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Theorising Religion
Classical and Contemporary Debates
Av John Walliss, James A. Beckford
Inbunden, 2006
2516 kr
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Religion is controversial and challenging. Whilst religious forces are powerful in numerous societies, they have little or no significance for wide swaths of public or private life in other places. The task of theoretical work in the sociology of religion is, therefore, to make sense of this …
To See the Saw Movies
Essays on Torture Porn and Post-9/11 Horror
Häftad, 2013
396 kr
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The Saw films, often derided by critics as "torture porn" and an excuse to show blood and gore, are the highest-grossing horror series in cinema history. In view of their hold on audiences and their controversial content, they deserve study. This first collection of fresh essays by academic authors …
Theorising Religion
Classical and Contemporary Debates
Av John Walliss, James A. Beckford
Häftad, 2021
707 kr
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Religion is controversial and challenging. Whilst religious forces are powerful in numerous societies, they have little or no significance for wide swaths of public or private life in other places. The task of theoretical work in the sociology of religion is, therefore, to make sense of this …
Brahma Kumaris as a ‘Reflexive Tradition’
Responding to Late Modernity
Av John Walliss
Häftad, 2019
561 kr
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This title was first published in 2002. Drawing on primary research on the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a millenarian New Religious Movement of Indian origin, this book examines the status of tradition in the contemporary world through a critical engagement with the recent social …
Brahma Kumaris as a ‘Reflexive Tradition’
Responding to Late Modernity
Av John Walliss
Inbunden, 2017
1232 kr
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This title was first published in 2002. Drawing on primary research on the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a millenarian New Religious Movement of Indian origin, this book examines the status of tradition in the contemporary world through a critical engagement with the recent social …
End All Around Us
Apocalyptic Texts and Popular Culture
Av Kenneth G. C. Newport, John Walliss
E-bok, 2014
762 kr
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The Apocalypse or end times are a recurrent theme within contemporary popular culture. ''The End All Around Us'' presents a wide-ranging exploration of the influence of the apocalypse within art, literature, music and film. The essays draw on representations of the apocalypse in heavy metal music, …
End All Around Us
Apocalyptic Texts and Popular Culture
Av Kenneth G. C. Newport, John Walliss
E-bok, 2014
762 kr
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The Apocalypse or end times are a recurrent theme within contemporary popular culture. ''The End All Around Us'' presents a wide-ranging exploration of the influence of the apocalypse within art, literature, music and film. The essays draw on representations of the apocalypse in heavy metal music, …
Brahma Kumaris as a 'Reflexive Tradition'
Responding to Late Modernity
Av John Walliss
E-bok, 2017
644 kr
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This title was first published  in 2002. Drawing on primary research on the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a millenarian New Religious Movement of Indian origin, this book examines the status of tradition in the contemporary world through a critical engagement with the recent social …
Brahma Kumaris as a 'Reflexive Tradition'
Responding to Late Modernity
Av John Walliss
E-bok, 2017
658 kr
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This title was first published  in 2002. Drawing on primary research on the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a millenarian New Religious Movement of Indian origin, this book examines the status of tradition in the contemporary world through a critical engagement with the recent social …
Theorising Religion
Classical and Contemporary Debates
Av John Walliss, James A. Beckford
E-bok, 2017
831 kr
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Religion is controversial and challenging. Whilst religious forces are powerful in numerous societies, they have little or no significance for wide swaths of public or private life in other places. The task of theoretical work in the sociology of religion is, therefore, to make sense of this …
Theorising Religion
Classical and Contemporary Debates
Av John Walliss, James A. Beckford
E-bok, 2017
813 kr
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Religion is controversial and challenging. Whilst religious forces are powerful in numerous societies, they have little or no significance for wide swaths of public or private life in other places. The task of theoretical work in the sociology of religion is, therefore, to make sense of this …
XL Bully Ban
Impacts of Breed Specific Legislation on Exempted Dogs and Their Caregivers
Av Melanie Flynn, Daniel Allen m. fl.
E-bok, 2025
688 kr
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In England and Wales, the controversial decision was made to add American XL Bully-type dogs to the prohibited breeds list of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The XL Bully Ban is the first book on this topic that explores the impacts on caregivers and, uniquely, their exempted dogs. Informed by a …
XL Bully Ban
Impacts of Breed Specific Legislation on Exempted Dogs and Their Caregivers
Av John Walliss, Daniel Allen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
587 kr
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In England and Wales, the controversial decision was made to add American XL Bully-type dogs to the prohibited breeds list of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The XL Bully Ban is the first book on this topic that explores the impacts on caregivers and, uniquely, their exempted dogs.Informed by a …
XL Bully Ban
Impacts of Breed Specific Legislation on Exempted Dogs and Their Caregivers
Av Melanie Flynn, Daniel Allen m. fl.
E-bok, 2025
688 kr
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In England and Wales, the controversial decision was made to add American XL Bully-type dogs to the prohibited breeds list of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The XL Bully Ban is the first book on this topic that explores the impacts on caregivers and, uniquely, their exempted dogs. Informed by a …
End All Around Us
Apocalyptic Texts and Popular Culture
Av John Walliss, Kenneth G. C. Newport
Inbunden, 2009
2516 kr
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The Apocalypse or end times are a recurrent theme within contemporary popular culture. 'The End All Around Us' presents a wide-ranging exploration of the influence of the apocalypse within art, literature, music and film. The essays draw on representations of the apocalypse in heavy metal music, …
End All Around Us
Apocalyptic Texts and Popular Culture
Av John Walliss, Kenneth G. C. Newport
Häftad, 2008
649 kr
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The Apocalypse or end times are a recurrent theme within contemporary popular culture. 'The End All Around Us' presents a wide-ranging exploration of the influence of the apocalypse within art, literature, music and film. The essays draw on representations of the apocalypse in heavy metal music, …
Bloody Code in England and Wales, 1760–1830
Av John Walliss
Häftad, 2018
679 kr
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This book is a comparative quantitative analysis of the administration of justice across four English and three Welsh counties between 1760 and 1830. Drawing on a dataset of over 22,000 indictments, the book explores the similarities and differences between how the so-called Bloody Code was …
Apocalyptic Trajectories
Millenarianism and Violence in the Contemporary World
Av John Walliss
Häftad, 2004
859 kr
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This book aims to examine several religious groups holding millenarian or apocalyptic ideologies that have been involved in violent incidents over the last twenty-five years: Peoples Temple, The Branch Davidians, The Order of the Solar Temple, Heaven’s Gate, Aum Shinrikyo, and the Movement for the …
Bloody Code in England and Wales, 1760–1830
Av John Walliss
Inbunden, 2018
958 kr
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This book is a comparative quantitative analysis of the administration of justice across four English and three Welsh counties between 1760 and 1830. Drawing on a dataset of over 22,000 indictments, the book explores the similarities and differences between how the so-called Bloody Code was …
Bloody Code in England and Wales, 1760-1830
Av John Walliss
E-bok, 2018
923 kr
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This book is a comparative quantitative analysis of the administration of justice across four English and three Welsh counties between 1760 and 1830. Drawing on a dataset of over 22,000 indictments, the book explores the similarities and differences between how the so-called Bloody Code was …
