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Peeters Publishers Repenser la rétribution. Rethinking Retribution
Book SynopsisThis book attempts to clarify the idea of retribution and to propose a reasoned definition of the concept through philological and lexical studies. It faces the question whether a legal system, or even a moral one, is possible without retribution, whether justice – including divine justice – can be conceived without an underlying perspective of retribution. It analyses how the idea of retribution, when is assumed to be present, is articulated with that of mercy, justification, forgiveness, or grace. It considers the functions that this idea can serve in various literary contexts and different discursive registers. But it also raises the question of whether, in the biblical texts, divine justice is not more restorative and not proportional to the act committed than stricto sensu retributive.It is a volume of proceeding of colloquia held at the Institut Catholique de Paris in 2020 and 2021.
£130.00
Peeters Publishers PsSal 9 im Kontext der sogenannten Psalmen
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£85.00
Peeters Publishers Aseneth and the Honeycomb
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£68.00
Peeters Publishers Qumran and the New Testament
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£112.56
Peeters Publishers Jeremiah 4651
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£105.00
European Interuniversity Press La Nouvelle Question Religieuse the New Religious
Book SynopsisDans un contexte de polarisation croissante des opinions publiques au plan international, comment la question religieuse est-elle soulevée en France, aux États-unis, en Belgique, au Canada ? Commissions parlementaires, rapports gouvernementaux et lois font écho à une diversification religieuse souvent perçue comme menaçante et aux problèmes inédits que poseraient l'islam et les sectes. Quelles politiques religieuses en résulte-t-il ? En mobilisant quel type de savoir ? Tel est l'objet de ce livre, lequel permet une première analyse croisée des identités, des valeurs, des images et des mythes véhiculés par les décideurs publics et par divers groupes de la société civile engagés à nouveaux frais sur fond de globalisation, de symboles nationaux et de droits universels au tracé des frontières entre le public et le religieux. In a context of increasing polarization of public opinion about religious questions, how do issues involving religion appear in France, the United States, Belgium, and Canada? Parliamentary commissions, governmental reports, and laws pertaining to Islam and to so-called sects often lead to the promulgation of regulations that reflect the public's anxiety that religious diversity per se is threatening. The purpose of this book is to examine some of the identities, values, images, and myths that are perceived by decision makers and by participants in civil societies when boundaries are drawn between the public and the religious at the place where globalization and universal human rights meet.
£37.71
BAI NV Treasures of Stone Uncovered: Buddhist Sculptures
Book SynopsisHereto unknown statues of great significance to the art world will be revealed in this publication, their aesthetic features thoroughly analysed. Quite exceptionally, Treasures of Stone Uncovered also encompasses a full chapter explaining the scientific methodology that was employed to authenticate the objects. The goal of this publication is, on the one hand, to let the artworks capture the gaze of the reader with their splendour and refinement, and on the other, to increase the knowledge and understanding of the underexposed Buddhist art of the Northern Qi. Text in English and Chinese.
£60.00
Peeters Publishers Annus Platonicus: Study of World Cycles in Greek,
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£61.67
Leiden University Press Creating Capitals: The Rationale, Construction,
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£68.78
Instant Book AB Manipulering pgr
£14.77
Stolpe Publishing Religion: In the Past, the Present Day and the
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£26.15
Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. Who Killed Liberal Islam
Book SynopsisProvocative, insightful, and passionately argued, this book attempts to bring some perspective to an increasingly polarized debate on the crisis ofiberalism among Indian Muslims. It raises some profound issues at the heart of the crisis fuelled on the one hand by the growing influence of Wahhabism on Indian Islamand on the other, by the rise of aggressive right-wing Hindu nationalism which has alienated even moderate Muslims. The book takes head-on the fundamental question: Isiberalism and Islam compatible or mutually exclusive? In doing so, it examines the way Islam is being preached and practiced both in India and abroad, to find answers to such niggling questions as: Who is a good Muslim''? What constitutes the Muslim identity? Why do Muslims across the world remain silent instead of raising their voice for reform of regressive practices such as stoning? The decline ofiberal Islam in India, it argues, flows from the wider crisis in Islam globally. Upholding the syncretic Ganga-Jamni tehzeeb'' that characterized Indian Islam, it tries to bring back the emphasis oniberal values of acceptance and inclusivity. It also dissuades secularists against trying to push through sweeping reforms in India before the community is ready for it, warning of a possible hardline backlash as in Turkey and Iran. Who Killediberal Islam? offers a much-needed corrective to the self-serving narratives on both sides of a divisive debate, and seeks to help concentrate minds on finding a way through the crisis.
