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Collective Ink Thoughtful Guide to Religion: The Why it Began,
Book SynopsisThis book presents a fantastically comprehensive and intelligent look at all the world's religions, sects, cults, traditions, and ideologies. This is a comprehensive, intelligent and sympathetic guide to all the religions of the world, including the lesser-known traditions, sects, cults and ideologies. "The Thoughtful Guide to Religion" meets today's urgent need for a greater understanding of all religions on an individual, social and global basis. Using aspects from philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and numerous other disciplines, this volume tries to answer the questions - How does religion arise? How does it sustain itself? and Why does it unite some people while it ostracises others? This remarkable volume attempts to understand the most important aspects of all religions. Beginning with a look at myths, rituals, initiation and magic, and ending with a look at the elegant and mystical approach that some physicists have to their work, it provides a holistic approach for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding and appreciation of religion.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Abraham and the Secular: Fracture and Composition
Book SynopsisThis volume offers both theoretical approaches and case studies on the relationship between religion and the secular world. Bringing together contributions from seasoned authors, religious leaders, and brilliant new scholars, it frames the long-standing debate on how to structure a comparative representation of any religion on the one side, and the secular world on the other. Often, the very act of comparing religions exposes them to an assessment of their role in history and politics, and risks leading to some sort of grading and ranking, which is highly unproductive. By candidly discussing the relation between religion and the secular and providing concrete examples from four case studies (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Baha’I’), this book provides an important reference on how this can be achieved in a neutral way, while keeping in mind the normative finality of seeking conciliation to existing fractures, both within and among religions.Table of ContentsI. PrefaceII. Introduction Dr Simone Raudino (Bridging Gaps, Hong Kong)Part IIII. Religious Perspectives on the secular world1. Christianity and the Secular – Dr Steve Chavura (Macquarie University, Sidney)2. Judaism and the World: A Kaleidoscope of Responses– Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Jewish Community Center, New York)3. Islam – 4. Baha’i Faith and the Age of the Oneness of Humankind and World Peace – Professor Hoda Mahmoudi (University of Maryland, College Park)Part IIIV. Fracture and Composition6. Faiths in Collision: The Social Revolution in the Post-Christian West and the Pan-Islamic Revolution – Professor Wayne Cristaudo (University of Darwin) 7. Islamic Radicalism in the West – Dr Simone Raudino & Dr Uzma Ashraf (Bridging Gaps, Hong Kong)8. Secularism and legal pluralism in Muslim-minority States – Abigail Champion and Ahmad Ghouri 9. Muslims in Secular Europe – Amineh Hoti 10. Strategies for Inter-religious Dialogue - Jenn LindsayV. Conclusions
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Theologies from the Pacific
Book SynopsisThis book offers engagements with topics in mainline theology that concern the lifelines in and of the Pacific (Pasifika). The essays are grouped into three clusters. The first, Roots, explores the many roots from which theologies in and of Pasifika grow – sea and (is)land, Christian teachings and scriptures, native traditions and island ways. The second, Reads, presents theologies informed and inspired by readings of written and oral texts, missionary traps and propaganda, and teachings and practices of local churches. The final cluster, Routes, places Pasifika theologies upon the waters so that they may navigate and voyage. The ‘amanaki (hope) of this work is in keeping talanoa (dialogue) going, in pushing back tendencies to wedge the theologies in and of Pasifika, and in putting native wisdom upon the waters. As these Christian and native theologies voyage, they chart Pasifika’s sea of theologies.Table of Contents1. Sea of TheologiesPart I Roots2. A Dirtified God: A Dirt Theology from the Pacific Dirt Communities3. Ko e Mana Fakahā ‘Otua ‘o e Fakatupu: Creation as Sacrament4. Jesus Does a Haka Boogie: Tangata Whenua Theology5. Kauafua fātele for Christ’ sake: A Theological Dance for the Changing Climate6. A Pacific Theology of Celebration7. Naming the Spirit A-niu (Anew): Re(is)landing Pneumatology8. Fetuiaga Kerisiano: Church as a Moving UmuPart II