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Diamond Books The Supreme Mother Goddess Durga
Book Synopsisstory of the supreme mother goddess durga & durga chalisa
£8.06
Pilgrims Publishing Buddha Puja Geet
Book SynopsisA collection of prayers to propitiate the lord Buddha.
£7.65
Library of Tibetan Works & Archives Festival of Tibet
Book SynopsisTalking about festivals such as Losar - the Tibetan new year, SMon Lam - the great prayer festival, Sga Dawa - Buddha's descent, and others, this book attempts to capture the true essence of Tibetan festive traditions.
£7.63
ICEM Communications PVT Ltd Hindu Pilgrimages
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Tapir Academic Press Sur la route du pèlerinage de Trondheim
Book SynopsisText in French. The Pilgrim Way Project was launched in 1994 when the Ministry of the Environment instructed the Directorate for Nature Management and The Directorate of Cultural Heritage to reconstruct the walk along the old roads to Nidaros (the former name of Trondheim). The work to reopen the old roads has been carried out in close co-operation with the 29 municipalities through which the Pilgrim Way winds. A steady stream of pilgrims flocked to Saint Olav''s shrine in Nidaros Cathedral, from around 1050 until 1537, the time of the Reformation. Now, almost 500 years after the introduction of Protestantism saw the end of the pilgrimages, people are again encouraged to wander in the tracks of the pilgrims. The intention of this text is to stimulate interest in an important part of Norwegian history, to encourage outdoor activities and to let people share cultural experiences.
£13.77
Tapir Academic Press Auf den Spuren der Pilger nach Trondheim / On the
Book SynopsisText in German. The Pilgrim Way Project was launched in 1994 when the Ministry of the Environment instructed the Directorate for Nature Management and The Directorate of Cultural Heritage to reconstruct the walk along the old roads to Nidaros (the former name of Trondheim). The work to reopen the old roads has been carried out in close co-operation with the 29 municipalities through which the Pilgrim Way winds. A steady stream of pilgrims flocked to Saint Olav''s shrine in Nidaros Cathedral, from around 1050 until 1537, the time of the Reformation. Now, almost 500 years after the introduction of Protestantism saw the end of the pilgrimages, people are again encouraged to wander in the tracks of the pilgrims. The intention of this text is to stimulate interest in an important part of Norwegian history, to encourage outdoor activities and to let people share cultural experiences.
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Tapir Academic Press En el camino del peregrino a Trondheim / On the
Book SynopsisText in Spanish. The Pilgrim Way Project was launched in 1994 when the Ministry of the Environment instructed the Directorate for Nature Management and The Directorate of Cultural Heritage to reconstruct the walk along the old roads to Nidaros (the former name of Trondheim). The work to reopen the old roads has been carried out in close co-operation with the 29 municipalities through which the Pilgrim Way winds. A steady stream of pilgrims flocked to Saint Olav''s shrine in Nidaros Cathedral, from around 1050 until 1537, the time of the Reformation. Now, almost 500 years after the introduction of Protestantism saw the end of the pilgrimages, people are again encouraged to wander in the tracks of the pilgrims. The intention of this text is to stimulate interest in an important part of Norwegian history, to encourage outdoor activities and to let people share cultural experiences.
£13.77
HarperCollins India Venkatesha Suprabhatam: The Story of an Beloved
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. AYODHYA: CITY OF FAITH, CITY OF DISCORD
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Gefen Publishing House From Fasting to Feasting: A Unique Journey
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Gefen Publishing House Poetry of Prayer: Tehillim in Tefillah
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Gefen Publishing House Baseless Hatred: What it is & What You Can Do
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Gefen Publishing House Festpredigten: Twenty Festival Sermons, 1897-1902
Book SynopsisThe Festpredigten festival sermons were originally published in German in Frankfurt am Main in 1903. A window into the past, they offer a fascinating glimpse of German Jewry at the turn of the century. The author, Isaac Rosenberg, received his semichah at the Rabbiner-Seminar (Hildesheimer) in Berlin in 1888, and graced the synagogue pulpit in the eastern German city of Thorn for twenty-five years. He belonged to a new class of rabbis known as Rabbiner Doktor with Ph.D.s as well as rabbinic ordination. A leader in his community, Dr Rosenberg delivered passionate sermons in impeccable High German sermons that uplifted and inspired rather than rebuked. Yet they contain messages that are as fresh today as they were a century ago. This English volume includes an intriguing introduction by Dr Fred Gottlieb on the history of German- Jewish homiletics and associated controversies.
