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Hardcover. Sunni-Shi'i relations have undergone significant transformations in recent decades. In order to understand these developments, the contributors to the present volume demonstrate the complexity of Sunni-Shi'i relations by analyzing political, ideological, and social encounters between the two communities from early Islamic history to the present. Editor(s): Litvak, Meir; Bengio, Ofra. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120921
- ISBN
- 9780230120921
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Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Hardcover. This balanced and innovative collection explores the relationship of Shakespeare's plays to the changing face of early modern religion, considering the connections between Shakespeare's theatre and the religious past, the religious identities of the present and the deep cultural changes that would shape the future of religion in the modern world. Editor(s): Graham, Kenneth J. E.; Collington, Philip D. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230213098
- ISBN
- 9780230213098
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€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Hardcover. This collection explores the controversial and perhaps even abject idea that evils, large and small, human and natural, may have a central positive function to play in our lives. For centuries a concern of religious thinkers from the Christian tradition, very little systematic work has been done to explore this idea from the secular point of view. Editor(s): Tabensky, Pedro Alexis. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219557
- ISBN
- 9780230219557
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Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Hardcover. Clerics in the Middle Ages were subjected to differing ideals of masculinity, both from within the Church and from lay society. The historians in this volume interrogate the meaning of masculine identity for the medieval clergy, by considering a wide range of sources, time periods and geographical contexts. Editor(s): Thibodeaux, Jennifer D. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRAX; JFSJ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462. Priests, Monks and Masculinity in the Middle Ages. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. 288 pages, 0. Editor(s): Thibodeaux, Jennifer D. Clerics in the Middle Ages were subjected to differing ideals of masculinity, both from within the Church and from lay society. The historians in this volume interrogate the meaning of masculine identity for the medieval clergy, by considering a wide range of sources, time periods and geographical contexts. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRAX; JFSJ2. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222205
- ISBN
- 9780230222205
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Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Hardcover. Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embedded in the everyday life of people in Africa. Editor(s): Bompani, Barbara; Frahm-Arp, Maria. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237759
- ISBN
- 9780230237759
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Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. Tackling central problems in philosophy of religion by referring to relevant theories and findings in cognitive science, anthropology, developmental psychology, decision theory, biology, physics, cosmology, the contributors address a range of topics, including divine attributes; God, creation and evolution; God and the universe; religious beliefs. Series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291102
- ISBN
- 9780230291102
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Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardcover. A fascinating collection of essays by leading scholars in the field engage with the idea of religious pluralism mooted by John Hick to offer incisive insights on religious pluralism and related themes and to address practical aspects such as interreligious spirituality and worship in a multi-faith context. Editor(s): Sugirtharajah, Sharada. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPX; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296695
- ISBN
- 9780230296695
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Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Hardcover. In his Encyclical Letter Caritas in Veritate Pope Benedict XVI proposed a new humanistic synthesis to realign the economy with its social purpose. The aim of this book is to interpret, comment and develop aspects of the Encyclical Letter which are significant for economic and business activity and contribute to humanistic management. Editor(s): Mele, Domenec; Dierksmeier, Claus. Series: Humanism in Business Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCX6; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296824
- ISBN
- 9780230296824
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Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Hardcover. Tracing the emergence of 'Religious Internationals' as a distinctive new phenomenon in world history, this book transforms our understanding of the role of religion in our modern world. Through in-depth studies comparing the experiences of Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews and Muslims, leading experts shed new light on 'global civil society'. Editor(s): Green, Abigail; Viaene, Vincent. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBLW; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230319509
- ISBN
- 9780230319509
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Condition: New
€ 123.74
€ 123.74
Hardcover. While there are a growing number of researchers who are exploring the political and social aspects of the global Renewal movement, few have provided sustained socio-economic analyses of this phenomenon. The editors and contributors to this volume offer perspectivesin light of the growth of the Renewal movement in the two-thirds world. Editor(s): Yong, Amos; Attanasi, Katherine. Series: Christianities of the World. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRCC96; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338289
- ISBN
- 9780230338289
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Condition: New
€ 154.93
€ 154.93
Hardcover. Interfaith Just Peacemaking is a collected work by 27 Jewish, Muslim and Christian scholars and religious leaders on the ten 'practice norms' of the peacemaking paradigm called 'Just Peace.'Just Peace theory, like the paradigm it most resembles, Just War theory, is a list of specific practices that are applied to concrete contexts. Editor(s): Thistlethwaite, Susan Brooks. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339897
- ISBN
- 9780230339897
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Condition: New
€ 122.59
€ 122.59
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348103
- ISBN
- 9780230348103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Hardcover. A team of international experts present a collection of articles on William James's philosophy of religion and its current relevance. A new look at his philosophy of religion is crucially important for the development of this field of inquiry today. Editor(s): Rydenfelt, Henrik; Pihlstrom, Sami. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230349766
