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8 produkter
Future of Biological Weapons
Inbunden, 1991
1068 kr
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The know-how and materials required to produce biological warfare agents are the same as those required for medical and veterinary products; biological warfare technology is quickly spreading across the globe. In this new study, Barend ter Haar argues that a policy of nonproliferation might slow …
Future of Biological Weapons
Av Barend ter Haar, Walter Laqueur
Häftad, 1991
403 kr
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The know-how and materials required to produce biological warfare agents are the same as those required for medical and veterinary products; biological warfare technology is quickly spreading across the globe. In this new study, Barend ter Haar argues that a policy of nonproliferation might slow …
Religious Culture and Violence in Traditional China
E-bok, 2019
287 kr
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The basis of Chinese religious culture, and with that many aspects of daily life, was the threat and fear of demonic attacks. These were inherently violent and could only be counteracted by violence as well - even if this reactive violence was masked by euphemisms such as execution, expulsion, …
Religious Culture and Violence in Traditional China
Häftad, 2019
308 kr
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The basis of Chinese religious culture, and with that many aspects of daily life, was the threat and fear of demonic attacks. These were inherently violent and could only be counteracted by violence as well - even if this reactive violence was masked by euphemisms such as execution, expulsion, …
Religious Culture and Violence in Traditional China
E-bok, 2019
287 kr
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The basis of Chinese religious culture, and with that many aspects of daily life, was the threat and fear of demonic attacks. These were inherently violent and could only be counteracted by violence as well - even if this reactive violence was masked by euphemisms such as execution, expulsion, …
Ritual and Mythology of the Chinese Triads
Creating an Identity
Häftad, 2000
1240 kr
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The extensive ritual and mythological lore of the Chinese Triads form the scope of this new paperback title in Brill’s Scholars’ List. The author critically evaluates the extant sources and offers a wealth of contextual information. The core of the book is formed by a close reading of the …
Telling Stories
Witchcraft and Scapegoating in Chinese History
Inbunden, 2005
2875 kr
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This book analyzes the role of oral stories in Chinese witch-hunts. Successive chapters deal with the implications of Chinese versions of the Little Red Riding Hood story; the use of parts of the adult human body, children and foetuses, to draw out their life-force; attacks by mysterious creatures, …
Practicing Scripture
A Lay Buddhist Movement in Late Imperial China
Inbunden, 2014
568 kr
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Practicing Scripture is an original and detailed history of one of the most successful religious movements of late imperial China, the Non-Action Teachings, or Wuweijiao, from its beginnings in the late sixteenth century in the prefectures of southern Zhejiang to the middle of the twentieth …