£17.99
Gefen Publishing House Fifty Four Pick Up: Fifteen Minute Inspirational
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Gefen Publishing House Baseless Hatred: What it is & What You Can Do
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Gefen Publishing House Daven Your Age: An Adult Journey through the
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Gefen Publishing House Food for the Spirit: Inspirational Lessons from
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Gefen Publishing House Bit of Wit, A World of Wisdom: Volume 2
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Gefen Publishing House Easy Way Out of Passover Cookbook
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Gefen Publishing House Shemittah Guide
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Gefen Publishing House Lieberman Open Orthodox Haggadah
Book SynopsisThe Lieberman Open Orthodox Haggadah (the Orlofsky Edition) addresses some of the burning issues of our times through the lens of the rituals and texts of the Seder night. As we recognise that in every generation we are to seek liberation and freedom, this Haggadah demonstrates an activism that stems from -- rather than being stymied by -- our ancient traditions. Open Orthodoxy is a stream of Orthodoxy that combines a strict adherence to Jewish law with an openness and flexibility on certain contemporary issues. With contributions from prominent and original thinkers and an introduction to the term Open Orthodoxy from Rabbi Avi Weiss, this Haggadah discusses some of these cutting-edge concerns -- such as women as clergy within Orthodoxy (ie: the Maharat phenomenon), the agunah crisis, and the interaction between Jews and Gentiles.
£18.89
Oxford University Press,Pakistan 'We are Lovers of the Qalandar': Piety, Pilgrimage, and Ritual in Pakistani Sufi Islam
Book SynopsisThis book is about Pakistan's most popular Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar whose shrine in Sehwan Sharif is one of the most fascinating sanctuaries in the Muslim world. At the time of pilgrimage, this flourishing cult centre becomes a vibrant place of ecstatic religiosity marked by intense forms of devotion. The present ethnographic study is organized around three themes: piety, pilgrimage, and ritual. Thus, its focus is first on visual culture and 'material religion' as well as various aspects of religious aesthetics which highlight how sacred spaces are constructed and shaped. Secondly, it deals with the year-round pilgrimage, mainly investigating pilgrims from Punjab (including a unique life history of a female 'Sufi lineage' from Lahore), but also discussing remarkable ritual agents in the cult. The third theme is the spectacular trance dance known as dhamāl. On February 16, 2017, a suicide bomber executed a horrible massacre among the dancing devotees. This work, which is the fruit of the author's field-research between 2003 and 2015 in Sindh and Punjab, aims to contribute to a 'Sufism observed' which often seems to be neglected in mainly text-based Sufi studies. It is an academic companion to his earlier At the Shrine of the Red Sufi (OUP, 2011).Trade Review"We are Lovers of the Qalandar" is a vital addition to the scholarship of Pakistani Sufism and the anthropology of Islam. Frembgen's meticulous, granular ethnography is nuanced by his attention to broader historical, literary, and theoretical source materials...this book will serve as a useful resource for graduate and undergraduate courses in cultural anthropology, Islamic studies, Sufism, South Asia, and material culture and religion. It will also appeal to a broad readership searching for a more informed account of Islam and Sufism beyond the reductive, one-dimensional caricatures that too often (mis)inform journalistic and mass media reporting. * Robert Rozehnal, Lehigh University, Journal of Sufi Studies *We are Lovers of the Qalandar is a profoundly rich contribution to the field of South Asian Sufism, Anthropology of Art, and Islam. It is a novel addition to the visual material theory of Sufi tradition in Islam. * M. Rafique Wassan, Anthropos *
£20.37
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd Hostage to the Devil Reissue
Book SynopsisOne On One With Satan A chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene.".
