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Paperback. Writers and institutions have been engaged in struggles to modernize Classical Arabic in order to render it into a language of contemporary life. What have been the achievements and failures of such attempts? Can Classical Arabic be sacred and contemporary at one and the same time? This book attempts to answer such questions. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; CFB; CFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312238971
ISBN
9780312238971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.47

Hardback. In this work, Niloofar Haeri looks at the complex interactions of two dialects: Classical Arabic (the language of both religion and the state) and the Egyptian dialect of Arabic. He focuses on the political, cultural, and religious struggles to modernize Classical Arabic. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; CFB; CFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312238988
ISBN
9780312238988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; HRAC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118970775
ISBN
9781118970775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.82

hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; HRAC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118970782
ISBN
9781118970782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.65

Paperback. The study s use of local sources in Savannah, especially behind-the-scenes church records, provides a rare glimpse into church life and ritual, depicting scenes never before described. Blending history, ethnography, and Geertzian dramaturgy, it traces the evolution of black southern society." Series: Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820341262
ISBN
9780820341262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.40

Paperback. Sacred Mushrooms and the Law is the only book covering the legal landscape underlying psychedelic mushrooms. All federal and state laws concerning mushrooms are covered, and charts outline potential punishments. Num Pages: 128 pages, B&W illustrations throughout, Charts, Tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ronin Publishing United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579510619
ISBN
9781579510619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. This is a collection of Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici's body of religious poems. Ranging from lyrics on the Nativity to dialogues between Christ and the sinner who kneels before him, the nine poems of praise included here are among the few such poems known to have been written by the woman. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 286 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; DC; HBJD; HR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226808543
ISBN
9780226808543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594771316
ISBN
9781594771316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.73

Paperback. Sacred Realms is a collection of classic and contemporary articles that introduce religion from an anthropological perspective. It is designed to give students the tools to understand and analyze religion as well as to consider its important role in world affairs. Editor(s): Warms, Richard L.; Garber, James; McGee, R. Jon. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 212 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195341324
ISBN
9780195341324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.10

paperback. Series: Contradictions S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816639748
ISBN
9780816639748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Dreisbach, Daniel L.; Hall, Mark David. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 216 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1634.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865977150
ISBN
9780865977150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.10

Hardback. Sacred Secrets: The Sanctity of Sex in Jewish Law and Lore dispels the common misconception that Judaism, like Christianity, views sex as a mere procreative tool with taboos on other expressions of sensual pleasure. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765799746
ISBN
9780765799746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.72

An issue of paramount concern to the Native American community, repatriation as it relates to sacred sites is explored in detail from both sides of the ongoing debate. Series: Contemporary Native American Issues S. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Chelsea House Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780791079690
ISBN
9780791079690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.75

Hardcover. Sheds light on the process of cultural change that occurred over the course of a century or more in the majority of Pennsylvania German communities and churches. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 236 pages, 85, 85 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580463836
ISBN
9781580463836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Sacred stones and stone monuments feature the world over and Ireland is no exception. Our landscape is dotted with them. This is a wonderful reminder of our spiritual past as some of these stones and monuments enter their fifth millennium. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HDD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892767
ISBN
9781848892767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. Nancy Tatom Ammerman examines the stories Americans tell of their everyday lives, from dinner table to office and shopping mall to doctor's office, about the things that matter most to them and the routines they take for granted, and the times and places where the everyday and ordinary meet the spiritual. Num Pages: 400 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLK; HRLM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199917365
ISBN
9780199917365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.21

Paperback. Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRKT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594771347
ISBN
9781594771347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.32

Paperback. From ancient times, people appreciated the spiritual value of trees, singling out individual trees for special veneration. In words and images, this is a rich compendium about our relationship with trees, collating so many tree-related remnants of our pagan spiritual past and tree-related oral history into one place. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HRKP2; JFHF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 259 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892774
ISBN
9781848892774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Gazelle Book Services
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196509
ISBN
9781845196509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.69

Paperback. Series: Studies in Spirituality & Theology. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033910
ISBN
9780268033910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.48

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