Religion: general
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Religion: general
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257429
- ISBN
- 9780520257429
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235618
- ISBN
- 9780520235618
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.78
€ 41.99
€ 29.78
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
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.26
€ 38.99
€ 28.26
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
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.53
€ 35.99
€ 26.53
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
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.60
€ 35.99
€ 26.60
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
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Condition: New
€ 62.63€ 49.03
€ 62.63
€ 49.03
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
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.52
€ 35.99
€ 26.52
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
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.69
€ 46.99
€ 33.69
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
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Condition: New
€ 39.60
€ 39.60
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
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Condition: New
€ 167.98
€ 167.98
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
€ 175.55
€ 175.55
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
€ 93.34€ 87.87
€ 93.34
€ 87.87
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€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992020
- ISBN
- 9780295992020
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
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Hardcover. Reconstructs the dynamic interaction between religious specialists and the colonial world that unfolded around them, considering how the discourse about religion shifted on both sides of the Spanish and Andean relationship in complex and unexpected ways. Num Pages: 474 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3J; HRAF; HRAX; HRC; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292756946
- ISBN
- 9780292756946
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Condition: New
€ 70.77
€ 70.77
Paperback. The need to position Christianity in relation to other religions has sparked renewed interest in the theme of creation. This book represents an introduction to a neglected aspect of Christian doctrine, and an example of theology, where Christianity is brought into dialogue with contemporary issues. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281050680
- ISBN
- 9780281050680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.46
€ 18.99
€ 17.46
Hardcover. For nearly four decades, E P Sanders has been the foremost scholar in shaping and refocusing scholarly debates in three different but related disciplines in New Testament studies: Second Temple Judaism, Jesus and the Gospels, and Pauline studies. This collection of essays includes a substantive intellectual autobiography by E P Sanders himself. Editor(s): Udoh, Fabian E. Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044534
- ISBN
- 9780268044534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044251
- ISBN
- 9780268044251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.08
€ 46.99
€ 42.08
Hardcover. Philip Quinn, John A O'Brien Professor at the University of Notre Dame from 1986 until his death in 2004, was well known for his work in the philosophy of religion, political philosophy, and core areas of analytic philosophy. The author argues that his interest and analyses grew out of a underlying sensibility that we might call 'liberal faith'. Editor(s): Weithman, Paul J. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044169
- ISBN
- 9780268044169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43