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21 produkter
Christianity
A Global History
Häftad, 2001
208 kr
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A monumental new history of Christianity from its beginnings as a persecuted cult, up to its present day international diversity. 'A model of condensation without simplification' - J.M Coetzee 'Clear and balanced. A triumph of compression... invaluable as a work of reference for students' - Karen …
Christianity
A Global History
E-bok, 2001
136 kr
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A monumental new history of Christianity from its beginnings as a persecuted cult, up to its present day international diversity. 'A model of condensation without simplification' - J.M Coetzee 'Clear and balanced. A triumph of compression... invaluable as a work of reference for students' - Karen …
Empire of Religion
Imperialism and Comparative Religion
Inbunden, 2014
1003 kr
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How is knowledge about religion and religions produced, and how is that knowledge authenticated and circulated? David Chidester seeks to answer these questions in Empire of Religion, documenting and analyzing the emergence of a science of comparative religion in Great Britain during the second half …
Empire of Religion
Imperialism and Comparative Religion
Häftad, 2014
376 kr
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How is knowledge about religion and religions produced, and how is that knowledge authenticated and circulated? David Chidester seeks to answer these questions in Empire of Religion, documenting and analyzing the emergence of a science of comparative religion in Great Britain during the second half …
American Sacred Space
Av David Chidester, Edward T. Linenthal
Häftad, 1995
261 kr
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In a series of pioneering studies, this book examines the creation—and the conflict behind the creation—of sacred space in America. The essays in this volume visit places in America where economic, political, and social forces clash over the sacred and the profane, from wilderness areas in the …
Salvation and Suicide
An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown
Häftad, 2003
233 kr
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Praise for the first edition:"[This] ambitious and courageous book [is a] benchmark of theology by which questions about the meaningful history of the Peoples Temple may be measured." —Journal of the American Academy of ReligionRe-issued in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the mass suicides …
African Traditional Religion in South Africa
An Annotated Bibliography
Av David Chidester, Chirevo Kwenda m. fl.
E-bok, 1997
962 kr
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In a changing South Africa, recovering the meaning and power of African tradition is a matter of crucial importance. This work participates in that recovery by providing a comprehensive guide to research on the indigenous religious heritage of this dynamic country. Detailed reviews of over 600 …
Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism in South Africa
An Annotated Bibliography
Av David Chidester, Chirevo Kwenda m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
925 kr
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A comprehensive guide to three global religions that have established strong local communities in South Africa, this work is a valuable resource for scholars, students in religious studies, African studies, anthropology, and history. Beginning with a general introduction to the immigrant origins, …
Christianity in South Africa
An Annotated Bibliography
Av David Chidester, Chirevo Kwenda m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
925 kr
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In all its diversity, Christianity has been a powerful force in South African life. From the history of colonial missions, through the development of denominations, to the emergence of African initiated churches, Christianity has assumed a variety of distinctively South African forms. This …
Authentic Fakes
Religion and American Popular Culture
Häftad, 2005
443 kr
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"Authentic Fakes" explores the religious dimensions of American popular culture in unexpected places: baseball, the Human Genome Project, Coca-Cola, rock 'n' roll, the rhetoric of Ronald Reagan, the charisma of Jim Jones, Tupperware, and the free market, to name a few. Chidester travels through the …
Wild Religion
Tracking the Sacred in South Africa
Häftad, 2012
371 kr
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Wild Religion is a wild ride through recent South African history from the advent of democracy in 1994 to the euphoria of the football World Cup in 2010. In the context of South Africa's political journey and religious diversity, David Chidester explores African indigenous religious heritage with a …
Religion
Material Dynamics
Inbunden, 2018
1156 kr
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Religion: Material Dynamics is a lively resource for thinking about religious materiality and the material study of religion. Deconstructing and reconstructing religion as material categories, social formations, and mobile circulations, the book explores the making, ordering, and circulating of …
Religion
Material Dynamics
Häftad, 2018
264 kr
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Religion: Material Dynamics is a lively resource for thinking about religious materiality and the material study of religion. Deconstructing and reconstructing religion as material categories, social formations, and mobile circulations, the book explores the making, ordering, and circulating of …
Wild Religion
Tracking the Sacred in South Africa
E-bok, 2012
433 kr
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Wild Religion is a wild ride through recent South African history from the advent of democracy in 1994 to the euphoria of the football World Cup in 2010. In the context of South Africa’s political journey and religious diversity, David Chidester explores African indigenous religious heritage with a …
Religion
Material Dynamics
E-bok, 2018
433 kr
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Religion: Material Dynamics is a lively resource for thinking about religious materiality and the material study of religion. Deconstructing and reconstructing religion as material categories, social formations, and mobile circulations, the book explores the making, ordering, and circulating of …
Savage Systems
Colonialism and Comparative Religion in Southern Africa
Häftad, 1996
346 kr
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Savage Systems examines the emergence of the concepts of ""religion""and ""religions"" on colonial frontiers. The book offers a detailed analysis of the ways in which European travelers, missionaries, settlers, and government agents, as well as indigenous Africans, engaged in the comparison of …
Religions of South Africa (Routledge Revivals)
Inbunden, 2014
2512 kr
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First published in 1992, this title explores the religious diversity of South Africa, organizing it into a single coherent narrative and providing the first comparative study and introduction to the topic. David Chidester emphasizes the fact that the complex distinctive character of South African …
Religions of South Africa (Routledge Revivals)
Häftad, 2021
604 kr
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First published in 1992, this title explores the religious diversity of South Africa, organizing it into a single coherent narrative and providing the first comparative study and introduction to the topic. David Chidester emphasizes the fact that the complex distinctive character of South African …
Religions of South Africa (Routledge Revivals)
E-bok, 2014
710 kr
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First published in 1992, this title explores the religious diversity of South Africa, organizing it into a single coherent narrative and providing the first comparative study and introduction to the topic. David Chidester emphasizes the fact that the complex distinctive character of South African …
Religions of South Africa (Routledge Revivals)
E-bok, 2014
710 kr
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First published in 1992, this title explores the religious diversity of South Africa, organizing it into a single coherent narrative and providing the first comparative study and introduction to the topic. David Chidester emphasizes the fact that the complex distinctive character of South African …