- ISBN
- 9780230349766
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Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardcover. This book explores the impact of biblical reading practices on scientific thought in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries. It addresses the idea that the natural philosophers of the era forged their new sciences despite, rather than because of, the pervasive bible-centeredness of early modern thought. Editor(s): Killeen, Kevin; Forshaw, Peter J. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HRCG3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507074
- ISBN
- 9780230507074
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Condition: New
€ 133.38
€ 133.38
Hardcover. A collection of essays by leading philosophers on the work of John Cottingham, focussing on his work in moral philosophy, discussing themes from his contributions to the debate on partiality and impartiality, the role of the emotions in the good life and the meaning of the worthwhile life. Including a 'replies' chapter by John Cottingham. Editor(s): Athanassoulis, Nafsika; Vice, Samantha. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230527560
- ISBN
- 9780230527560
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Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardcover. The emerging shape of the post Cold War world provides evidence that rather than diminishing, the profound intersection of political ideology and religious forms of belief is an ever more potent force in world affairs. This volume offers both theoretic underpinnings, and a comparative analysis that elucidates this potent and dangerous phenomenon. Editor(s): Griffin, Roger; Mallett, Robert; Tortorice, John. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 207 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537743
- ISBN
- 9780230537743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Hardcover. This volume concentrates on the 'conceptual boundary' through Europe which is determined by Western and Eastern Christianity. The chapters show that the boundary has never been a stable and defined division, but that it was also subject to change and development and a place of encounter and exchange between religions and cultures. Editor(s): Bremer, Thomas. Series: Studies in Central and Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; HBJD; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230550766
- ISBN
- 9780230550766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. Based on refractions of earlier beliefs, modern angels - at once terrible and comforting, frighteningly other and reassuringly beneficent - have acquired a powerful symbolic value. This interdisciplinary study looks at how humans conversed with angels in medieval and early modern Europe, and how they explained and represented these conversations. Editor(s): Raymond, Joad. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; DSB; HBTM; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230552036
- ISBN
- 9780230552036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.25
€ 155.25
Hardcover. With Church establishment largely locked in the geopolitics of the late 17th century, this study examines the case for change. How should the constitution respond to an ever more pluralized society; what are the implications for the religious character of the monarchy? This book helps readers consider such questions and reach their own judgments. Editor(s): Morris, R. M. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRCX; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230555112
- ISBN
- 9780230555112
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Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Hardcover. This book examines the concept of 'community unionism', which argues that the future of the labour movement and industrial relations lies with the community and local labour markets. Providing a conceptual overview of the term, the book uses international case studies and draws on faith-based organizations to explore the issue. Editor(s): McBride, Jo; Greenwood, Ian. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRL; JFS; JHB; KNXB2; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230572508
- ISBN
- 9780230572508
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Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardcover. This collection analyses relationships between religious and consumption practices and cultures, and their diverse responses to ecological crisis, ranging from indifference to engagement. Editor(s): Thomas, Lyn. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFCD; JFFT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382. Paradise Lost?. Series: Consumption and Public Life. 216 pages, 1 figures, 2 colour illustrations. Editor(s): Thomas, Lyn. This collection analyses relationships between religious and consumption practices and cultures, and their diverse responses to ecological crisis, ranging from indifference to engagement. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HRAM; JFCD; JFFT. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576674
- ISBN
- 9780230576674
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Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Hardcover. This collection attends to western women's struggles within Roman Catholicism by examining how women throughout the centuries have attempted to reconcile their unruliness with their Catholic backgrounds or conversions. Editor(s): DelRosso, Jeana; Eicke, Leigh; Kothe, Ana. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600256
- ISBN
- 9780230600256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Hardcover. If the science of 'radical life extension' is realized and the technology becomes widely available, it would arguably have a more radical impact on humanity than any other development in history. This book is the first concerted effort to explore implications of radical life extension from the perspective of the world's major religious traditions. Editor(s): Mercer, Calvin R.; Maher, Derek F. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Future of Humanity and its Successors. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607941
- ISBN
- 9780230607941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardcover. The essays create an interdisciplinary conversation about the nature and function of sacred and devotional objects across the globe during the medieval and Early Modern period. Topics include the veneration of relics of the Buddha, the cult of the saints in medieval and early modern Ireland, medieval surveys of pagan and Christian Rome. Editor(s): Robertson, Eliza; Jahner, Jennifer. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506. Translations of the Sacred. Series: New Middle Ages. 288 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Robertson, Elizabeth; Jahner, Jennifer. The essays create an interdisciplinary conversation about the nature and function of sacred and devotional objects across the globe during the medieval and Early Modern period. Topics include the veneration of relics of the Buddha, the cult of the saints in medieval and early modern Ireland, medieval surveys of pagan and Christian Rome. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAX. Dimension: 244 x 153 x 20. Weight: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230616042
- ISBN
- 9780230616042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76