Reads9. Scripturalize Indigenous References: An Invitation from Samoa10. Pasifika Churches Trapped in the Missionary Era: A Case in Samoa11. Failed Promise of Abundant Life: Revisiting 200 Years of Christianity in Oceania12. Taulaga in the Samoan Church: Is It Wise Giving?13. Unwrapping Theodicy14. Church as Feagaiga: A Fāiā Reading of Romans 13:1–715. O le pa’u a le popo uli: A Coconut Discipleship Reading of Matthew 12:46–50 and 28:16–20Part III Routes16. Vaa Culture and Theology: A Mäòhinui Moananui Invitation17. From Atutasi to Atulasi: Relational Theologizing and Why Pacific Islanders Think and Theologize Differently18. Mauli Apunamo: A Keakalo Invitation to One-Life19. Ol Woman long Vanuatu oli stap brekem bus! (Vanuatu Women Breaking New Ground!)20. Intercultural and Interfaith Encounters: A Turo’ Kalog Reading of Luke 10:25–3721. Fanua as a Diasporic Concept: Rereading James 1:2122. Weaving Liberation for West Papua23. Sex: Suicide, Shame, Signals
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Springer International Publishing AG Between Jabal ʿAmil, Karbala and Jerusalem: The
Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi’a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East. It explores the Arab-Israeli conflict through the lens of Shi’a intellectuals and scholars from South Lebanon, and chronologically reflects on trending perceptions of Palestine, the Zionist movement, and the Jewish community in Lebanon.The monograph illustrates how Zionism and the establishment of Israel played a decisive role in the intellectual revival of early Muslim perceptions of Jews. It demonstrates how political conflicts after 1948 have impacted the work of scholars such as Musa as-Sadr and Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, and have triggered the formation of social and Islamist movements. It also shows how Hezbollah’s leaders have used religious sources and Western anti-Jewish narratives to construct a deep-rooted ideology to support their struggle for South Lebanon and Palestine. The combination of social needs, religious beliefs and political interests forms the core of the analysis. This text appeals to students and researchers working within the convergence of politics and Middle Eastern religions. Table of ContentsPreface vAcknowledgements viiAbout this Book viiiAbout the Author xiiiNotes on Transliteration xivList of figures xvChapter 1: Introduction: The Shi‘a and the Power of Ideology 11.1. Origins: Traditional Shi‘i Narratives of Jews 51.2. Between the Frontlines: The Lebanese Shi‘a and Their Search for Identity 111.3. Ancient Tales and Modern Challenges: Islamist Narratives about Jews and Zionism 141.4. About this Book 19References 21Chapter 2. Lebanese Shi’i Scholars and the Rise of Zionism 262.1. Shi‘i Intellectual Life in Jabal ‘Āmil 262.2. Early Perceptions of the Jewish Community 312.3. The Emergence of Zionism 382.4. From the 1936-39 Revolt to the Division of Palestine 462.5. The Years of the Great War 512.6. The Challenges of the 1948 “Catastrophe” 572.6.1. Publications about the Nakba 582.6.2. Perceptions of Jews and Judaism 612.7. Orientation After the Nakba 67References 73Chapter 3. Mūsā aṣ-Ṣadr: Palestine and the Struggle for South Lebanon 773.1.Ṣadr and the Challenges of Jabal ‘Āmil 773.2.Pursuing Christian-Muslim Unity 813.3.The Palestinian Cause as a Lebanese Concern 843.4.Addressing a Non-Arab Audience 873.5. The Dilemma of the Palestinian Resistance 903.6. Shi‘i Doctrines as a Tool for Social Mobilization 933.7. The 1975-1976 War and the Rise of Amal 983.8. The Struggle to Save the South 1013.9. Facing the First Israeli Invasion 105References 110Chapter 4. Faḍlallah’s Discourse between Dialogue and Jihad 1124.1. The Shi‘i Framework of the Struggle for Social Justice 1124.2. Dialogue with the “People of the Book” 1174.3. On Early Muslim-Jewish Relations 1224.4. Jewish History Revisited 1284.5. Jihad and the Struggle for Palestine 1324.6. Israel and the West 1374.7. From Karbala to Palestine 140References 144Chapter 5. Naṣrallah and the Power of Martyrdom 1475.1. The Birth of the Islamic Resistance 1475.2. The Israeli Invasion and Shi‘i Reactions 1555.3. The Ideological Foundation of the Islamic Movement 1585.4. Ḥusayn in Palestine: Naṣrallah’s Ideological Approach to Anti-Zionism 1635.5. Merging Anti-Zionism and Anti-Jewish Thought 1695.6. A Strategy of Adaptation 1745.7. The May 2000 “Victory” and its Consequences 1815.8. Playing with Fire: Towards the 2006 War 1905.9. Risking the Future of Lebanon 1975.10. Hezbollah’s Game of Deterrence 2035.11. Saving the “Shi‘i axis” – Naṣrallah and the War in Syria 210References 216Conclusions: Anti-Jewish Narratives in the Service of Political Agendas 222Index 231
