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Hardback. A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Cohen, Irene. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HRKN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109383
ISBN
9780231109383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.26
€ 105.38

Hardback. Chinese culture was a performance culture, and ritual was the highest form of performance. Village ritual life everywhere in pre-revolutionary China was complex, conservative, and extraordinarily diverse. This title discusses the ritual world of a group of rural settlements in Shanxi province in pre-1949 North China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; HRKN; HRLF; JFSF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033047
ISBN
9780674033047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.04

Paperback. They come to our aid when we least expect it, and they disappear as soon as their work is done. We all regularly receive messages from our guardian angels and spirit guides but usually fail to recognize them. This book aims to help the reader to realize when this occurs. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRKT; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781567187953
ISBN
9781567187953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.18

Paperback. The word "possession" is trickier than we often think, especially in the context of the Black Atlantic and its religions and economy. Here possession can refer to spirits, material goods, and, indeed, people. This book features essays by anthropologists in the Americas to explore the nexus found at the heart of the idea of being possessed. Editor(s): Johnson, Paul Christopher. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; HRK; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226122762
ISBN
9780226122762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Hardcover. The word "possession" is trickier than we often think, especially in the context of the Black Atlantic and its religions and economy. Here possession can refer to spirits, material goods, and, indeed, people. This book features essays by anthropologists in the Americas to explore the nexus found at the heart of the idea of being possessed. Editor(s): Johnson, Paul Christopher. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; HRK; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226122625
ISBN
9780226122625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.48
€ 87.02

Paperback. This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the century-old intertwining of zar, spirit possession, with past lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social and cultural contexts, zar has continued to be shaped by the experience of slavery. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 314 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HRK; HRQM2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137534798
ISBN
9781137534798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

Hardcover. Series: Space and Society. Num Pages: 181 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HRKP4; PGZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319072654
ISBN
9783319072654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.79

Hardcover. Despite Taiwan's rise as an economic force in the world, modernity has not led to a Weberian process of disenchantment or curbed religiosity. To the contrary, other factors - social, economic, political - have stimilated religion. How and why this has happened are central issues in this book. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; ASZ; HRKN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010970
ISBN
9780674010970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.00
€ 41.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPC; HRKN; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172721
ISBN
9780231172721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.58

Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 224 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLC; HRKZ; LAF; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 303 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898070
ISBN
9788772898070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.60
€ 48.90

Paperback. Compares the metaphysical and mystical thought-systems of Sufism and Taoism and discovers that, although historically unrelated, the two share features and patterns which prove fruitful for a transhistorical dialogue. The author's original and suggestive approach opens new doors in the study of comparative philosophy and mysticism. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292475
ISBN
9780520292475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.44

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607764
ISBN
9780691607764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.05

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636283
ISBN
9780691636283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus & tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Mandrake United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958329
ISBN
9781906958329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 300ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: BG; HPDF; HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Himalayan Institute Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780893891497
ISBN
9780893891497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277095
ISBN
9780877277095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Watkins Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786780416
ISBN
9781786780416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Hardback. Series: Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions. BIC Classification: HRKP5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435164987
ISBN
9781435164987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. Attempts to capture the beauty of the tales ancient Bards told and recreate the experience of the Celtic listeners. This book frames the myth with the teller and teller with his or her audience. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP2; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846941016
ISBN
9781846941016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
Joost van den Bergh Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956682406
ISBN
9780956682406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. This translation reveals the true wisdom and beauty of the Tao Te Ching and the accompanying introduction and commentaries make its meaning accessible, without any reduction of the complex thought within its pages. Chung-yuan Chang places the text in the context of Western metaphysics, making reference to many Western philosophers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848192010
ISBN
9781848192010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585429189
ISBN
9781585429189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Dating for around 300 BC, this is an early work of the Chinese school of philosophy called Taoism. It offers a complete view of the cosmos and how human beings should respond to it. It has mystical insight into the nature of things and forms a basis for a humane morality and political utopia. Translator(s): Waley, Arthur. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264719
ISBN
9781853264719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99

Paperback. Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) is the classic manual on the art of living. In 81 short, poetic chapters, the book looks at the basic predicament of being alive and teaches how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao, or the basic principle of the universe. Translator(s): Mitchell, Stephen. Num Pages: 96 pages, 45 archive illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 118 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711236493
ISBN
9780711236493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

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