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Paperback. From Rumi's whirling dervishes in Turkey over 700 years ago, to circles of silent mystics in the West today, this book reveals the history and practices of Sufism, the ancient but still active system of Islamic mysticism which has long been the spiritual current in Islam that counterbalances fundamentalism. Translator(s): Gaetani, Roger. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935493105
- ISBN
- 9781935493105
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€ 20.99€ 19.56
€ 20.99
€ 19.56
Hardback. An exploration of the richness and diversity of Jewish society in Christian Iberia from 1100-1500. It includes essays which present a portrait that adds greater nuance to our understanding of both medieval Jewish and medieval Spanish history. Editor(s): Ray, Jonathan. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235353
- ISBN
- 9781936235353
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€ 168.93
€ 168.93
Hardback. Deals with the relationship between secularism and religious tradition. Katz demonstrates that the secular option is inherent in Israeli society, fits the type of secularism that Zionism instilled in the Jewish people, and complements the traditional trends deeply rooted in that society. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HPS; HRAM2; HRQA; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235384
- ISBN
- 9781936235384
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Condition: New
€ 145.38
€ 145.38
Hardback. Maimonides was one of the greatest Jewish personalities of the Middle Ages: a halakhist par excellence, a great philosopher, a political leader of his community, and a guardian of Jewish rights. This title explores Maimonides' views regarding God, the commandments, astrology, medicine, the evil eye, amulets, magic, theurgic practices, and more. Editor(s): Strickman, H. Norman. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235483
- ISBN
- 9781936235483
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Condition: New
€ 105.83
€ 105.83
Hardback. Arguing, based on the Rabbinic textual tradition, especially the Babylonian Talmud, and utilizing French Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas' framework of interpersonal ethics, that a just city should be a community of obligation. Series: New Perspectives in Post-Rabbinic Judaism. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLP5; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235643
- ISBN
- 9781936235643
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Condition: New
€ 109.04
€ 109.04
The Jews, Instructions for Use. Four Eighteenth-century Projects for t...
Bernardini, Paolo L.; Lucci, Diego
Hardback. Examines four most important projects for Jewish emancipation in eighteenth-century Europe. Focusing on the combination of humanitarian and utilitarian arguments and objectives in the proposals to redefine the legal and social status of the Jews. A resource for scholars and students interested in Jewish-Gentile relations and Age of Enlightenment. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235742
- ISBN
- 9781936235742
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€ 147.58
€ 147.58
Hardback. Custom and ritual, or their Hebrew equivalent minhag, has intrigued rabbis and scholars for generations. Here, the author treats minhag from a socio-anthropological perspective and discusses the theory and model of minhagim, using the Mishnah Berurah and the Arukh Hashulkhan and analyzes rabbinic texts concerned with custom. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235773
- ISBN
- 9781936235773
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€ 135.21
€ 135.21
Paperback. Essays on perennial wisdom and the spiritual intercourse between East and West Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936597031
- ISBN
- 9781936597031
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.43
€ 25.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. Palamedes seeks to provide a forum where, within the frames of cultural history broadly defined, ancient historians, classical philologists, archaeologists, jurists and epigraphists-all those who study Greek and Roman antiquity in its material, linguistic, or intellectual manifestations-can meet with Orientalist and Egyptological counterparts. Editor(s): Berdowski, Piotr; Niesiolowski-Spano, Lukasz; Stebnicka, Kystyna; Wecowski, Marek; Wolicki, Aleksander. Series: Palamedes. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 164. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040079
- ISBN
- 9781937040079
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Condition: New
€ 73.37
€ 73.37
hardcover. Different ideas of what constitutes an archaeological site have developed over two centuries of scholarship and heritage law in Egypt, with sites often (unconsciously) conceived as lands with museum-quality pieces and striking monumental, mortuary, and/or epigraphic remains. Series: Wilbour Studies in Egypt and Ancient Western Asia. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HDL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040178
- ISBN
- 9781937040178
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Condition: New
€ 83.14
€ 83.14
Paperback. The Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (JARCE) was established in 1962 to foster research into the history, languages, social systems, and archaeology of the Egyptian people. The journal welcomes article submissions on all periods and aspects of Egyptian civilization. JARCE publishes articles in English, French, or German. Editor(s): Cruz-Uribe, Eugene. Series: Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040291
- ISBN
- 9781937040291
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Condition: New
€ 83.48
€ 83.48
Journal of the Canadian Society of Coptic Studies Volume 12 (2020)
. Ed(S): Berdowski, Piotr; Niesiolowski-Spano...