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Palgrave Macmillan Inclusion or Exclusion in the Sacred Texts and
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De Gruyter Buddhism and the Dynamics of Transculturality: New Approaches
For over 2500 years, Buddhism was implicated in processes of cultural interaction that in turn shaped Buddhist doctrines, practices and institutions. While the cultural plurality of Buddhism has often been remarked upon, the transcultural processes that constitute this plurality, and their long-term effects, have scarcely been studied as a topic in their own right. The contributions to this volume present detailed case studies ranging across different time periods, regions and disciplines, and they address methodological challenges as well as theoretical problems. In addition to casting a spotlight on topics as diverse as the role of trade contacts in the early spread of Buddhism, the hybrid nature of religious practices in Japan or Indo-Tibetan relations in Tibetan polemical literature, the individual papers jointly raise the question as to whether there might be something distinct about how Buddhism steers and influences forms of cultural exchange, and is in turn shaped by modalities of cultural interaction throughout Asian, as well as global, history. The volume is intended to demonstrate the need for investigating transcultural dynamics more closely in the study of Buddhism, and to suggest new avenues for Buddhist Studies.
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De Gruyter Religious Polemics in Judaism Christianity and
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De Gruyter Do We Still Need Inspiration
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Lessing und die Folgen
Book SynopsisDie Geschichte des modernen deutschen Dramas beginnt mit Lessing. Gleichwohl gilt er als Autor, der an einer Schwelle steht: Er bereitet den Klassikern den Weg, bleibt aber hinter ihnen zurück. Lessing ist der „Vorklassiker“ der deutschen Literatur, gerühmt und vereinnahmt als Kämpfer für die Nation und das Bürgertum, die Wahrheit und die Toleranz. Robert Vellusig kontrastiert die an Missverständnissen reiche Wirkungsgeschichte Lessings mit seinem facettenreichen Werk und porträtiert ihn als dichtenden Pfarrerssohn und Genie der Kritik, publizistisch versierten Intellektuellen und führenden Vertreter einer Aufklärung, die ihren Namen verdient.Trade Review“... Sehr anregend geschrieben und nicht nur für Germanisten interessant sondern für alle, die sich fragen, worin die bis heute bestehende Bedeutung von Lessings Dramen und Werk besteht. Dieses Buch gibt in aller Kürze (ohne zu verkürzen!) Antworten darauf.” (Frank Seeger, in: ekz-Informationsdienst, Heft 30, 2023)Table of ContentsDas Werk.- Die Folgen.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Laizität und Sozialdemokratie: Eine vergleichende
Book SynopsisDie Öffnung sozialdemokratischer und sozialistischer Parteien gegenüber Religions- und Weltanschauungsgemeinschaften hat zu uneinheitlichen Situationen in den ursprünglich religionskritischen, laizistischen Parteien geführt. Bei allen gemeinsam geteilten Werten der europäischen Schwesterparteien existieren divergierende laizistische Grundhaltungen und Auslegungsarten des Konzeptes der Laizität. Diese bilden den Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit: Die laizistischen Grundhaltungen verschiedener sozialdemokratischer Parteien in Europa werden herausgestellt, verglichen und analysiert. Dies geschieht durch eine Inhaltsanalyse von Parteipublikationen, die ergänzt wird durch Experteninterviews mit prominenten Vertretern der Parteien – so u.a. mit dem früheren spanischen Ministerpräsidenten José Luis Zapatero, mit dem ehemaligen Bundestagspräsidenten Wolfgang Thierse oder mit dem früheren Nationalen Sekretär für Laizität in Frankreich Jean Glavany. Anschließend werden auf Grundlage einer vergleichend ausgerichteten Analyse laizistischer Deutungsmuster der Parteien perspektivisch mehrere Erklärungsansätze und Einflussfaktoren auf die unterschiedlichen laizistischen Ausprägungen formuliert.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Historische und gegenwärtige politische Konzeptualisierungen von Laizität.- Forschungsdesign: Fallauswahl und methodisches Vorgehen.- Fallstudie Frankreich: Laizistische Grundhaltungen der Parti Socialiste in Religions- und Weltanschauungspolitik.- Fallstudie Spanien: Laizistische Grundhaltungen der Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) in Religions- und Weltanschauungspolitik.- Fallstudie Deutschland: Laizistische Grundhaltungen der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (SPD) in Religions- und Weltanschauungspolitik.- Vergleichende Analyse und Ergebnisdarstellung, Laizitätspolitik – ein neues Politikfeld?.- Fazit und Ausblick.
