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Spirit Possession and Trance
New Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Av Bettina E. Schmidt, Lucy Huskinson
Inbunden, 2010
1990 kr
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Key Concepts in Philosophy is a series of concise, accessible and engaging introductions to the core ideas and subjects encountered in the study of philosophy. Specially written to meet the needs of students and those with an interest in, but little prior knowledge of, philosophy, these books open …
Religion as a Conversation Starter
Interreligious Dialogue for Peacebuilding in the Balkans
Av Ina Merdjanova, Patrice Brodeur
Inbunden, 2010
1990 kr
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Religion as a Conversation Starter is the first comprehensive analysis of the present state of interreligious dialogue for peacebuilding in Southeast Europe. It is based on empirically grounded and policy-oriented research, carried out throughout the Balkans. The study maps recent interreligious …
Reform, Identity and Narratives of Belonging
The Heraka Movement in Northeast India
Inbunden, 2010
2132 kr
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Reform, Identity and Narratives of Belonging focuses on the Heraka, a religious reform movement, and its impact on the Zeme, a Naga tribe, in the North Cachar Hills of Assam, India. Drawing upon critical studies of religion, cultural/ethnic identity, and nationalism, archival research in both India …
Religion and the Discourse on Modernity
Inbunden, 2009
2132 kr
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The point of departure for this book is the debate about whether religious studies should privilege explanation or understanding. Engaging with contemporary scholarship in the field, Tremlett argues that the study of religions has always involved the conflation of facts and values and indeed has …
New Paradigm of Spirituality and Religion
Contemporary Shamanic Practice in Scotland
Inbunden, 2008
2132 kr
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Weaving theory and practice together, MaryCatherine Burgess explores the historically difficult relationship between religion and spirituality by applying cross-cultural elements of shamanism and Dani??le Hervieu-L??ger's Model of 'Religion as a Chain of Memory' to her study of contemporary …
Contemporary Western Ethnography and the Definition of Religion
Inbunden, 2008
1990 kr
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Is a person sitting next to a grave of a loved one, talking to the deceased person, engaging in a religious act? Many traditional definitions of religion would probably say no. However, the research that forms the basis of this book suggests that such activity is very widespread in contemporary …
Becoming Buddhist
Experiences of Socialization and Self-Transformation in Two Australian Buddhist Centres
Av Glenys Eddy
Häftad, 2019
503 kr
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What does it mean to be a Western Buddhist? For the predominantly Anglo-Australianaffiliates of two Western Buddhist centres in Australia, the author proposes ananswer to this question, and finds support for it from interviews and her ownparticipant-observation experience.Practitioners'prior …
Spirit Possession and Trance
New Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Av Bettina E. Schmidt, Lucy Huskinson
Häftad, 2012
545 kr
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Spirit possession is a phenomenon that often elicits a response of fear, particular in those who are ignorant of its meaning and role within its particular religious and cultural traditions. Possession by divine beings (such as spirits or gods) is, however, a key practice in religions worldwide. It …
Levinas, Messianism and Parody
E-bok, 2011
608 kr
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There is no greater testament to Emmanuel Levinas'' reputation as an enigmatic thinker than in his meditations on eschatology and its relevance for contemporary thought. Levinas has come to be seen as a principal representative in Continental philosophy - alongside the likes of Heidegger, Benjamin, …
Innateness of Myth
A New Interpretation of Joseph Campbell's Reception of C.G. Jung
E-bok, 2009
608 kr
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Joseph Campbell (1904-1988) was one of the most well-known and popular scholars of myth and comparative religion of the twentieth century. His work, however, has never fully received the same amount of scholarly interest and critical reflection that some of his contemporaries have received. In this …
Cultural Blending In Korean Death Rites
New Interpretive Approaches
Inbunden, 2010
1990 kr
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Cultural Blending in Korean Death Rites examines the cultural encounter of Confucianism and Christianity with particular reference to death rites in Korea. As its overarching interpretive framework, this book employs the idea of the total social phenomenon a concept first introduced by the French …
Becoming Buddhist
Experiences of Socialization and Self-Transformation in Two Australian Buddhist Centres
Av Glenys Eddy
Inbunden, 2012
1990 kr
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What does it mean to be a Western Buddhist? For the predominantly Anglo-Australian affiliates of two Western Buddhist centres in Australia, the author proposes an answer to this question, and finds support for it from interviews and her own participant-observation experience. Practitioners' prior …
Globalization of Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer
Contesting Contemplation
E-bok, 2010
608 kr
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The meditative prayer practices known as Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer have played an important role in the history of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. This book explores how these prayer practices have spread from a primarily monastic setting within Orthodox Christianity, into general Orthodox …
Levinas, Messianism and Parody
E-bok, 2011
608 kr
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There is no greater testament to Emmanuel Levinas' reputation as an enigmatic thinker than in his meditations on eschatology and its relevance for contemporary thought. Levinas has come to be seen as a principal representative in Continental philosophy - alongside the likes of Heidegger, Benjamin, …
Appropriation of Native American Spirituality
Av Suzanne Owen
E-bok, 2008
608 kr
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Native Americans and Canadians are largely romanticised or sidelined figures in modern society. Their spirituality has been appropriated on a relatively large scale by Europeans and non-Native Americans, with little concern for the diversity of Native American opinions. Suzanne Owen offers an …