paperback. Palamedes seeks to provide a forum where, within the frames of cultural history broadly defined, ancient historians, classical philologists, archaeologists, jurists and epigraphists-all those who study Greek and Roman antiquity in its material, linguistic, or intellectual manifestations-can meet with Orientalist and Egyptological counterparts. Editor(s): Berdowski, Piotr; Niesiolowski-Spano, Lukasz; Stebnicka, Krystyna; Wecowski, Marek; Wolicki, Aleksander. Series: Palamedes. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 1102.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040321
- ISBN
- 9781937040321
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Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Paperback. The Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (JARCE) was established in 1962 to foster research into the history, languages, social systems, and archaeology of the Egyptian people. The journal welcomes article submissions on all periods and aspects of Egyptian civilization. JARCE publishes articles in English, French or German. Editor(s): Cruz-Uribe, Eugene. Series: Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; GBCS; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040451
- ISBN
- 9781937040451
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Condition: New
€ 98.99
€ 98.99
Journal of the Canadian Society of Coptic Studies, Volume 8 (2016)
. Ed(S): Boutros, Ramez; Dijkstra, Jitse; Mou...
Paperback. An international group of scholars have contributed to Joyful in Thebes Festschrift for the distinguished Egyptologist Betsy M. Bryan. The forty-two articles deal with topics of art history, archaeology, history, and philology representing virtually the entire span of ancient Egyptian civilization. Editor(s): Boutros, Ramez; Dijkstra, Jitse; Moussa, Helene. Series: Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 2CXC; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040468
- ISBN
- 9781937040468
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Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardback. This volume publishes 534 new Demotic graffiti recorded at the temple of Isis on Philae Island, presented with drawings and photographs. An essay interprets the role of the graffiti in understanding the political and religious activities at Philae during the last centuries of worship of the goddess Isis by Nubian priests and pilgrims. Series: Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040475
- ISBN
- 9781937040475
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€ 107.81
€ 107.81
Hardback. The Ptolemaic period witnessed an enormous increase in the number of hieroglyphic signs and iconographic elements. This volume examines these techniques from their smallest details to their broadest thematic connections, foregrounding individual techniques to determine the words and phrases singled out for emphasis. 266 b&w illus., 17 tables Series: Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology. Num Pages: 573 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 573
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040512
- ISBN
- 9781937040512
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Condition: New
€ 156.95
€ 156.95
Journal of the International Qur'anic Studies Association
. Ed(S): Pregill, Michael E.; de Gifis, Vanes...
Paperback. Editor(s): Pregill, Michael E.; De Gifis, Vanessa; Craig, Ryann. Series: Journal of the International Qur'anic Studies Association. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HRHS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 165. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040710
- ISBN
- 9781937040710
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Condition: New
€ 55.54
€ 55.54
Hardback. Collected essays in honour of Mark J. Smith, Professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford, focussing on his research interests including Egyptian religion, language and texts, incl. demotic. Exceptional list of international contributors, majority European. 25 colour, c.100 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Jasnow, Richard; Widmer, Ghislaine. Series: Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1633.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040741
- ISBN
- 9781937040741
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Condition: New
€ 121.39
€ 121.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937584894
- ISBN
- 9781937584894
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.14
€ 27.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; DSB; HPCF7; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Three Rooms Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941110065
- ISBN
- 9781941110065
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.95
€ 17.99
€ 16.95