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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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235643
- ISBN
- 9781936235643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.97
€ 108.97
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.88€ 105.75
€ 106.88
€ 105.75
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235384
- ISBN
- 9781936235384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.27
€ 145.27
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.84
€ 168.84
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935493105
- ISBN
- 9781935493105
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.56
€ 20.99
€ 19.56
Paperback. A glimpse into the Zen mind of Korea's contemporary Zen Masters. Editor(s): Haight, Ian. Series: Korean Voices. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Edition
- 1 Original
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935210191
- ISBN
- 9781935210191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.33
€ 17.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. A wonderful collection by one of Japan's most beloved zen poets. Series: Companions for the Journey. Num Pages: 96 pages, 20 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935210054
- ISBN
- 9781935210054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.96
€ 17.99
€ 15.96
Hardback. Rabbi Levi ben Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides; 1288-1344), one of medieval Judaism's most original thinkers, wrote about such diverse subjects as astronomy, mathematics, Bible commentary, philosophical theology, 'technical' philosophy, logic, Halakhah, and even satire. This title portrays Gersonides as a true Renaissance Man. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843802
- ISBN
- 9781934843802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.98
€ 156.98
hardcover. Follows the interaction between Jews and Christians through the ages. This collection of essays analyzes anti-Semitism, perceptions of the Other, and religious debates in the Middle Ages and considers modern and contemporary interactions, which are marked by both striking continuity and profound difference. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAM9; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 263 x 37. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843765
- ISBN
- 9781934843765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.28
€ 182.28
Hardback. Covering a wide variety of topics, including science, citizenship, gender, and anti-Semitism, the author demonstrates how sin which rhetoric tied to blood and vampires permeated political discourse and transcended the disparate cultures of Great Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, forming a cohesive political and cultural metaphor. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843611
- ISBN
- 9781934843611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.85
€ 148.85
hardcover. Explores the laws pertaining to female slaves in Jewish law. Comparing Biblical strictures with later Rabbinic interpretations as well as contemporary Greco-Roman and Babylonian codes of law, this title establishes a framework whereby a woman's sexual identity also indicates her legal status. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843482
- ISBN
- 9781934843482
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Condition: New
€ 170.12
€ 170.12
Hardback. Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra, poet, philosopher, mathematician, was one of the outstanding personalities produced by medieval Jewry. His chief claim to fame, however, is his commentary on the Bible. This work is suitable for students of Scripture at all levels. Translator(s): Strickman, H. Norman. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843307
- ISBN
- 9781934843307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.73
€ 107.73
Hardback. Historians and students of Russian culture agree that the creation of a Russian literary language was key to the formation of a modern secular culture. This title traces the growth of a vernacular language from the 'hybrid Slavonic' of the late seventeenth century through the debates between 'archaists and innovators' of the early 19th century. Translator(s): Levitt, Marcus. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 534 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843123
- ISBN
- 9781934843123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.00
€ 183.00
hardcover. Shows a world that had been changed almost beyond recognition as a result of the First World War, and was shortly to be completely obliterated by the Holocaust. This title gives the reader insights into the Jewish life of Austro-Hungarian Galicia. It covers the Orthodox and the Enlightened, and Jews and their gentile neighbours. Translator(s): Margoshes, Rebecca; Robinson, Ira. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843109
- ISBN
- 9781934843109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.18
€ 54.99
€ 52.18
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WS Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934386842
- ISBN
- 9781934386842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.26
€ 15.26
Paperback. A starkly compelling, original chronicle of survival in Nazi-occupied Poland, available in English for the first time Translator(s): Bogin, Magda. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934137451
- ISBN
- 9781934137451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.84
€ 18.99
€ 17.84
paperback. The gripping tale of a young man's obsession with an Arctic explorer's doomed quest to find the Northwest Passage Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QMP; FA; HBJQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934137420
- ISBN
- 9781934137420
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.19
€ 16.99
€ 16.19
Paperback. Twenty-five years before Rachel Carson published her famous work "Silent Spring", the author coined the phrase organic farming and helped to promote the importance of a holistic approach to the environment. This book features his previously unpublished writings and his private correspondence with Thomas Merton. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316611
- ISBN
- 9781933316611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.59
€ 21.99
€ 20.59
Paperback. Possessing a love for God, the author teaches you to combine an inner and hidden dialog with Jesus Christ, along with an outward life of everyday duties. In her times, she knew that many men, even otherwise great and holy men, looked down on womankind. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Joseph A. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316581
- ISBN
- 9781933316581
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.06
€ 19.99
€ 18.06
The Way and the Mountain. Tibet, Buddhism, and Tradition.
Pallis, Marco. Ed(S): Fitzgerald, Joseph A.
Paperback. The Way and the Mountain is a selection of Marco Pallis' most important writings on Tibetan Buddhism. Pallis traveled extensively in the Himalayas and studied Buddhism from Lamas within the tradition before the communist invasion of Tibet in 1949. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Joseph A. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316536
- ISBN
- 9781933316536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.35
€ 24.99
€ 22.35