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22 produkter
Religion : i historia, samtid och framtid
Av Janne Haaland Matlary, Daniel T. Potts m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
239 kr
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Tron på en styrande, övergripande, himmelsk princip har följt människan genom historien. Mer än 80 procent av världens befolkning har idag en religiös tillhörighet och även i sekulära stater fortsätter religionen att spela en viktig roll. Det går inte att förstå politik och internationella …
Sacred Pain
Hurting the Body for the Sake of the Soul
Häftad, 2003
860 kr
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Physical pain ranks as one of the great evils of human life, not far behind death. Yet, religious individuals and groups around the world and throughout history have inflicted pain on themselves and on others in pursuit of religious goals. Despite this, no broad explanation for the uses of pain has …
Dying for Heaven: Holy Pleasure and Suicide Bombers Why the Best Qualiti
Holy Pleasure and Suicide Bombers Why the Best Qualiti
Häftad, 2010
140 kr
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The Joy of Religion
Exploring the Nature of Pleasure in Spiritual Life
Inbunden, 2020
1482 kr
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All religions describe spiritual experience as pleasant, and the goal of the religious pursuit as profoundly joyful. But many religions also condemn sensory pleasures and the desire for objects of pleasure. In this book, Ariel Glucklich resolves this apparent contradiction by showing how religious …
Dying for Heaven
Holy Pleasure and Suicide Bombers—Why the Best Qualities of Religion Are Also Its Most Dangerous
E-bok, 2009
91 kr
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In Dying for Heaven , Georgetown scholar and advisor to the defense community Ariel Glucklich explains the religious motivation of terrorism. This provocative work of political science argues that the very best qualities of religion—its ability to make people feel good and bring them together—are …
The Sense of Adharma
Inbunden, 1994
4094 kr
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Addressing one of the most difficult conceptual topics in the study of classical Hinduism, Ariel Glucklich presents a rigorous phenomenology of dharma, or order. The work moves away from the usual emphasis on symbols and theoretical formulations of dharma as a religious and moral norm. Instead, it …
The End of Magic
Inbunden, 1997
2627 kr
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Glucklich offers a new approach towards the definition and understanding of magic. Basing himself in the Indian city of Banaras, where magic is a familiar part of everyday life, he reviews the major theories that have explained (or explained away) magic over the last century. He argues that all of …
The End of Magic
Häftad, 1997
1434 kr
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Glucklich offers a new approach towards the definition and understanding of magic. Basing himself in the Indian city of Banaras, where magic is a familiar part of everyday life, he reviews the major theories that have explained (or explained away) magic over the last century. He argues that all of …
The Footsteps of Vishnu
A Historical Introduction to Hinduism
Inbunden, 2007
785 kr
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Most books about Hinduism begin by noting the immense size and complexity of the subject. Hinduism is vast and diverse, they say. Or it doesn't exist at all - Hinduism is merely a convenient (and foreign) term that masks a plurality of traditions. In either case, readers are discouraged by the …
End of Magic
E-bok, 1997
807 kr
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Throughout history, magic has been as widely and passionately practiced as religion. But while religion continues to flourish, magic stumbles towards extinction. What is magic? What does it do? Why do people believe in magic? Ariel Glucklich finds the answers to these questions in the streets of …
Sense of Adharma
E-bok, 1994
2328 kr
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Addressing one of the most difficult conceptual topics in the study of classical Hinduism, Ariel Glucklich presents a rigorous phenomenology of dharma , or order. The work moves away from the usual emphasis on symbols and theoretical formulations of dharma as a religious and moral norm. Instead, it …
Sacred Pain
Hurting the Body for the Sake of the Soul
E-bok, 2003
642 kr
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Why would anyone seek out the very experience the rest of us most wish to avoid? Why would religious worshipers flog or crucify themselves, sleep on spikes, hang suspended by their flesh, or walk for miles through scorching deserts with bare and bloodied feet? In this insightful new book, Ariel …
Strides of Vishnu
Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective
E-bok, 2008
495 kr
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Books about Hinduism often begin by noting the immense size and complexity of the subject. Hinduism is vast and diverse, they say. Or it doesn''t exist at all - Hinduism is merely a convenient (and foreign) term that masks a plurality of traditions. In either case, readers are discouraged by the …
Sacred Pain
Hurting the Body for the Sake of the Soul
E-bok, 2003
571 kr
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Why would anyone seek out the very experience the rest of us most wish to avoid? Why would religious worshipers flog or crucify themselves, sleep on spikes, hang suspended by their flesh, or walk for miles through scorching deserts with bare and bloodied feet? In this insightful new book, Ariel …
Strides of Vishnu
Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective
E-bok, 2008
495 kr
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Books about Hinduism often begin by noting the immense size and complexity of the subject. Hinduism is vast and diverse, they say. Or it doesn''t exist at all - Hinduism is merely a convenient (and foreign) term that masks a plurality of traditions. In either case, readers are discouraged by the …
Religion, Dissonance, and Systems Theory
Comparing Spiritual Traditions
Inbunden, 2026
1563 kr
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Religious belief systems are often marked by internal dissonance. Mitigating this dissonance can lead to surprising religious phenomena, including blood libels, scapegoating, religious violence, the worship of saints and martyrs, asceticism, austerities, as well as processions, fasting, and …
Religion, Dissonance, and Systems Theory
Comparing Spiritual Traditions
E-bok, 2026
1548 kr
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The Joy of Religion
Exploring the Nature of Pleasure in Spiritual Life
Häftad, 2020
422 kr
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All religions describe spiritual experience as pleasant, and the goal of the religious pursuit as profoundly joyful. But many religions also condemn sensory pleasures and the desire for objects of pleasure. In this book, Ariel Glucklich resolves this apparent contradiction by showing how religious …
Joy of Religion
Exploring the Nature of Pleasure in Spiritual Life
E-bok, 2020
408 kr
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All religions describe spiritual experience as pleasant, and the goal of the religious pursuit as profoundly joyful. But many religions also condemn sensory pleasures and the desire for objects of pleasure. In this book, Ariel Glucklich resolves this apparent contradiction by showing how religious …
Joy of Religion
Exploring the Nature of Pleasure in Spiritual Life
E-bok, 2020
408 kr
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All religions describe spiritual experience as pleasant, and the goal of the religious pursuit as profoundly joyful. But many religions also condemn sensory pleasures and the desire for objects of pleasure. In this book, Ariel Glucklich resolves this apparent contradiction by showing how religious …
Religion : in the past, the present day and the future
In the Past, the Present Day and the Future
Av Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, Janne Haaland Matláry m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
218 kr
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The belief in a governing, universal, celestial principle has followed us through human history. More than 80 percent of the world's population has a religious affiliation and even in secular states, religion continues to play an important role. Politics and international relations today cannot be …
