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Paperback. Offers an important and disquieting analysis of this particular synthesis of religion and politics. The author sees Islamic fundamentalism as the result of Islam's confrontation with modernity and not only - as it is widely believed - economic adversity. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition,Revised
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236905
ISBN
9780520236905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. The tradition of Chan Buddhism - more popularly known as Zen - has been romanticized throughout its history. This book shows how modern critical techniques make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and - ultimately - productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices, and social organization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b/w illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237988
ISBN
9780520237988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Composed by Tibet's great yogi-scholar and founder of the Ge-luk-ba school, Dzong-ka-ba's (1357-1419) "The Essence of Eloquence" stands as a landmark in Buddhist philosophy. This title focuses on how the conflict between appearance and reality is presented in the Mind-Only, or Yogic Practice, School. Num Pages: 542 pages, Includes a 92-page critical edition in Tibetan script. BIC Classification: HPD; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239081
ISBN
9780520239081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 413 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
413
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239982
ISBN
9780520239982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70
€ 64.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240872
ISBN
9780520240872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70
€ 64.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 283 pages, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241718
ISBN
9780520241718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70
€ 64.66

Paperback. Launches a sensitive investigation into Christian fitness and diet culture. This book analyzes Christianity's intricate role in America's obsession with the body, diet, and fitness. It traces the underpinning of modern-day beauty and slimness ideals - as well as the bigotry against people who are overweight. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 337 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520242401
ISBN
9780520242401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages, 5 line illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243125
ISBN
9780520243125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Examines how the cult of Mother of the Gods came from Phrygia and Lydia, where she was the mother of tyrants, to Athens, where she protected the laws of the Athenian democracy. This work describes how Kybebe, the Lydian goddess, assumed a different aspect to the Greeks when Lydia became part of the Persian empire. Num Pages: 476 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243491
ISBN
9780520243491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70
€ 64.61

Paperback. Offers a look at Soka Gakkai Buddhism, one of Japan's most influential and controversial religious movements. In this work, an American professor of religion trying to come to terms with the death of his wife, travels to Japan in search of the spirit of the Soka Gakkai. Here, he tells of his journey. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245778
ISBN
9780520245778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.49

Hardback. Explores the nexus of time, truth, and death in the symbolic world of medieval kabbalah. This book discusses Islamic mysticism and Buddhist thought in relation to the Jewish esoteric tradition as it opens the possibility of a temporal triumph of temporality and the conquering of time through time. Series: Taubman Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246195
ISBN
9780520246195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70
€ 64.99

Hardback. Philip Whalen was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and key figure in the literary and artistic scene that unfolded in San Francisco in the 1950s and '60s. When the Beat writers came West, Whalen became a revered, much-loved member of the group. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247468
ISBN
9780520247468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Sexuality and the occult arts have long been associated in the western imagination, but it was not until the nineteenth century that a large and sophisticated body of literature on sexual magic - the use of sex as a source of magical power - emerged. This book presents the history of western sexual magic as a modern spiritual tradition. Num Pages: 349 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247765
ISBN
9780520247765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70
€ 64.94

Paperback. Provides a portrait of the dynamic role religion plays in the everyday experiences of Americans over the course of their lives. This book draws from a study of close to two hundred mostly Protestant and Catholic men and women who were born in the 1920s and interviewed in adolescence, and again in the 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, and late 1990s. Num Pages: 295 pages, 9 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HRCV9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249011
ISBN
9780520249011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Brings together a series of essays - many recognized as classics in the field - that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly 'lived' religion. Celebrating the diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its journey in the 'new India' of Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders daily. Editor(s): Hawley, John Stratton; Narayanan, Vasudha. Series: The Life of Religion S. Num Pages: 337 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468. Series: The Life of Religion S. 337 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Hawley, John Stratton; Narayanan, Vasudha. Brings together a series of essays - many recognized as classics in the field - that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly 'lived' religion. Celebrating the diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its journey in the 'new India' of Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders daily. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRG. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249141
ISBN
9780520249141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Hardback. Explores representations of abandoned wives while tracing the demographic movements of Jews in the West. This book analyzes texts in Old Yiddish, German, Yiddish, and English at the intersection of disciplines to describe the dynamics of power between men and women in traditional communities and to elucidate the experiences abandoned women faced. Num Pages: 235 pages, 2 b/w photos, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HB; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249684
ISBN
9780520249684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70
€ 64.45

Paperback. Looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period to well into the twentieth century. This work describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HRKT; HRQX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249882
ISBN
9780520249882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.86

Paperback. Offering a global overview of Islamic hagiography, this book describes the characters beyond the Qur'an and Hadith. It is suitable for approaching the vast geographical and chronological sweep of Islamic civilization. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251984
ISBN
9780520251984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Constructing Otherness in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Law. 352 pages, Illustrations. Explores how Jews, Christians, and Muslims conceptualize 'us' and 'them' through rules about the preparation of food by adherents of other religions and the act of eating with such outsiders. This title illuminates the subtly different ways Jews, Christians, and Muslims perceive themselves. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSR1; JFSR2. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253216
ISBN
9780520253216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70
€ 64.45

Hardback. Looking at painting and sculpture from the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries, this work focuses on the symbolism of the female breast to open an interpretive view of Western European history. Num Pages: 196 pages, 12 color illustrations, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AGR; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253483
ISBN
9780520253483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.70
€ 64.45

Paperback. Traces Herman Melville's response to an array of nineteenth-century writings that includes literary scriptures, biblical scholarship, Holy Land travel narratives, political sermons, and women's bibles. This book shows how Melville raised with verve the question of what counts as Bible and what counts as interpretation. Num Pages: 206 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSK; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1 Reprint
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254558
ISBN
9780520254558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Offers a rereading of the early history of Chan Buddhism (Zen). This work focuses on the narrative logics of the early Chan genealogies - the seventh-and eighth-century lineage texts that claimed that certain high-profile Chinese men were descendents of Bodhidharma and the Buddha. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254855
ISBN
9780520254855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Presents a cultural analysis of the conservative shift in national politics that transformed the United States during the Reagan-Bush era. This work focuses on two fundamental aspects of this shift: the suburbanization of evangelicalism and the rise of Christian popular culture, especially popular music. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255968
ISBN
9780520255968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Features an account of the contribution to immigrant rights made by religious activists in post-1965 and post-9/11 America. This work provides an understanding of the role of religion in social movements and demonstrates the nonviolent power of religious groups to address social injustices. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP5; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257252
ISBN
9780520257252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

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