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Hardpress Publishing Dieu Et Les Dieux Ou Un Voyageur Chrtien Devant Les Objets Primitifs Des Cultes Anciens Les Traditions Et La Fable Monographie Des Pierres Dieux Et De Leurs Transformations 1
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Hardpress Publishing Recherches Sur Le Culte De Bacchus Symbole De La Force Reproductive De La Nature Considr Sous Ses Rapports Gnraux Dans Les Mystres Dleusis Et Dans Les Dionysiaques Et Les Tritriques 1
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Hardpress Publishing Mans Origin and Destiny Sketched from the Platform of the Sciences in a Course of Lectures Delivered Before the Lowell Institute in Boston in the Winter of 18656 1
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Diccionario teológico del Nuevo Testamento II
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Editorial Kairs SA La verdad olvidada el factor comn de todas las
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Indigo El Cuzary
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Fragmenta Editorial Hacia Un Tiempo de Sintesis
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Oxford University Press Inc Jealous Gods and Chosen People
Book SynopsisEsteemed scholar David Leeming, who has authored more than twelve books on mythology, here offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization. Leeming begins with a brief, engaging history of the Middle East, spanning Neolithic cultures, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, the invention of writing and the rise of Egypt and Babylonia, Israel and Roman rule, and the early history of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims. This is followed by an in-depth discussion of the mythology of the region, covering individual pantheons, cosmic myths, mythic heroes, and much more. Leeming ranges from prehistoric figures such as the Mother Goddess of Çatal Hüyük to Mesopotamian gods such as Marduk and mythic heroes such as Gilgamesh, to the pantheon of Egyptian mythology, including the falcon-headed sky-sun god Horus and jackal-headed Anubis. The author also offers an illuminating exploration of the mythology of the Trade Review"An excellent introduction to the important mythologies formulated by peoples whose descendents still shape the conflicts in the Middle East. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all arose in the Middle East, and in accessible and graceful prose, Leeming illuminates the archaelogical and cultural background for the emergence of those warring-cousin belief systems."--Booklist"Leeming's useful survey offers an introductory guide to tales that for centuries have influenced people's religion and culture."--Publishers Weekly"In this accessible survey of Middle Eastern mythology, Leeming chooses not to dwell on competing ideologies and predicaments of the troubled region and instead demonstrates that spiritual truth and religion, like mythology, make for metaphorical rather than factual history.... This book offers an accessible treatment of a dense and complex topic that will be equally useful to nonspecialists and scholars seeking a quick and informed understanding of Middle Eastern mythology. Highly recommended for any public or academic library."--Library Journal
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Oxford University Press SECULAR REL INNOV NORTH ATL WORLD C
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Oxford University Press Inc Religious Education and the Challenge of Pluralism
Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume offer a groundbreaking comparative analysis of religious education, and state policies towards religious education in seven different countries and in the European Union as a whole. They pose a crucial question: can religious education contribute to a shared public sphere and foster solidarity across different ethnic and religious communities? In many traditional societies and even in what are largely secular European societies, our place in creation, the meaning of good and evil, and the definition of the good life, virtue, and moral action, are all primarily addressed in religious terms. It is in fact hard to come to grips with these issues without recourse to religious language, traditions, and frames of reference. Yet, religious languages and identities divide as much as unite, and provide a site of contestation and strife as much as a sense of peace and belonging Not surprisingly, different countries approach religious education in dramatically different Trade ReviewThis is an important collection of essays that juxtaposes religious education in countries rarely ever juxtaposed in this fashion. More than showcasing different countries, the juxtaposition offers significant, and at times even startling, insights about religious education as a particularly contested site, which in turn reveals the fluidity of identity across different facets of belonging, and community that dont always fit easily together. An impressive work that should be read by anyone interested in how education centrally features in current debates about law, religion, and politics. * Anver M. Emon, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto *The authors also move past description to suggest a way beyond the separation of sacred and secular spheres: education for knowledge about one another for the purpose of common action in 'shared civil life.' * L. J. Alderink, CHOICE *Table of