£17.99
Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd Postsecular Theory: Textx and Contexts
Book SynopsisIt analyses a range of literary texts and issues from contemporary culture, to model literary praxis of postsecular theory.
£18.52
Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. SAPTARSHIS
Book SynopsisHow could Sage Vasishtha attribute such an action to him? Heost control of his senses and, in turn, took water in his palm. Madayanti, who was watching in horror, approached him in one swift movement and held his hand. When Mitrasaha turned his face towards her, she shook her head. No, myord! What is it you are doing? Sage Vasishtha is our kulaguru.'' Mitrasaha felt ashamed and sprinkled the water on his own feet. At once, his feet became spotted with black marks, and having changed into a demon, heeft the palace.'' How did Gotama win the hand of Ahalya? What is the relation of Kasyapa and Kashmir? How did Vitahavya, born a kshatriya, become a brahmin? Why did Parashurama become a warrior and Visvamitra a sage? How were the two related? Saptarshis answers all these questions. This racy narrative recounts the extraordinaryives of the seven sagesVasishtha, Kasyapa, Atri, Visvamitra, Gotama, Jamadagni and Bharadvajaknown as Saptarshis. These sages may haveived eons ago but theirives were no different from ours.
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Alpha Edition The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John
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£13.24
Alpha Edition Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the
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£11.63
Alpha Edition Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
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£14.08
Alpha Edition The Book of the Lover and the Beloved
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£14.37
Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. Dharma Yoga Volume 1
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£14.24
Westland Publications Limited 7 Secrets of the Hindu Pantheon
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£66.68
Double 9 Books The Christian Creed; or, What it is Blasphemy to
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£9.49
Alpha Edition Ruth Erskines Son Edition1
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£21.30
Anand Lahari
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£18.59
Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. SHAKTI: 51 Sacred Peethas of the Goddess
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£10.49
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Jews and India: Mutual Influences over Two
Book SynopsisThe book concludes with a section about inter-religious dialogues between Jews and Indic faiths like Hindus, Bud dhists and Jains. Based on two thousand years of cohabitation, these old/new friendships reveal old surprises and new insights.
