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Hardcover. Explores the richness of Pakistan's religious landscape, giving attention to a number of topics: Shia flagellation processions, Urdu-language pulp fiction, streetside rituals involving animals (pariah-kites and fortune-telling parrots), and the use of sorcery to contend with the jinns that are believed to infest cities such as Lahore. Series: Comparative Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HRH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845533458
- ISBN
- 9781845533458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99
€ 49.99
Hardcover. Offers a survey of Zoroastrianism. This book addresses Zarathustra and the origins of the religion, religious concepts and narratives, ethics and gender, priesthoods and rituals, transitions and festivals. It discusses the influence of Zoroastrianism on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Translator(s): Preisler-Weller, Margaret. Num Pages: 136 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845533199
- ISBN
- 9781845533199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.69
€ 30.69
Hardcover. This novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass lived experience and exploitation of the natural environment. Series: Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 348 pages, 62 figures and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845533007
- ISBN
- 9781845533007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.44
€ 168.44
Hardcover. Investigates Punic rural settlement in the western Mediterranean by bringing together and comparing the dispersed existing evidence for rural Punic settlement. This volume presents a detailed discussion of the archaeological evidence for Punic rural settlement from Sardinia, Sicily, Ibiza, mainland Spain and North Africa. Series: Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 82 b&w figures. BIC Classification: HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845532703
- ISBN
- 9781845532703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.76
€ 76.76
Hardcover. Two Spanish archaeologists, aided by a large number of colleagues in Spain, France, Germany and Britain, have produced the first survey in either English or Spanish of the last 30 years of investigations, new discoveries and new theories. Editor(s): Valor, Magdalena; Gutierrez, Avelino. Series: Studies in the Archaeology of Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 348 pages, 145 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HDDM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845531737
- ISBN
- 9781845531737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.35
€ 71.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 205 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 305 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841271347
- ISBN
- 9781841271347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.92
€ 89.92
Paperback. This volume revisits the concepts of enchantment and sacralization in light of perspectives which challenge the modern notion that man (alone) is the measure of all things. Editor(s): Utriainen, Terhi; Broo, Mans. Series: The Study of Religion in a Global Context. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781794753
- ISBN
- 9781781794753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. This book considers nonviolence in relationship to specific social, political, ecological and spiritual issues. Through case studies and examinations of social resistance, gender, the arts, and education, it provides specialists and non-specialists with a solid introduction to the importance and relevance of nonviolence in various contexts. Editor(s): Eaton, Heather; Levesque, Lauren. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS; HRAM1; JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 250 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781794722
- ISBN
- 9781781794722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.67
€ 55.67
Hardback. This book considers nonviolence in relationship to specific social, political, ecological and spiritual issues. Through case studies and examinations of social resistance, gender, the arts, and education, it provides specialists and non-specialists with a solid introduction to the importance and relevance of nonviolence in various contexts. Editor(s): Eaton, Heather; Levesque, Lauren. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS; HRAM1; JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781794715
- ISBN
- 9781781794715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.77
€ 145.77
Hardcover. This volume presents a series of studies by scholars working in Middle Eastern archaeology who actively apply social theory to interpret their fieldwork. It aims to highlight the value of using social theory in the interpretation of field work in a region where, traditionally, such approaches have not played a major role. Editor(s): Milevski, Ianir; Levy, Thomas. Series: New Directions in Anthropological Archaeology. Num Pages: 156 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 188 x 263 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781792476
- ISBN
- 9781781792476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.70
€ 145.70
Hardcover. This volume provides a composite of contemporary Sufi involvement in politics using a range of approaches and disciplines. Editor(s): Bennett, Clinton. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HRHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Equinox
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781792209
- ISBN
- 9781781792209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.03
€ 136.03
Paperback. This collection of essays from scholars of his own generation and from his best students cover the three major strands of Luther Martin's work: the Greco-Roman world, cognitive science approaches to explaining religious phenomena and methodological issues in the academic study of religions. Editor(s): Pachis, Panayotis; Wiebe, Donald. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing (Indonesia)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781792070
- ISBN
- 9781781792070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.02
€ 33.99
€ 33.02
Hardcover. This book is a study on the nature and effects of the Theravada Buddhist religious experiences of the four supramundane fruits of the Noble Eightfold Path - the experience of the fruit which is stream-entry, once returning, non-returning and Arahanthship - with special focus on the experience of stream-entry. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: HREP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781792032
- ISBN
- 9781781792032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Hardcover. Peripheral Concerns examines the influence of one "core" region of the ancient Near Eastern world-Egypt-on urban development in the southern Levant in the Early and Middle Bronze Ages, with emphasis on the relative stability and sustainability of this development in each era. Series: New Directions in Anthropological Archaeology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3B; HDDA; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791776
- ISBN
- 9781781791776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.83
€ 135.83
Hardcover. Fabricating Origins builds on a series of posts that originally appeared, in earlier forms, at the blog for Culture on the Edge. In these posts each member of the group focused on the problem of origins, examining how we repeatedly conjure up an authorized past that suits the needs of the continually changing present. Editor(s): McCutcheon, Russell T. Series: Working with Culture on the Edge. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791745
- ISBN
- 9781781791745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.23
€ 108.23
Paperback. These eleven essays offer critical engagement in understanding the sky in human imagination and culture and contribute to this new field emerging within the academy. Editor(s): Gunzburg, Darrelyn. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLK; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 5135.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791684
- ISBN
- 9781781791684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.71
€ 61.71
Hardcover. These eleven essays offer critical engagement in understanding the sky in human imagination and culture and contribute to this new field emerging within the academy. Editor(s): Gunzburg, Darrelyn. Series: The Imagined Sky: Cultural Perspectives. Num Pages: 286 pages, 97 figures. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLK; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 5135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791677
- ISBN
- 9781781791677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.90
€ 140.90
Paperback. This collection brings together some of the columns written by Reed M. N. Weep which satirize the academic discipline of religious studies, contemporary university life, and popular culture. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791462
- ISBN
- 9781781791462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.35
€ 43.35
Hardcover. The essays collected in this volume focus on methodological and historical topics related to the study of the history of ancient Israel. Contributors offer readers new readings of disputed texts, new methodological tools for study of the ancient world inhabited by an entity called aIsraela, and a variety of reinterpretations of biblical texts. Editor(s): Niesiolowski-Spano, Lukasz; Peri, Chiara; West, Jim. Num Pages: 270 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: HRCG3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791264
- ISBN
- 9781781791264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.97
€ 146.97
Philosophy and the End of Sacrifice: Disengaging Ritual in Ancient Ind...
Professor Peter Jackson (Ed.)
Hardcover. A selected group of specialists in the fields of philosophy, history of religions, and indology examines philosophical modes of sacrificial speculation - especially in Ancient India and Greece - and considers the commonalities of their historical raison d'etre. Editor(s): Jackson, Professor Peter; Sjodin, Anna-Pya. Series: The Study of Religion in a Global Context. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRLF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 276 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791240
- ISBN
- 9781781791240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.60
€ 133.60