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Paperback. Putting the spotlight on the Chinese and South-East Asian welfare systems, this title provides an assessment of their character and development. It examines the underlying assumptions of these systems and how the processes of globalization are impacting on them. There is also a comparative analysis of Eastern and Western welfare states. Editor(s): Walker, Alan; Wong, Chack-kie. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRKN1; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345523
- ISBN
- 9781861345523
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.86
€ 40.99
€ 38.86
Hardcover. Based on a study of the major Muslim and Christian religious welfare organisations in Lebanon (including Hezbollah), and drawing upon supplementary research conducted in Iran, Egypt and Turkey, this book argues that religion is providing sophisticated solutions to the major social and economic problems of the Middle East. Num Pages: 323 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HR; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349538
- ISBN
- 9781861349538
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Condition: New
€ 98.15
€ 98.15
hardcover. A bilingual (Nepali and English) critical edition of three complete, representative repertoires of shaman texts that have been collected over 20 years in Jajarkot District, Western Nepal. The volume includes both publicly chanted recitals and privately whispered spells of three shamans. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 706 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HRLP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 185 x 63. Weight in Grams: 2124.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 706
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674607958
- ISBN
- 9780674607958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.61€ 88.99
€ 93.61
€ 88.99
Paperback. Examines how religious congregations in America have responded to changes in family structure, and how families participate in local religious life. Based on a study of congregations and community residents in upstate New York, this book argues that while some religious groups may be nostalgic for the Ozzie and Harriet days, others are changing. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 tables. BIC Classification: HR; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086750
- ISBN
- 9780691086750
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Combines insights from Alexis de Tocqueville, John Dewey, and Jane Addams with sociology and addresses questions about civic and religious life that elude the 'social capital' concept. This book argues that to create civic relationships, groups need more than the right political beliefs or resources; they must learn new ways of being groups. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691096513
- ISBN
- 9780691096513
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. The apparent resurgence of hostility toward Jews has been a theme in discussions of Europe; at the same time, adversities faced by continent's Muslim population have received increasing attention. This book offers a historical and cultural clarification of key terms in these problems. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 120 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 50
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976147589
- ISBN
- 9780976147589
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.65
€ 13.99
€ 12.65
hardcover. The relationship between religion and violence has been the subject of intense academic and public discussion. Clarke seeks to understand how justifications for religious violence develop and considers how these differ from ordinary secular justifications of violence. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118529751
- ISBN
- 9781118529751
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Condition: New
€ 80.30
€ 80.30
Paperback. The first anthology of modern Middle Eastern Jewish thought Editor(s): Behar, Moshe; Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- EUROSPAN
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584658856
- ISBN
- 9781584658856
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.89
€ 32.99
€ 25.89
paperback. Investigating the intertwinings of desire and faith, and drawing on Saint John of the Cross, Edith Stein, and Charles Taylor, this title offers a fresh understanding of free will, trust, and perception. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589661950
- ISBN
- 9781589661950
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.15
€ 26.99
€ 22.15
paperback. Examining, outlining, elucidating, and supplementing the existing body of scholarship concerning the medieval theological supposition that man was created as a replacement for fallen angels, this book traces the implications of the question from the first century of the common era to the present day. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024625195
- ISBN
- 9788024625195
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
€ 19.99
€ 17.39
hardcover. Exposing the religious roots of our ostensibly godless age, this study reveals that modernity is much less secular than conventional wisdom suggests. Beginning with the collapse of the medieval world, it argues that from the very beginning, moderns sought not to eliminate religion but to support a new view of religion and its place in human life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293455
- ISBN
- 9780226293455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 79.37
€ 94.85
€ 79.37
Hardcover. This fourth volume in the series exploring religions and the environment looks at the role of the Hindu tradition in the development of ecological awareness in India. It asks whether concepts of nature in the classical texts might inspire or impede an eco-friendly attitude amongst modern Hindus. Editor(s): Chapple, Christopher; Tucker, Mary E. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 620 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945454250
- ISBN
- 9780945454250
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062234988
- ISBN
- 9780062234988
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.06
€ 23.99
€ 17.06
hardcover. This rhetorical and historical analysis of sermons in the reign of James I argues that the official polemic of Jacobean government belies its claim to religious consensus and political moderation in pre-Civil War England. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732215
- ISBN
- 9780804732215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
Multiple-component retail product. This two-volume handbook presents the most comprehensive coverage of the current state of the psychology of religion and spirituality. Editor(s): Pargament, Kenneth I. Num Pages: 1616 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 234 x 104. Weight in Grams: 4014.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 1616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433810770
- ISBN
- 9781433810770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 610.62€ 590.97
€ 610.62
€ 590.97
Hardback. This volume is a further step in the dialogue between psychology and religion. The central question is how psychology's understanding of human nature might be informed, altered, or expanded by historic Judeo-Christian perspectives. Editor(s): Miller, William R.; Delaney, Harold D. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; HRJ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 903.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591471615
- ISBN
- 9781591471615
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.54
€ 44.99
€ 39.54
paperback. Invites reader to explore some beautiful and some horrible ideas related to religious and mystical thought. This book focuses on the doctrine of Hell and its justification, presenting arguments on both sides of the controversy. Num Pages: 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215741
- ISBN
- 9780253215741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.70
€ 18.99
€ 18.70
paperback. Jacques Derrida and an international group of philosophers of religion discuss Augustine in the light of postmodernism Editor(s): Caputo, John D.; Scanlon, Michael J. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217318
- ISBN
- 9780253217318
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. A translation of Osbern Bokenham's "Legendys of Hooly Wummen" (1443-1447), the first all-female hagiography. Translated from Latinale Middle English, it contains the Augustinian friar's version of the stories of 13 women saints from gospel, apocrypha, martyrology and high-medieval history. Translator(s): Delany, Sheila. Series: Mediaeval Studies: Sources & Appraisals S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSC; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268012953
- ISBN
- 9780268012953
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
paperback. Following its introduction to Korea in the late nineteenth century, Protestantism grew rapidly both in numbers of followers and in influence, and remained a dominating social and political force throughout the twentieth century. This book charts this stunning growth and examines the shifting political associations of Korean Protestantism. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, tables, notes, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; HRCC9. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989303
- ISBN
- 9780295989303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
hardcover. Arguing that Western power is both "government" and "glory," this book reveals the "theological-economic" paradigm at the origin of several of the most important components of modern politics and illuminates the function of consent and the media in today's democracies. Translator(s): Chiesa, Lorenzo; Mandarini, Matteo. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760157
- ISBN
- 9780804760157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
How the World's Religions are Responding to Climate Change
. Ed(S): Globus Veldman, Robin; Szasz, Andrew...
paperback. Editor(s): Globus Veldman, Robin; Szasz, Andrew; Haluza-Delay, Randolph. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JHM; KCN; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 639.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138656536
- ISBN
- 9781138656536
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Condition: New
€ 71.50
€ 71.50
Paperback. Tells the story of the individuals who have struggled to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church. This book addresses questions about the separation of church and state, including what concessions society should make in public policy to matters of religious doctrine, such as the Catholic ban on contraception. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ1; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287532
- ISBN
- 9780520287532
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardcover. The worship of Confucious is one of the least understood aspects of Confucianism, even though the temple and the cult were visible signs of Confucianism's existence in imperial China. This collection is an attempt to recover the meaning and significance of the religious side of Confucianism. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009615
- ISBN
- 9780674009615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.00€ 42.19
€ 45.00
€ 42.19