Aspects of religion (non-Christian)
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Aspects of religion (non-Christian)
Paperback. Offers a reassessment of the 'consumer rites' that social critics have decried. This book discusses how holiday celebrations were almost banished by Puritans and religious reformers but went on to be romanticized and reinvented in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It offers a cultural history of the commercialization of American holidays. Num Pages: 384 pages, 101 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HRA; HRLF; JFC; JHBS; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691017211
- ISBN
- 9780691017211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.43€ 41.48
€ 52.43
€ 41.48
paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Nordic Africa Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171063861
- ISBN
- 9789171063861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.32
€ 21.99
€ 20.32
Hardback. Written by a leading authority on Chinese philosophy, Decoding Dao uniquely focuses on the core texts in Daoist philosophy, providing readers with a user-friendly introduction that unravels the complexities of these seminal volumes. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HRKN5; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118465752
- ISBN
- 9781118465752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.94
€ 109.94
Paperback. Written by a leading authority on Chinese philosophy, Decoding Dao uniquely focuses on the core texts in Daoist philosophy, providing readers with a user-friendly introduction that unravels the complexities of these seminal volumes. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HRKN5; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118465745
- ISBN
- 9781118465745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.78
€ 51.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801059162
- ISBN
- 9780801059162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.70
€ 19.99
€ 15.70
Paperback / so. Series: Faith and Reason. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ave Maria University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932589597
- ISBN
- 9781932589597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.30
€ 43.30
Paperback. Provides a view of medieval and early modern Jewish ritual and religious practice. Including such diverse texts as ritual manuals, legal codes, mystical books, autobiographical writings, folk literature, and liturgical poetry, this book testifies to the enormous variety of practices that characterized Judaism between 600 and 1800 CE. Editor(s): Fine, Lawrence. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 560 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HRJ; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691057873
- ISBN
- 9780691057873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.92€ 44.27
€ 55.92
€ 44.27
Paperback. The central premise of this work is that Lurianic Kabbalah was first and foremost a lived and living phenomenon in an actual social world. Thus it focuses on Luria the person and his relationship to his disciples. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRJX; HRLK2; HRQX2; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748261
- ISBN
- 9780804748261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.20
€ 44.99
€ 40.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268007560
- ISBN
- 9780268007560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.22
€ 33.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. A study to examine why circumcision holds such an important place in the Jewish psyche. The text traces the symbolism of circumcision through history, examining its evolution as a symbol of the covenant in the post-exilic period of the Bible and its meaning in the era of Mishnah and Talmud. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLF; JFSJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226347844
- ISBN
- 9780226347844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.81
€ 38.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. The ritual culture of image-worshipping Sventambar Jains of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan are explored in this volume, with the author linking Jain tradition to the social identity of existing Jain communities. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRKJ; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203242
- ISBN
- 9780520203242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.27
€ 33.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. Recounts the conversation between Arjuna the warrior and his charioteer Krishna, the manifestation of God. This book sets out the lessons Arjuna must learn to change the outcome of the war he is to fight, and culminates in Krishna revealing to the warrior his true cosmic form, counselling him to search for the universal perfection of life. Translator(s): Patton, Laurie L. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447903
- ISBN
- 9780140447903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback / so. Series: Suhrkamp Taschenbuch Wissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DCF; HRAB; HRLM3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783519076780
- ISBN
- 9783519076780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.33
€ 73.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 113 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Riverhead Trade
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594481819
- ISBN
- 9781594481819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.87
€ 16.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594481826
- ISBN
- 9781594481826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.84
€ 18.99
€ 14.84
Hardback. With a fresh, transdisciplinary approach, this title aims to probe the possibility of a green shift radical enough to permeate the ancient roots of our sensibility and the social sources of our practice. It explores our sense of how to proceed in the face of an ecological crisis that demands fresh thinking and acting. Editor(s): Kearns, Laurel; Keller, Catherine. Series: Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia S. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP5; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 44. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780823227457
- ISBN
- 9780823227457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.81
€ 125.81
Paperback. With a fresh, transdisciplinary approach, this title aims to probe the possibility of a green shift radical enough to permeate the ancient roots of our sensibility and the social sources of our practice. It explores our sense of how to proceed in the face of an ecological crisis that demands fresh thinking and acting. Editor(s): Kearns, Laurel; Keller, Catherine. Series: Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia S. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP5; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 40. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227464
- ISBN
- 9780823227464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.43€ 51.89
€ 52.43
€ 51.89
Paperback. Analyzes the debate on sati, or widow burning, in colonial India. This book argues that the women who were burned were marginal to the debate and that the controversy was over definitions of Hindu tradition, the place of ritual in religious worship, the civilizing missions of colonialism and evangelism, and the proper role of the colonial state. Num Pages: 246 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLF; JFSJ1; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214071
- ISBN
- 9780520214071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.83
€ 37.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. The second volume in the compelling story of Lars Muhl's spiritual awakening, previously published as part of The O Manuscript and now available for the first time as a standalone paperback Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 123. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Watkins Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786780478
- ISBN
- 9781786780478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.78
€ 11.99
€ 9.78
Hardcover. This insightful book offers business advice that has endured for thousands of years. While business fads come and go, the ancient lessons of the Talmud are timeless, profound, ethical, and practical-and they're for everyone. Values, Prosperity, and the Talmud is a concise guide to this proven philosophy of business. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC; JFSR1; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471444411
- ISBN
- 9780471444411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.55
€ 26.99
€ 21.55