Spiritual Tourism
Travel and Religious Practice in Western Society
Av Alex Norman
E-bok, 2011
608 kr
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This book investigates spiritual tourism - tourism characterised by an intentional search for spiritual benefit - from a contemporary religious studies perspective. Using field research gathered from spiritual tourism locations in Asia and Europe, and utilizing contemporary scholarship on practices …
Globalization of Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer
Contesting Contemplation
Inbunden, 2010
2132 kr
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The meditative prayer practices known as Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer have played an important role in the history of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. This book explores how these prayer practices have spread from a primarily monastic setting within Orthodox Christianity, into general Orthodox …
Innateness of Myth
A New Interpretation of Joseph Campbell's Reception of C.G. Jung
E-bok, 2011
645 kr
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Joseph Campbell (1904-1988) was one of the most well-known and popular scholars of myth and comparative religion of the twentieth century. His work, however, has never fully received the same amount of scholarly interest and critical reflection that some of his contemporaries have received. In this …
Religion and the Discourse on Modernity
E-bok, 2011
608 kr
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The point of departure for this book is the debate about whether religious studies should privilege explanation or understanding. Engaging with contemporary scholarship in the field, Tremlett argues that the study of religions has always involved the conflation of facts and values and indeed has …
Cultural Blending In Korean Death Rites
New Interpretive Approaches
Häftad, 2011
559 kr
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Modernist troublemaker in the 1890s, Nobel Prize winner in 1920, and indefensible Nazi sympathiser in the 1930s and 40s, Knut Hamsun continues to provoke condemnation, apologia and critical confusion. Informed by the works of Jacques Derrida and Sigmund Freud, Troubling Legacies analyses the …
Contemporary Western Ethnography and the Definition of Religion
Häftad, 2011
559 kr
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Exploring whether the widespread activity of sitting next to a grave and talking to a deceased person is a religious act forms the basis of this book, and the author argues that it is probably much more typical of a fundamental religious act than much of what happens in churches, synagogues or …
Globalization of Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer
Contesting Contemplation
Häftad, 2012
559 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The meditative prayer practices known as Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer have played an important role in the history of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. This book explores how these prayer practices have spread from a primarily monastic setting within Orthodox Christianity, into general Orthodox …
Becoming Buddhist
Experiences of Socialization and Self-Transformation in Two Australian Buddhist Centres
Av Glenys Eddy
E-bok, 2012
546 kr
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What does it mean to be a Western Buddhist? For the predominantly Anglo-Australian affiliates of two Western Buddhist centres in Australia, the author proposes an answer to this question, and finds support for it from interviews and her own participant-observation experience.Practitioners'' prior …
Spiritual Tourism
Travel and Religious Practice in Western Society
Av Alex Norman
Inbunden, 2011
1990 kr
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This is the first volume exploring spiritual tourism as a phenomenon in Western cultures of travel, discussing the relationship between contemporary tourism and secular approaches to religious practices. This book investigates spiritual tourism - tourism characterised by an intentional search for …
Innateness of Myth
A New Interpretation of Joseph Campbell's Reception of C.G. Jung
Inbunden, 2010
1990 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Joseph Campbell (1904-1988) was one of the most well-known and popular scholars of myth and comparative religion of the twentieth century. His work, however, has never fully received the same amount of scholarly interest and critical reflection that some of his contemporaries have received. In this …
Levinas, Messianism and Parody
Inbunden, 2011
2132 kr
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This title presents an analysis of 'messianism' in Continental philosophy, using a case study of Levinas to uncover its underlying philosophical intelligibility. There is no greater testament to Emmanuel Levinas' reputation as an enigmatic thinker than in his mediations on eschatology and its …
Theology and Religious Studies in Higher Education
Global Perspectives
E-bok, 2009
670 kr
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Theology and religious studies co-exist in the majority of departments in higher education institutions within the UK, yet there has been very little debate or discussion on how these two disciplines relate to one another in this context and on a more general level. This new collection of essays …
Religion as a Conversation Starter
Interreligious Dialogue for Peacebuilding in the Balkans
Av Ina Merdjanova, Patrice Brodeur
E-bok, 2011
595 kr
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Religion as a Conversation Starter is the first comprehensive analysis of the present state of interreligious dialogue for peacebuilding in Southeast Europe. It is based on empirically grounded and policy-oriented research, carried out throughout the Balkans. The study maps recent interreligious …
Religion and the Discourse on Modernity
E-bok, 2009
608 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The point of departure for this book is the debate about whether religious studies should privilege explanation or understanding. Engaging with contemporary scholarship in the field, Tremlett argues that the study of religions has always involved the conflation of facts and values and indeed has …
Becoming Buddhist
Experiences of Socialization and Self-Transformation in Two Australian Buddhist Centres
Av Glenys Eddy
E-bok, 2012
546 kr
Lägg i varukorg
What does it mean to be a Western Buddhist? For the predominantly Anglo-Australianaffiliates of two Western Buddhist centres in Australia, the author proposes ananswer to this question, and finds support for it from interviews and her ownparticipant-observation experience.Practitioners'prior …