£61.62
Amsterdam University Press Chinese Popular Religion in Text and Acts
Book SynopsisThis volume explores practices and experiences in Chinese popular religion. The research adds new materials and new approaches to well-known worships such as the cults of doomsday, underworld, and Lord Guan on the one hand, and draws attention to under-the-radar deities and holy figures hiding in the mountainous countryside or among the urban crowd. While this book centers on Chinese popular religion, it will be of use to non-China scholars in folklore, religious art, and ritual studies as well as China scholars in popular culture from late-medieval to contemporary times.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Shin-yi Chao 1. Confluence of Fears: The 1923 Doomsday Hysteria in China - FAN Chun-wu ... 2. Temple Inscriptions as “Text Acts” - Adam Yuet Chau 3. Shuilu Rites and the Baodingshan Rock Carvings, Dazu - HOU Chong .. 4. The Worship of the Ten Kings of Purgatory during the Ming-Qing Period - WANG Chien-chuan 5. Feasting with the Great Grandma: The Tea Banquet Ritual Programs and the Worship of the Mother of the Wutong Gods - CHEN Yongchao 6. Knowledge and Ritual: The Dual Nature of the Scripture Illustrating the Holiness of Emperor Guan (Guandi mingsheng jing) - LI Shih-wei 7. Scorched Head: Daoist Exorcists and their Divine Generals in Jiangnan Lore - Vincent GOOSSAERT 8. Assimilation by Names: A Mechanism of Pantheon Development in Local Religion -WANG Yao 9. Our Lady on the Mountain: The Cult of a Daoist Immortal in Village China - Shin-yi CHAO 10. Stone Inscriptions on Mt. Tai and Contemporary Folk Pilgrimage: A Speculation on “Lefu Yinbei” - YE Tao Index
£107.35
Amsterdam University Press Religion, Hypermobility and Digital Media in
Book SynopsisDigital media is changing the ways in which religion is practiced, understood, proselytised and countered. Religious institutions and leaders use digital media to engage with their congregations who now are not confined to single locations and physical structures. The faithful are part of online communities which allow them a space to worship and to find fellowship. Migrant and mobile subjects thus are able to be connected to their faith -- whether home grown or emerging -- wherever they may be, providing them with an anchor in unfamiliar physical and cultural surroundings. As Asia rises, mobilities associated with Asian populations have escalated. The notion of ‘Global Asia’ is a reflection of this increased mobility, where Asia includes not only Asian countries as sites of political independence, but also the transnational networks of Asian trans/migrants, and the diasporic settlements of Asian peoples all over the world. This collection features cutting edge research by scholars across disciplines seeking to understand the role and significance of religion among transnational mobile subjects in this age of digital media, and in particular, as experienced in Global Asia.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Catherine Gomes, Lily Kong and Orlando Woods SECTION 1. COMMUNITY CREATION: THE ROLE OF DIGITAL MEDIA IN FAITH-BASED GROUPS Chapter 1. The Creation of Digitally-Mediated Christian Migrant Communities in Singapore (Orlando Woods) Chapter 2. Forging Chinese Christian Digital Fellowship: Social Media and Transnational Connectivity (Francis Lim and Sng Bee Bee) Chapter 3. Material Expressions of Religious Culture (Anna Hickey-Moody and Marissa Willcox) SECTION 2. CONNECTIVITY THROUGH FAITH: MAINTAINING TRANSNATIONAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH RELIGION Chapter 4. This-worldly Buddhism: Digital Media and the Performance of Religiosity in China (Han Zhang and Junxi Qian) Chapter 5. The Blog as a Platform for Spiritual Heritaging and Family Reconciliation: A Case Study (Tan Meng Yoe) SECTION 3. PREACHING THE FAITH: THE RISE OF DIGITAL PASTORS AND PREACHERS Chapter 6. The Global Appeal of Digital Pastors: A Comparative Case Study of Joseph Prince, and Brian and Bobbie Houston (Catherine Gomes and Jonathan Y. Tan) Chapter 7. The Open Letter to the Evangelical Church' and its Discontents: The Online Politics of Asian American Evangelicals, 2013-2016 (Justin K.H. Tse) Chapter 8. Title Preacher Playlist: Reception and Curation of Celebrity Pastors in the Korean Diaspora (Hyemin Na) Chapter 9 . Virtual Rohingya: Ethno-Religious Populism in the Asia Pacific (Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir) Afterword. Digitised Religions, Physical Practices and the 'Rich-Poor' Divide (Robbie B.H. Goh) Index
£107.35
Amsterdam University Press The Pop Theology of Videogames: Producing and
Book SynopsisYoung people in the West are more likely to encounter religion in videogames than in places of worship like churches, mosques or temples. Lars de Wildt interviews developers and players of games such as Assassin’s Creed to find out how and why the Pop Theology of Videogames is so appealing to modern audiences. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book argues that developers of videogames and their players engage in a ‘Pop Theology’ through which laymen reconsider traditional questions of religion by playing with them. Games allow us to play with religious questions and identities in the same way that children play at being a soldier, or choose to ‘play house.’ This requires a radical rethinking of religious questions as no longer just questions of belief or disbelief; but as truths to be tried on, compared, and discarded at will.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Part I. Producing Religion “Which choices lead game-makers to use religion in their videogames?” Chapter 2. Making Religion at Ubisoft Chapter 3. Indie-pendent: the Arthouse Gods of Indie games Part II. Consuming Religion “How do players make sense of and relate to religion in videogames?” Chapter 4. Public Religion on Videogame Forums Chapter 5. Single-player Religion Part III. Conclusion Chapter 6. Conclusion: Pop Theology. Complete bibliography Index .
