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Hardback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120388
ISBN
9780231120388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 89.80

Paperback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120395
ISBN
9780231120395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. In this wide-ranging collection, eminent scholars, theologians, activists, and lay farmers illuminate how religious beliefs influence and are influenced by the values and practices of sustainable agriculture. Together, they analyse a multitude of agricultural practices for their contributions to healthy, ethical living and environmental justice. Editor(s): LeVasseur, Todd; Parajuli, Pramod; Wirzba, Norman. Series: Culture of the Land. Num Pages: 394 pages, 17 black & white photographs, 8 maps, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFCV; KNAC; TVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 270 x 30. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813167978
ISBN
9780813167978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Espinosa, Gaston. Series: Columbia Series in Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 71 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143332
ISBN
9780231143332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Should members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? How can the law address the refusal of parents to provide medical care to their children or the refusal of doctors to perform abortions? This title presents a framework for addressing such questions that involve competing demands of fairness, liberty, and constitutional validity. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH4; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141138
ISBN
9780691141138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Should members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? How can the law address the refusal of parents to provide medical care to their children or the refusal of doctors to perform abortions? This title presents a framework for addressing such questions that involve competing demands of fairness, liberty, and constitutional validity. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH4; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141145
ISBN
9780691141145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. This volume, meant specifically for those new to the field, brings together an ensemble of prominent scholars and illuminates the role religious myths have played in shaping those social boundaries that we call "races" and "ethnicities". Editor(s): Prentiss, Craig R. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767016
ISBN
9780814767016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Cultural conflict plays an increasingly dominant role in American politics, with religion acting as a catalyst in the often bitter confrontations ranging from abortion to public education. These essays present a mixed asessment of the scope and divisiveness of such conflicts. Series: Religious Forces in the Modern Political World. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HRA; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682676
ISBN
9780847682676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.80

Paperback. This text consists of critical analysis of four 20th-century liberal and postliberal thinkers: John Dewey, John Rawls, Richard Rorty and Stanley Fish. The author focuses on the theorists' approach to religion and draws conclusions that challenge the very basis of constitutional government. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226641928
ISBN
9780226641928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. Ranging from the local essays to the national level and within the larger Chinese cultural/religious universe, the essays in this volume explore the complex nature of identity/role and the processes of identity formation which have shaped Taiwan's multileveled past and its many faceted present. Editor(s): Katz, Paul R.; Rubenstein, Murray. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HRK; JFSR; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239695
ISBN
9780312239695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.71

Paperback. In Religion and the Making of Nigeria Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures along with the legacies of British colonial rule have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362272
ISBN
9780822362272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. In Religion and the Making of Nigeria Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures along with the legacies of British colonial rule have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362067
ISBN
9780822362067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Paperback. The first account of the relationship between religion and the constitutional order of the EU, dealing with the key questions of religious freedom and the institutional role of religion and addressing the issues that are at the centre of public debate in Europe, such as the compatibility of Islam with European models of liberal democracy. Series: Oxford Studies in European Law. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HRAM2; JPSN2; LAQ; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198713944
ISBN
9780198713944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.96

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121482
ISBN
9780691121482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.23

Paperback. Describes and analyzes changing attitudes toward religion during three stages of modern European culture: the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Romantic period. This guide traces the weakening of the Christian synthesis. It is based on the Erasmus Lectures he delivered at the University of Notre Dame in 2005. Series: Erasmus Institute Books. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025946
ISBN
9780268025946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardcover. Currently part of Poland, the city of Poznan was, prior to World War II, on the edge of a predominantly German sphere of settlement to the west and a predominantly Polish sphere to the east. Robert E. Alvis tracks the rise of nationalism in Poznan and examines how religious affiliation factored into the process. Series: Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 photographs, 3 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; HRCC2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630814
ISBN
9780815630814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.22

Hardback. This sixth volume in the series covers such topics as the state, religious hegemony and official definition of "genuine" religion; the hegemony of authority in maintaining religious orthodoxy; and cultural revitalization and innovation. Series: Religion & the Social Order S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 0. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762300389
ISBN
9780762300389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.50

Hardback. Editor(s): Barbalet, Jack; Possamai, Adam; Turner, Professor Bryan S. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18+ tables and graphs. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857287984
ISBN
9780857287984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardcover. Features the essays that examine major themes affecting religion and the state in a free society and the interaction of religion and world order. Editor(s): Wood, James E. Num Pages: 596 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918954299
ISBN
9780918954299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.83

Paperback.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441112477
ISBN
9781441112477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

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