival of religion. This book charts the contemporary religion from the traditional denominations to the most fervent cults. It presents information derived from numerous surveys, censuses, historical case studies, and ethnographic field expeditions. It examines religion as a social response to human needs. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520057319
- ISBN
- 9780520057319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
Hardcover. Taking a broad approach, this work provides an introduction to the psychology of religion. It integrates clinical, theoretical and empirical literature as well as biographical information of the lives of significant psychologists and their works. Num Pages: 784 pages, index. BIC Classification: HRAB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 186 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471037064
- ISBN
- 9780471037064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 272.70
€ 272.70
Paperback. Exploring the relationship between religion and the state Focusing on the intersection of religion, law, and politics in contemporary liberal democracies, Blackford considers the concept of the secular state, revising and updating enlightenment views for the present day. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPVH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674031
- ISBN
- 9780470674031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Hardcover. Kantian Reason and Hegelian Spirit offers illuminating insights into the impact of 19 th-century philosophical idealism on contemporary religious thought. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 173 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673317
- ISBN
- 9780470673317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.14
€ 168.14
Hardcover. Towards a Jewish-Christian-Muslim Theology delineates the ways that Christianity, Islam, and the Jewish tradition have moved towards each another over the centuries and points to new pathways for contemporary theological work. Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470657553
- ISBN
- 9780470657553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.55
€ 47.55
Hardcover. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470657331
- ISBN
- 9780470657331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.71
€ 175.71
Hardcover. This comprehensive volume brings together a distinguished editorial team, including some of the field s pioneers, to explore the aims, practice, and historical context of interfaith collaboration. Editor(s): Cornille, Catherine. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 507
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655207
- ISBN
- 9780470655207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.51
€ 185.51
The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Volume 1: Hinduism, Buddhism,...
Miles, Jack, Doniger, Wendy, Lopez, Donald S....
Hardcover. A landmark work in which the six major, living, international world religions speak to readers in their own words. Editor(s): Doniger, Wendy; Lopez, Donald S.; Robson, James; Biale, David; Cunningham, Lawrence S.; McAuliffe, Jane Dammen. Num Pages: 4448 pages, 48 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 249 x 130. Weight in Grams: 3842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Box
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393062533
- ISBN
- 9780393062533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.53€ 89.02
€ 93.53
€ 89.02
Hardback. A brilliant capstone work that analyzes the entire history of Latin America's reception of Christianity Num Pages: 384 pages, 16-page black-&-white section. BIC Classification: 1KL; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 190 x 39. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300166804
- ISBN
- 9780300166804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.09
€ 36.99
€ 27.09
Hardback. Why does the tension between science and religion continue? How have those tensions impacted the public debate about so-called 'intelligent design' as a scientific alternative to evolution? This title addresses the conflict from its philosophical roots to its manifestations within American culture. Editor(s): Attridge, Harold W. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300152982
- ISBN
- 9780300152982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72