£999.99
Emerald Group Publishing Limited Tourism and Religion 3 Tourism Social Science Series 3
Book SynopsisThe interrelationship of religion and tourism has barely been touched upon in scholarly research. This book aims to present and analyze this relationship from sociological, economic and anthropological perspectives. It identifies numerous contemporary issues worthy of attention and research.Table of ContentsChapter headings: Acknowledgements. Preface. Spiritual Life and Leisure Time. Religion as a Cause and Result of Migrations. Tourism -- A Form of Seasonal Migration. The Motivation of Tourist Journeys. Religious Feelings and Needs as Motives For Tourist Migrations. Religious Contents in Tourism. Homo Turisticus Religiosus. Tourism Theorists. The Theological View of Tourism. Pilgrimage -- Common to all Religions. The Tourististic Determinants of Pilgrimages. Medugorje -- A Tourism Case. Tourism in the Institutionalized Forms of the Church. The Economic Repercussions of Religious Tourism. Future Scenarios.
£84.93
Oxford University Press Homo Ritualis
Book SynopsisAre the richness and diversity of rituals and celebrations in South Asia unique? Can we speak of a homo ritualis when it comes to India or Hinduism? Are Indians or Hindus more involved in rituals than other people? If so, what makes them special? Homo Ritualis is the first book to present a Hindu theory of rituals. Based on extensive textual studies and field-work in Nepal and India, Axel Michaels argues that ritual is a distinctive way of acting, which, as in the theater, can be distinguished from other forms of action. The book analyzes ritual in these cultural-specific and religious contexts, taking into account how indigenous terms and theories affect and contribute to current ritual theory. It describes and investigates various forms of Hindu rituals and festivals, such as life-cycle rituals, the Vedic sacrifice, vows processions, and the worship of deities (puja). It also examines conceptual components of (Hindu) rituals such as framing, formality, modality, and theories of meaniTrade ReviewMichaels's book is a positive contribution to ritual studies and to the study of Hindu ritual within the larger conversation of ritual theory. The ethno-Indological approach taken by Michaels is, furthermore, an innovative and rewarding method for the study of Hindu ritual, particularly as these two fieldsethnography and Indologyhave sometimes been seen as at odds with each other. * Adam Newman, Reading Religion *Michaels's key contributions are twofold: first, he offers a unifying theory of the complex structure and variety of South Asian ritual performances in their own hermeneutical terms, and second he demonstrates that a theoretically sophisticated understanding of such rituals can make significant contributions to the field of ritual studies. * Jarrod Whitaker, Journal of Religion *Table of ContentsPreface ; Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations ; Plates and Figures ; Pronunciation of Indian Words ; Introduction ; Part I: Framing ; 1. The Beginning of Rituals ; 1.1 The Solemn Intention (samkalpa) ; 1.2 Greeting and Ritualized Greeting (namaskara) ; Conclusion ; Part II: Formality ; 2. Repetitive Rules (vidhi) ; 2.1 The Grammar of Rituals ; 2.2 A Preliminary "Grammar" of Newar Life-cycle Rituals ; 2.3 Rituals in Handbooks (paddhati) ; 3. Agency in Ritual ; 3.1 Ritual Competency (adhikara) ; 3.2 Atonements for Ritual Mishaps (prayascitta) ; 3.3 The Comic Side of Ritual Formality ; 4. Performed and Played Rituals (lila) ; 4.1 Music and Ritual Music ; 4.2 Dance and Ritual Dance ; 4.3 Emotions and Ritual Emotions ; Conclusion ; Part III: Modality ; 5. Individualized and Domestic Rituals (samskara) ; 5.1 The Boy's Initiation ; 5.2 The Girl's Initiation ; 5.3 The Marriage ; 5.4 Death Rituals and Redemption ; 6. Collective and Public Rituals ; 6.1 Temple Festivals (utsava) ; 6.2 Vows (vrata) ; 6.3 Pilgrimages and Processions (yatra) ; 7. Transcendence in Rituals ; 7.1 The Vedic Sacrifice (yajna) ; 7.2 The Fire Sacrifice (homa) ; 7.3 Worship and Prayer (puja) ; 7.4 E-darshan and Cyber-puja ; Conclusion ; Part IV: Meaning ; 8. Meaning and Function ; 8.1 The Cultural Studies Approach ; 8.2 The Cognitive Sciences approach ; 9. The Purvamimamsa Theory of Ritual Efficacy ; Conclusion ; Part V: The Hindu Path of Ritual-Summary ; Appendix: Automatic Detection of Ritual Structures ; Glossary ; References