ContentsContributors ; Preface ; Introduction: Living Together Differently, Education, and the Challenge of Deep Pluralism - Adam Seligman ; 1. Teaching Religion in the European Union: A Legal Overview - Silvio Ferrari ; 2. Religion and Ethical Education in Divided Societies: The Case of Cyprus - Dilek Latif ; 3. Teaching Religion in Bulgarian Schools; Historical Experience and Post-Atheist Developments -Maria Schnitter & Daniela Kalkandjieva ; 4. The Vanishing State: Religious Education and Intolerance in French Jewish Schools - Kimberly Arkin ; 5. The Crises of Liberal Citizenship: Religion and Education in Israel - Shlomo Fischer ; 6. Secularism(s), Islam, and Education in Turkey: Towards E Pluribus Unum? - Ahmet Kuru ; 7. Walking the Tightrope: Prospects for Civil Education and Multiculturalism in <"Ketuanon Melayu>" Malaysia - Joseph Liow ; 8. Educating Citizens in America: The Paradoxes of Difference and Democracy - Ashley Berner and James D. Hunter ; 9. Afterword - Adam Seligman ; Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West
Book SynopsisThis book explores an area of contemporary religion, spirituality and popular culture which has not so far been investigated in depth, the phenomenon of astrology in the modern west. Locating modern astrology historically and sociologically in its religious, New Age and millenarian contexts, Nicholas Campion considers astrology''s relation to modernity and draws on extensive fieldwork and interviews with leading modern astrologers to present an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the origins and nature of New Age ideology. This book challenges the notion that astrology is either ''marginal'' or a feature of postmodernism. Concluding that astrology is more popular than the usual figures suggest, Campion argues that modern astrology is largely shaped by New Age thought, influenced by the European Millenarian tradition, that it can be seen as an heir to classical Gnosticism and is part of the vernacular religion of the modern west.Trade Review'This is a wonderful book, which has a lot of important things to say, not just about astrology, but about the nature of modern Western society.' Ronald Hutton, University of Bristol, UK 'Not concerned with the truth of its claims, Campion establishes a foundation for sociological inquiry to close a lacuna in understanding astrology's cultural status in contemporary Anglo-American society. To this end, he examines apocalyptic millenarianism, the New Age movement, Christian and "scientistic" rivalry in relation to the persistent fascination with the language of zodiac signs and the "judicial" astrological industry that has arisen from it. Campion's comprehensive approach ranges from fortune telling, media popularity and the complex skills involved with the discipline to philosophical and theological concerns with ethics.' Michael York, Cherry Hill Seminary, USA and Co-director London Academy for Cultural and Educational StudiesTable of Contents1 Introduction: a million-dollar business?2 Cosmic liberation: the pursuit of the millennium3 The shock of the new: the age of Aquarius4 Celestial enlightenment: the new age5 End times: the new age and the age of Aquarius6 The writing of heaven: new age astrology7 Oracles to the vulgar: sun-sign astrology8 An evolutionary paradox: the survival of belief in astrology9 Salvation and the stars: astrology, religion and belief10 Superstitious times: the extent of belief in astrology11 Belief in astrology: a public survey12 In their own words: the astrologers' universe of discord13 With their own voices: interviews with astrologers14 Conclusion: modernity and normality
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Cambridge University Press The Christian Attitude to Other Religions
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Cambridge University Press The Meanings of Death Canto original series
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Cambridge University Press Religion and the Workplace
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Cambridge University Press Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective
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Cambridge University Press Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective
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Cambridge University Press Sacred Schisms How Religions Divide
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Cambridge University Press Stories of Origins in the Bible and Ancient Mediterranean Literature
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Cambridge University Press The Politics of Monotheism
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Cambridge University Press Scripture People
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Cambridge University Press The Golden Bough The Third Edition Volume 1 The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings 1 Cambridge Library Collection Classics
Book SynopsisThis greatly revised and enlarged twelve-volume third edition (191115) of the controversial work by Sir James Frazer (18541941) applies the techniques of comparative ethnography to classical religion. Volume 1 (1911) explores the belief that kings could harness Nature.Table of ContentsPreface; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1. The king of the wood; 2. Priestly kings; 3. Sympathetic magic; 4. Magic and religion; 5. The magical control of the weather; 6. Magicians as kings; 7. Incarnate human gods; Appendix.