£91.20
Fondo de Cultura Economica USA Erase Una Vez. El Universo, Los Dioses, Los Hombres. Un Relato de Los Mitos Griegos
£11.40
Gal Einei Publication The Hebrew Letters
£30.33
KECHARA MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS Comics The Great Escape
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Kodansha Europe Head Office Nine Ways Of Bon The Excerpts From Gzibrjid
£29.45
Archaeology & Art Publications Anatolia and Its Biblical Visionaries
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£11.83
Springer Verlag, Singapore The Catholic Church, The Bible, and
Book SynopsisThis edited volume starts from the perspectives of Beijing in how it sees that religion should serve the interests of the state. From China’s viewpoint, religion should act as a stabilizing force of society, or else the Christian Churches will lose their reason for existence. This might be incomprehensible to Western Christians, who believe in the freedom of religion and their right to embrace their faith. This collection of articles represents the concerted efforts of Chinese, Italians, and an American—who live in China, Europe, and the United States and belong to different disciplines, such as History, Religious Studies, and Language Studies—to promote a better understanding of the Catholic Church in the world and in China.Table of ContentsPART I: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.- The Catholic Church in China in the 1980s: Identity, Loyalty, and Obedience.- The Canossian Sisters in Hong Kong and Beyond: Protection, Education, and Emancipation of Women.- PART II: THE BIBLE.- Reading and Praying with Sigao Shengjing (Studium Biblicum Version).- The Use and Reception of Sigao Shengjing (Studium Biblicum Version) by Catholic Communities in China.- PART III: EVANGELIZATION.- Catholic Fishermen in the Qingpu District of Shanghai.- Between Survival and Subordination: Jiangnan Catholics in the 1950s.- A Letter From an ex-Altar Boy to Late Fathers.
£49.49
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press Le Devoilement Des Ignominies Grecques Et Les
Book SynopsisText in French: "LE DÉVOILEMENT DES IGNOMINIES GRECQUES ET LES ASPERSIONS PAR DE PIEUX CONSEILS"
£22.49
Tartu University Press When Gods Spoke: Researches and Reflections on
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Vajra Bookshop The Healthy Mind Interviews
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Fv Editions The Praise of Folly
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£16.40
Independently Published New Alexandria: Channeled Transmissions of The
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£9.31
Academic Studies Press From Belonging to Belief
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£25.95
Academic Studies Press From Proverbs to Parables
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Permuted Press Faiths Answers to Americas Political Crisis
Book SynopsisCan the faith in God that most Americans share help us out of the political mess we’re in?As both a religiously observant person and a veteran of forty years in elective office, Senator Joe Lieberman is uniquely prepared to answer this question. In fact, he is the first person with political experience to pose and answer such a question in response to the current crisis of political division and governmental dysfunction in America. Lieberman breaks down the causes of our political problems—including partisanship, incivility, and refusal to compromise—and then describes what the monotheistic faith that Christians, Jews, and Muslims share calls on us to do to overcome those problems. He directs this appeal to members of Congress and the White House; leaders of the news and entertainment industry, who have such a large influence on our values and political behavior; and members of the clergy, who need to be leaders of a new Religious Awaken
£19.80
Austin Macauley Publishers LLC I Am a Catholic in Case of an Accident
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Conflict Peace At Home with Jesus
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£11.39
Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Conflict Peace At Home with Jesus
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