American Lectures on the History of Religions – serie
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19 produkter
Religion in Japanese History
Inbunden, 1966
2533 kr
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Tracing Japan's religions from the Hein Period through the middle ages and into modernity, this book explores the unique establishment of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in Japan, as well as the later influence of Roman Catholicism, and the problem of Restoration--both spiritual and …
Religion in Japanese History
Häftad, 1990
349 kr
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Tracing Japan's religions from the Hein Period through the middle ages and into modernity, this book explores the unique establishment of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in Japan, as well as the later influence of Roman Catholicism, and the problem of Restoration--both spiritual and …
As Through a Veil
Mystical Poetry in Islam
Inbunden, 1982
990 kr
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A history of mystical Islamic poetry, not only in Arabic and Persian, but also in the popular folk traditions of regional vernacular languages, including a chapter on Rumi and Sufi poetry
Sikhs
History, Religion, and Society
Av W. H. McLeod
Häftad, 1991
602 kr
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The Sikhs, a colorful and controversial people about whom little is generally known, have been the subject of much hypothetical speculation. Their non-conformist behavior, except to their own traditions, and their fierce independence, even to demanding autonomy, have recently attracted world-wide …
Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200–1336
Inbunden, 1995
2533 kr
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Bynum examines several periods between the 3rd and 14th centuries in which discussions of the body were central to Western eschatology, and suggests that Western attitudes toward the body that arose from these discussions still undergird our modern notions of the individual. He explores the …
Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200–1336
Häftad, 1996
349 kr
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Bynum examines several periods between the 3rd and 14th centuries in which discussions of the body were central to Western eschatology, and suggests that Western attitudes toward the body that arose from these discussions still undergird our modern notions of the individual. She explores the …
Modern Varieties of Judaism
Häftad, 1972
349 kr
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With the age of enlightenment in Europe and the emancipation of Western Europe's Jewish populations, Jews at last held a place within society and could integrate within the life of a modern Western nation. Nominally a blessing, emancipation yet brought with it the seeds of a major crisis in the …
Implied Spider
Politics and Theology in Myth
Inbunden, 1998
1690 kr
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At this time of heightened political sensitivities, it may seem impossible to make serious comparisons among different cultures. And at a time when human difference is so relentlessly celebrated, it may even seem impossible to talk about the traditions and experiences that join us across race, …
Implied Spider
Politics and Theology in Myth
Häftad, 1999
602 kr
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At this time of heightened political sensitivities, it may seem impossible to make serious comparisons among different cultures. And at a time when human difference is so relentlessly celebrated, it may even seem impossible to talk about the traditions and experiences that join us across race, …
New Faiths, Old Fears
Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life
Inbunden, 2002
1064 kr
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As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America-faster than all Christian groups combined-are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. In this remarkable book, a leading scholar of religion asks how …
New Faiths, Old Fears
Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life
Häftad, 2004
588 kr
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As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America-faster than all Christian groups combined-are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. In this remarkable book, a leading scholar of religion asks how …
Implied Spider
Politics and Theology in Myth
Inbunden, 2010
1204 kr
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Wendy Doniger's foundational study is both modern in its engagement with a diverse range of religions and refreshingly classic in its transhistorical, cross-cultural approach. By responsibly analyzing patterns and themes across context, Doniger reinvigorates the comparative reading of religion, …
Implied Spider
Politics and Theology in Myth
Häftad, 2010
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602 kr
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Wendy Doniger's foundational study is both modern in its engagement with a diverse range of religions and refreshingly classic in its transhistorical, cross-cultural approach. By responsibly analyzing patterns and themes across context, Doniger reinvigorates the comparative reading of religion, …
Who Made Early Christianity?
The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul
Inbunden, 2015
862 kr
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In this historical and theological study, John G. Gager undermines the myth of the Apostle Paul's rejection of Judaism, conversion to Christianity, and founding of Christian anti-Judaism. He finds that the rise of Christianity occurred well after Paul's death and attributes the distortion of the …
Who Made Early Christianity?
The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul
Häftad, 2017
479 kr
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In this historical and theological study, John G. Gager undermines the myth of the Apostle Paul's rejection of Judaism, conversion to Christianity, and founding of Christian anti-Judaism. He finds that the rise of Christianity occurred well after Paul's death and attributes the distortion of the …
Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200–1336
Inbunden, 2017
1375 kr
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A classic of medieval studies, The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200-1336 traces ideas of death and resurrection in early and medieval Christianity. Caroline Walker Bynum explores problems of the body and identity in devotional and theological literature, suggesting that …
Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200–1336
Häftad, 2017
349 kr
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A classic of medieval studies, The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200-1336 traces ideas of death and resurrection in early and medieval Christianity. Caroline Walker Bynum explores problems of the body and identity in devotional and theological literature, suggesting that …
Kaleidoscope
Pluralism, White Supremacy, and American Religious History
Inbunden, 2026
1033 kr
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There is an abiding tension in American religious history—and in how that history is told—between the pervasive ideology of white supremacy and the reality of a multicultural, multireligious North American landscape. Visiting this tension from the colonial era to the present, Catherine L. Albanese …
Kaleidoscope
Pluralism, White Supremacy, and American Religious History
Häftad, 2026
264 kr
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There is an abiding tension in American religious history—and in how that history is told—between the pervasive ideology of white supremacy and the reality of a multicultural, multireligious North American landscape. Visiting this tension from the colonial era to the present, Catherine L. Albanese …