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Cambridge University Press The Golden Bough The Third Edition Volume 2 The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings 2 Cambridge Library Collection Classics
Book SynopsisThis work by Sir James Frazer (1854â1941) is widely considered to be one of the most important early texts in the fields of psychology and anthropology. At the same time, by applying modern methods of comparative ethnography to the classical world, and revealing the superstition and irrationality beneath the surface of the classical culture which had for so long been a model for Western civilisation, it was extremely controversial. Frazer was greatly influenced by E. B. Tylor's Primitive Culture (also reissued in this series), and by the work of the biblical scholar William Robertson Smith, to whom the first edition is dedicated. The twelve-volume third edition, reissued here, was greatly revised and enlarged, and published between 1911 and 1915; the two-volume first edition (1890) is also available in this series. Volume 2 (1911) explores different types of vegetation worship and the roles of gods.Table of Contents8. Departmental kings of nature; 9. The worship of trees; 10. Relics of tree-worship in Modern Europe; 11. The influence of the sexes on vegetation; 12. The sacred marriage; 13. The kings of Rome and Alba; 14. The king's fire; 15. The fire-drill; 16. Father Jove and Mother Vesta; 17. The origin of perpetual fires; 18. The succession to the kingdom in Ancient Latium; 19. St George and the Parilia; 20. The worship of the oak; 21. Dianus and Diana; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Golden Bough The Third Edition Volume 4 The Dying God Cambridge Library Collection Classics
Book SynopsisThis work by Sir James Frazer (1854â1941) is widely considered to be one of the most important early texts in the fields of psychology and anthropology. At the same time, by applying modern methods of comparative ethnography to the classical world, and revealing the superstition and irrationality beneath the surface of the classical culture which had for so long been a model for Western civilisation, it was extremely controversial. Frazer was greatly influenced by E. B. Tylor's Primitive Culture (also reissued in this series), and by the work of the biblical scholar William Robertson Smith, to whom the first edition is dedicated. The twelve-volume third edition, reissued here, was greatly revised and enlarged, and published between 1911 and 1915; the two-volume first edition (1890) is also available in this series. Volume 4 (1911), 'The Dying God', discusses the tradition by which the priest/king must be killed by his successor.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. The mortality of the gods; 2. The killing of the divine king; 3. The slaying of the king in legend; 4. The supply of kings; 5. Temporary kings; 6. Sacrifice of the king's son; 7. Succession to the soul; 8. The killing of the tree-spirit; Notes; Addenda; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Golden Bough The Third Edition Volume 7 Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild 1 Cambridge Library Collection Classics
Book SynopsisThis work by Sir James Frazer (1854â1941) is widely considered to be one of the most important early texts in the fields of psychology and anthropology. At the same time, by applying modern methods of comparative ethnography to the classical world, and revealing the superstition and irrationality beneath the surface of the classical culture which had for so long been a model for Western civilisation, it was extremely controversial. Frazer was greatly influenced by E. B. Tylor's Primitive Culture (also reissued in this series) and by the work of the biblical scholar William Robertson Smith, to whom the first edition is dedicated. The twelve-volume third edition, reissued here, was greatly revised and enlarged, and published between 1911 and 1915; the two-volume first edition (1890) is also available in this series. Volumes 7 and 8 (1912) discuss the relationship of human sacrifice to the fertility of crops.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Dionysus; 2. Demeter and Persephone; 3. Magical significance of games in primitive agriculture; 4. Woman's part in primitive agriculture; 5. The Corn-Mother and the Corn-Maiden in Northern Europe; 6. The Corn-Mother in many lands; 7. Lityerses; 8. The corn-spirit as an animal; Note.
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Cambridge University Press The Golden Bough The Third Edition Volume 11 Balder the Beautiful The FireFestivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul 2 Cambridge Library Collection Classics
Book SynopsisThis work by Sir James Frazer (1854â1941) is widely considered to be one of the most important early texts in the fields of psychology and anthropology. At the same time, by applying modern methods of comparative ethnography to the classical world, and revealing the superstition and irrationality beneath the surface of the classical culture which had for so long been a model for Western civilisation, it was extremely controversial. Frazer was greatly influenced by E. B. Tylor's Primitive Culture (also reissued in this series), and by the work of the biblical scholar William Robertson Smith, to whom the first edition is dedicated. The twelve-volume third edition, reissued here, was greatly revised and enlarged, and published between 1911 and 1915; the two-volume first edition (1890) is also available in this series. Volumes 10 and 11 (1913) continue to examine taboo behaviour, and consider the role of sunlight and firelight in ritual.Table of Contents6. Fire-festivals in other lands; 7. The burning of human beings in the fires; 8. The magic flowers of Midsummer Eve; 9. Balder and the mistletoe; 10. The external soul in folk-tales; 11. The external soul in folk-custom; 12. The Golden Bough; 13. Farewell to Nemi; Notes; Index.
