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Religion & beliefs

Hardcover. Alec Owen situates seemingly anachronistic practices such as exploratory sex magic, alchemy and astral travel, alongside revolutionary understandings of rationality in a demonstration of how a newly psychologized magic operated in conjunction with the developing patterns of modern life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226642017
ISBN
9780226642017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.96

paperback. As government agencies have encouraged faith-based organizations to help ensure social welfare, many black churches have received grants to provide services to their neighborhoods' poorest residents. This title demonstrates that this alliance serves as a means for black clergy to reaffirm their political leadership in black civil society. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 halftones, 6 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226642079
ISBN
9780226642079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. In a time when the Pauline dictum decreed that women be silent in matters of the Church, Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644-1724) was a pioneering author of religious books, insisting on her right to speak out as a believer above her male counterparts. Editor(s): Becker-Cantarino, Barbara. Translator(s): Becker-Cantarino, Barbara. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; BGXA; HRCC99; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226662992
ISBN
9780226662992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HRAM2; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226703800
ISBN
9780226703800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226791319
ISBN
9780226791319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791388
ISBN
9780226791388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.55
€ 43.75

Hardcover. Read by Protestants and Catholics alike, Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg (1633-94) was the foremost German woman poet and writer in the seventeenth-century German-speaking world. This volume translates excerpts from the first two sets of thirty-six meditations. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 350 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226864877
ISBN
9780226864877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.23
€ 79.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226899008
ISBN
9780226899008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.05
€ 78.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 535 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
535
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231088268
ISBN
9780231088268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.69
€ 85.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1952
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
Edition
Volume 2
SKU
V9780231088398
ISBN
9780231088398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.96
€ 111.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780231088534
ISBN
9780231088534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.96
€ 111.47

Paperback. One of the first women to be ordained as a rabbi explores how lesbians can shape Jewish tradition to resonate with their own experience. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLB; JFSJ1; JFSK1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096614
ISBN
9780231096614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. This is the study of a small group of Tibetan Buddhists called the Nyishangba who have maintained an egalitarian culture, where women own land and have equal rights, including in social and religious institutions, and where the usual subordination of women does not appear to occur. Num Pages: 408 pages, 28 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; 1FPCT; HRE; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102155
ISBN
9780231102155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.89

Hardback. In this addition to the Columbia Contemporary American Religion series, an authority on the subject focuses on America's most mainstream religion. The text describes Protestantism's history, constituent subgroups and their activities, and explores its dielectic with American culture. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCC2; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780231111300
ISBN
9780231111300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.16
€ 82.78

Hardback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111706
ISBN
9780231111706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.49

Paperback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231111713
ISBN
9780231111713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.62

Paperback. Examines the Buddhist priest Kukai's influence on Japanese culture. This book contends that the importance of Kukai's transmission of esoteric Buddhism to Japan lay in his creation of a general theory of language grounded in the ritual speech of mantra. It explores the rhetorical strategies Kukai employed in his works. Num Pages: 620 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAX; HRE; HRLP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231112871
ISBN
9780231112871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 42.35

Hardback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120388
ISBN
9780231120388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56
€ 89.80

Paperback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120395
ISBN
9780231120395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Although numerous texts are available in translation that illustrate the papal side of the Investiture Controversy, few accounts exist that convey the position of secular leaders. Imperial Lives and Letters fills this gap, offering the full text of "The Deeds of Conrad II" (1024--1139) by Wipo, "Life of Emperor the Henry IV" (1056--1106) and the Letters of Henry IV. Translator(s): Mommsen, Theodor E.; Morrison, Karl F. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; BJ; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121217
ISBN
9780231121217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

paperback. Taking as its starting point the long-standing characterization of Milton as a "Hebraic" writer, this book probes the limits of the relationship between Milton and his Jewish antecedents. It shows how Milton's text can inform a more nuanced reading of midrash just as midrash can offer new insights into "Paradise Lost". Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; DSC; HRAX; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123297
ISBN
9780231123297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Focusing on the Catholic intellectual critique of modernity during the period immediately before and after the turn of the twentieth century, this book examines how the Catholic Church attempted to retain its identity in an age of pluralism. It shows a Church fundamentally united on major issues. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131865
ISBN
9780231131865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.16
€ 82.87

Hardback. Explores the changes, distortions, and reforms that are a part of our postmodern faith and the forces shaping the religious imagination. Editor(s): Robbins, Jeffrey W. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780231141246
ISBN
9780231141246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.89
€ 56.89

Hardback. Contends that democracy - along with its secular norms - is founded on the idea of a promise deferred to the future. This title presents examples of religion in public life and calls into question the projects of refashioning the aporetic premises of liberalism and secularism. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142908
ISBN
9780231142908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.94
€ 62.08

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