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Paperback. The 15 hagiographies of holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the 4th to 7th centuries AD, they are translated from Syriac into accessible prose. Translator(s): Harvey, Susan Ashbrook; Brock, Sebastian P. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 215 pages, 1 illustration, 1 map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRCC1; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213661
- ISBN
- 9780520213661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Drillock, David; Erickson, John H. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 229. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publisher
- St Vladimir´s Seminary Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881410235
- ISBN
- 9780881410235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.13
€ 40.99
€ 34.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 357.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570753022
- ISBN
- 9781570753022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60
Hardback. The key battles fought over 3000 years of turbulent history in the Holyland, from ancient times to today's Arab-Israeli conflict Today's Arab-Israeli conflict, ever-present in the news, is merely the latest episode in an unending history of violence in the Holyland, a region that is unsurpassed as witness to a kaleidoscopic military history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 pages of illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBG; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000084
- ISBN
- 9781612000084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.78
€ 36.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. 3000 Years of Battles in the Holy Land. 312 pages, 32 pages of illustrations. Holy Wars describes 3,000 years of war in the Holy Land with the unique approach of focusing on pivotal battles or campaigns, beginning with the Israelites' capture of Jericho and ending with Israel's last full-fledged assault against Lebanon. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBW; JWLF. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight: 508.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001531
- ISBN
- 9781612001531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.60
€ 20.99
€ 20.60
Hardback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRAM9; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174626
- ISBN
- 9780231174626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Kaeuper argues that chivalric ideology of the high and later Middle Ages selectively appropriated religious ideas to valorize the institution of knighthood. He describes how both elite warriors and clerics contributed to a Christian theology that validated the knights' bloody profession. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222975
- ISBN
- 9780812222975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Explores the conflict of ideas, beliefs and cultures and shows both the contradictions and diversity of holy war. This book draws on contemporary writings - on chronicles, songs, sermons, travel diaries and peace treaties - to focus on people and events we thought we knew well. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950781
- ISBN
- 9781845950781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
Hardback. Out of the many challenges facing Africa today, there is the tendency of some to manipulate religious and ethnic identities for private interests. The book examines how religion has given rise to these conditions in Africa, by weaving together issues of poverty, wealth, and violent conflicts. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104273
- ISBN
- 9780230104273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. Out of the many challenges facing Africa today, there is the tendency of some to manipulate religious and ethnic identities for private interests. The book examines how religion has given rise to these conditions in Africa, by weaving together issues of poverty, wealth, and violent conflicts. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFC; JHB; JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288731
- ISBN
- 9781349288731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Paperback. "Holy War" probes presidential speeches, news reports, editorial cartoons, television programs, and films to uncover how the response to the 9/11 attacks was not new: it was, instead, part of a U.S. creation mythology as old as the Republic itself. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774148
- ISBN
- 9780889774148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. The first comprehensive history of a major Muslim rebellion and the rise and fall of an independent Islamic state within China during the second half of the nineteenth century-in Xinjiang, where potentially separatist Islamic movements still worry the Chinese state. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables, 4 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773645
- ISBN
- 9780804773645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.75
€ 29.99
€ 27.75
hardcover. The first comprehensive history of a major Muslim rebellion and the rise and fall of an independent Islamic state within China during the second half of the nineteenth century-in Xinjiang, where potentially separatist Islamic movements still worry the Chinese state. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748841
- ISBN
- 9780804748841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.81
€ 118.81
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227174135
- ISBN
- 9780227174135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.24
€ 48.24
Paperback. Translator(s): Berryman, Phillip. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570753329
- ISBN
- 9781570753329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.92
€ 21.99
€ 19.92
Paperback. Beginning with a dissection of the instruction manual given to each of the 9/11 hijackers, this book talks about the September 11 and serves as a study on the character of religion. It shows how the terrorists justified acts of destruction and mass murder "in the name of God, the most merciful, the most compassionate." Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482033
- ISBN
- 9780226482033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.09
€ 25.99
€ 21.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801442070
- ISBN
- 9780801442070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.75
€ 88.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 202 x 5. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591810803
- ISBN
- 9781591810803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.11
€ 18.99
€ 14.11
Holy Scripture Speaks: The Production and Reception of Erasmus' Paraph...
. Ed(S): Pabel, Hilmar M.; Vessey, Mark
hardcover. Holy Scripture Speaks reveals the rich complexity of the literary, theological, and cultural dimensions of Erasmus' Paraphrases on the New Testament and indicates future directions that research in this area should take. Editor(s): Pabel, Hilmar M.; Vessey, Mark. Series: Erasmus Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 diagram. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; HPCB; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802036421
- ISBN
- 9780802036421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Hardback. A fascinating, vivid, and on-the-ground account of Russian Orthodoxy's resurgence Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JM; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300222241
- ISBN
- 9780300222241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.96
€ 36.99
€ 26.96