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Penguin Random House India Carpenters and Kings
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Oxford University Press Inc The Oxford Handbook of the Cognitive Science of
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of the Cognitive Science of Religion is the most authoritative and comprehensive examination of the growing field of CSR. With contributions from the field's founders and its rising stars, this volume offers a critical overview of more than 25 years of research.Trade ReviewA fascinating volume... For advanced students and scholars seeking to develop research in this emerging field, the book provides a good foundation. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsTable of Contents Part One: Historical, Theoretical, and Methodological Foundations of CSR 1. Ghostly Relationships: Differentiating Cognitive Science of Religion and Psychology of Religion Justin L. Barrett 2. The Historical Genesis of Cognitive Science of Religion E. Thomas Lawson 3. Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive Science of Religion Aku Visala 4. The Cognitive Study of Religious Activity: Beyond Religion and Belief Pascal Boyer Part Two: Religious Concepts 5. Gods: Cognition, Culture, and Ecology Benjamin Grant Purzycki 6. The Nature of Humans Rebekah A. Richert and Kirsten Lesage 7. Nature of the World Julie Scott and Justin L. Barrett Part Three: Religious Actions 8. Explaining and Solving Practical Problems Supernaturally Rachel Watson-Jones & Cristine H. Legare 9. Mortuary Practices Claire White Part Four: Religious Objects 10. Scripturalism: A theory Brian Malley 11. Special Objects Tyler S. Greenway Part Five: Religious Experiences 12. Conceiving Religious Dreams and Mystical Experiences: A Predictive Processing Investigation Robert E. Sears 13. Extreme Rituals Dimitris Xygalatas Part Six: Forming Religious Systems 14. Key Ingredients for a World Religion: Insights from Cognitive and Evolutionary Science James Van Slyke and D. Jason Slone 15. What is the Role of Ritual in Binding Communities Together? Harvey Whitehouse and Christopher M. Kavanagh 16. The Failure of Religious Systems Hugh Turpin and Jonathan A. Lanman Part Seven: CSR's Relations and Implications 17. Neuroscience of Religion Uffe Schjoedt and Michiel van Elk 18. Soul Mates? Conflicts and Complementarities in the Evolutionary and Cognitive Sciences of Religion Richard Sosis, John Shaver, Benjamin Grant Purzycki, and Jordan Kiper 19. CSR and Religious Belief. Epistemic friends or foes? Hans Van Eyghen 20. The Cultural & Developmental Niche of Religious Cognitions: Educational Implications of the Cognitive Science of Religion Rebekah A. Richert 21. Lived Faith and Cognitive Intuitions: Some Theological Implications of Cognitive Science of Religion Laird R. O. Edman and Myron A. Penner
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The University of Chicago Press Gods and Demons Priests and Scholars Critical
Book SynopsisAssembles a collection of essays that both illustrates and reveals the benefits of his methodology, making a case for a critical religious studies that starts with skepticism but is neither cynical nor crude. This book tackles many questions central to religious study.Trade Review"Bruce Lincoln is a rara avis. His combination of precise technical analysis of ancient religious texts, allied to a grand, comparative vision of religion in society, past and present, informs a reflection, at once anxious and radical, anchored in the predicament of our own times. This combination produces a humanistic approach, devoid of grandiloquence, and this strikingly original book will be of great importance to all students of ancient religions and to historians of religion in general." -Guy Stroumsa, University of Oxford"
£96.00
The University of Chicago Press Mecca and Eden Ritual Relics and Territory in
Book SynopsisNineteenth-century philologist and Biblical critic William Robertson Smith famously concluded that the sacred status of holy places derives not from their intrinsic nature, but from their social character. Building upon this insight, this work uses Islamic legal texts to analyze the rituals and objects associated with the sanctuary at Mecca.Trade Review"Mecca and Eden is absorbing from the first paragraph of the introduction to the final footnote in the concluding chapter. It is a completely original work of scholarship and an exceptionally good comparative study." - Richard D. Hecht, University of California, Santa Barbara"
