Religion
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Locating the Sacred: Theoretical Approaches to the Emplacement of Religion [Paperback]
Claudia Moser (Editor); Cecelia Feldman (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781782976165
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Oxbow/Joukowsky Institute Publication
Volume: 3
Ritual happens in distinct places – in temples, in caves, along pilgrimage routes – and religious activities there incorporate a diverse set of objects such as holy water, cult statues, and sacred texts. Understanding ... .... Learn More -
Trance and Modernity in the Southern Caribbean: African and Hindu Popular Religions in Trinidad and Tobago [Hardback]
Keith E McNeal (Author)
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ISBN: 9780813037363
Published by : University Press of Florida
This comparative study of African and Hindu popular religions in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago charts the development of religion in the Caribbean by analyzing the ways ecstatic forms of worship, enacted through trance performance and spi... .... Learn More -
Peacemaking and Religious Violence: From Thomas Aquinas to Thomas Jefferson [Paperback]
Roger A. Johnson (Author)
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ISBN: 9780718892401
Published by : Lutterworth Press
From its very beginning, the Christian faith has been engaged with religious violence. The first Christians were persecuted by their co-religionists and then by imperial Rome. Jesus taught them, in such circumstances, not to retaliate, but to be p... .... Learn More -
In the Shadow of His Wings: The Pastoral Ministry of Angels: Yesterday, Today, and for Heaven [Paperback]
Jonathan Macy (Author)
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ISBN: 9780718892500
Published by : Lutterworth Press
Historically, angels have been viewed as either disconnected objects of speculative investigation, or as mystifying beings mysteriously influencing our lives. However, this is not how the Bible describes them. Scripture, in sober and straightforwa... .... Learn More -
Discoveries in the Judaean Desert XXXII: Qumran Cave 1.II: The Isaiah Scrolls: Part 1: Plates and Transcriptions [Hardback]
Eugene Ulrich (Author)
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ISBN: 9780199566662
Published by : Oxford University Press
DJD XXXII presents the first full critical edition of the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa) and the Hebrew University Isaiah Scroll (1QIsab) in the style of the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series. That is, whereas the photographs and transcriptio... .... Learn More -
Buddhist Stupas in South Asia: Recent Archaeological, Art-Historical, and Historical Perspectives [Hardback]
Akira Shimada (Author);Jason Hawkes (Author)
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ISBN: 9780195698862
Published by : Oxford University Press
Bringing together the latest research on stupas in South Asia, this volume includes new conceptual paradigms as well as new approaches to monuments, sculpture, material culture, and textual interpretation. The collection utilizes archaeological... .... Learn More -
Navel of the Demoness: Tibetan Buddhism and Civil Religion in Highland Nepal [Hardback]
Charles Ramble (Author)
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ISBN: 9780195154146
Published by : Oxford University Press
This groundbreaking study focuses on a village called Te in a "Tibetanized" region of northern Nepal. While Te's people are nominally Buddhist, and engage the services of resident Tibetan Tantric priests for a range of rituals, they are also ex... .... Learn More -
The Battle for Christendom: The Council of Constance, 1415, and the Struggle to Unite Against Islam [Hardback]
Frank Welsh (Author)
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ISBN: 9781845295219
At the dawn of the fifteenth century, Islam invaded Europe from the East and it seemed that Christendom itself was under threat. In an attempt to save Christian world the Emperor Sigismund called the many nations of Europe together for a confer... .... Learn More -
A Little Book of Angels [Hardback]
Mike Harding (Author)
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ISBN: 9781845133054
Featuring superb color photographs, this collection presents angels in stained-glass windows, alabaster statues, and painted ceilings in churches and chapels all over Britain as well as other locations, including San Raphael in Venice. They ran... .... Learn More -
Jesus Christ: The Jesus of History, the Christ of Faith [Paperback]
J. R. Porter (Author)
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ISBN: 9780195325430
Published by : Oxford University Press
Illuminating the life of Jesus--his historical context, his religious teachings, and the changing perceptions of him over the centuries--this lavishly illustrated volume offers one of the most comprehensive and authoritative accounts available ... .... Learn More