£76.00
MO - University of Illinois Press Against Dogmatism
Book SynopsisReveals a spiritual middle way, an approach native to the long-standing traditions in which faith and doubt are interwoven in constructive and dynamic ways.Trade Review"A refreshing approach to the interplay between fundamentalism and atheism. . . . The author offers a convincing critique of the opposition of faith and doubt, but also provides a means by which they can engage one another in the hope of countering dogmatism. Recommended."--Choice"The detailed book demonstrates Yadlapati's scholarship in the field of religious studies and the philosophy of religion, but challenges the reader to follow a rigorous review of the aforementioned religious traditions, myths, and scholarship. . . . Exploring religious traditions in a post dogmatic form is successfully achieved in this masterful work."--Religious Studies Review"Accessibly written, with numerous, easily digested examples, this is the kind of book religious studies majors and seminarians long to bring home."--Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies"In a comparative theology across a number of religious traditions, Madhuri M. Yadlapati very lucidly sketches possible ways to think about faith and doubt. This book will appeal to general readers as well as students interested in religion and spirituality."--Susan Abraham, Harvard Divinity SchoolTable of ContentsIntroduction: Beyond Fundamentalism and Atheism 1 PART ONE. RE-EXAMINING FAITH IN ACTION One. Postures of Trust 15 Humility as the Door to Faith 17 Friedrich Schleiermacher: Religious Consciousness of Absolute Dependence 24 Hindu Puja: Belonging to a Protected World 29 Conclusion 33 Two. What Is Our Sacred Responsibility in the World? 35 Hindu Dharma 35 What Can Mere Humans Do in Narnia? 41 God's Caliph on Earth 46 Covenantal Responsibility, Partnership, and Struggle 51 Conclusion 63 PART TWO. THE CENTRALITY OF DOUBT Three. Christian Faith and the Protestant Principle 67 Soren Kierkagaard 68 Karl Barth 76 Paul Tillich 85 Conclusion 96 Four. Faith and Transcendence in Hindu Traditions 97 Mystical Experience and the Limits of Understanding in the Upanishads 100 Bhakti, Transcendence, and Freedom in the Bhagavad Gita 103 Maya: That Which Is Not 107 The Ambiguity of Hindu Theism: Shiva 112 Conclusion 118 PART THREE. RECONCILING WAYS OF FAITH AND DOUBT Five. Resisting the Reification of Religion 123 Humanist Criticisms of Religious Dogmatism 124 The Mystical Path of Unknowing or Unlearning 131 Buddhist Teachings on Emptiness 140 Conclusion 145 Six. Faith and Hope for the Twenty-First Century 147 Jurgen Moltmann on Eschatology 148 Raimon Panikkar's Pluralistic Theology 156 John Caputo's Postmodern Religion 162 Conclusion 170 Conclusion: Dwelling in Uncertainty 171 Notes 175 Index 197
£30.56
Zondervan Is Jesus the Only Savior
Book SynopsisA compelling and urgent case for Jesus Christ as the one and only way to salvation. Today, professing that Jesus Christ is the only way to approach God and receive his salvation may seem to some like a form of intolerance or arrogance. A growing number of Christian intellectuals, pastors, and leaders are favoring a more inclusive view of a person''s path to salvation.But what does this mean in practice? Are there biblical or theological means of defending inclusivism or pluralism, or do these views simply pay tribute to modern ethical standards?The fact is that unity among Christians on this fundamental issue has disappeared. Many people of faith choose among three fundamentally different answers to the question, Is Jesus the only Savior? Stated succinctly, these answers are: No! (Pluralism) Yes, but... (Inclusivism) Yes, period! (Exclusivism) In Is Jesus the Only Savior?, Ronald Nash explores the Table of ContentsContents Preface 1.Is Jesus the Only Savior? Part One Pluralism 2.The Early Stage of John Hick’s Pluralism 3.The Second Stage of Hick’s Pluralism 4.Reason, Truth, and Religious Pluralism 5.Pluralism and the Christian Understanding of Jesus Christ 6.Final Thoughts on Hick’s Pluralism Part Two Inclusivism 7.An Introduction to Inclusivism 8.Inclusivism and Theology 9.Inclusivism and the Bible 10.Some Remaining Questions 11.Why I Am Not an Inclusivist Bibliography Indexes
£12.34
W. W. Norton & Company The Religion Matters Reader
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