£45.90
Oxford University Press Devoted to Death
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Oxford University Press Listening to Bach The Mass in B Minor and the Christmas Oratorio
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Oxford University Press GOOD FOR THE SOULS OSMEH NCS C Oxford Studies in Modern European History
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Oxford University Press Magika Hiera
Book SynopsisThis is a collection of essays by leading American and European scholars. Its purpose is to remedy the tendency among scholars working in Greek Religion to ignore the evidence for what have traditionally been called magical practices in ancient Greece. Because this neglect seems to arrive from adherence to a preconceived notion about a clear dichotomy between magical and religious ritual, the editors focus on the relationship between these two areas.Trade ReviewThis excellent and thought-provoking book will be indispensable to all who study Greek religion. It draws on a wealth of illuminating primary material and the bibliographies are a model of completeness. * Simon Pulleyn, Merton College, Oxford, The Classical Review, Vol. XLII, '92 *This useful and unusual work is highly technical and is aimed at a scholarly, not a general, audience ... highly recommended reading for classicists and students of religion and classical antiquity. * James E. Seaver, University of Kansas, History, Summer 1992 *
£41.79
Oxford University Press, USA Women of the Sacred Groves
Book SynopsisAlthough most historical and contemporary religions are governed by men, there are, scattered throughout the world, a handful of well-documented religions led by women. Most of these are marginal, subordinate, or secondary religions in the societies in which they are located. The one known exception to this rule is the indigenous religion of Okinawa, where women lead the official mainstream religion of the society. In this fieldwork-based study, Susan Sered provides the first in-depth look at this unique religious tradition, exploring the intersection between religion and gender. In addition to providing important information on this remarkable and little-studied group, this book helps to overturn our mostly unexamined assumptions that male dominance of the religious sphere is universal, axiomatic, and necessary.Table of ContentsIntroduction Prologue: Okinawan History, Henza Village, and `nthodology Part I: Divine Dis-order 1: Divine Dis-order: On Social Planes 2: Divine Dis-order: On Cosmological Planes Part II: Questions of Gender 3: Gender in an Egalitarian Society 4: Gender Separation and Social Integration 5: Women and Men and Ritual Part III: Sitting in the Seat of the Gods 6: Priestesses and Ritual: Feeding the Kami-sama 7: Divine Dis-order: Signs, Symptoms, and Sitting in the Right Seat 8: Born to Be Kami-sama Part IV: Questions of Power 9: The Problematics of Power 10: Priestesses, Yuta, and Ogami People Part V: Deconstructing Gender 11: Un-gendering Religious Discourse 12: Gender Bending(?) and Ritual Deconstruction Conclusion: Religion, Power, and the Sanctification of Gender Appendixes: 1. Glossary of Japanese and Okinawan Words 2. Dramatis Personae Notes References Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism
Book SynopsisThis book examines the ways in which two distinct biblical conceptions of impurity-ritual and moral-were interpreted in the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, rabbinic literature, and the New Testament. In examining the evolution of ancient Jewish attitudes towards sin and defilement, Klawans sheds light on a fascinating but previously neglected topic.Trade Review"Klawans has offered some very helpful illumination, particularly to the study of the New Testament. The clarity and simplicity of his thought is very attractive, and throws light into some very obscure corners of ancient thought." --Journal of Theological Studies"Jonathan Klawans makes an important contribution to scholarship on ancient Judaism by providing a fresh look at the relationship between sin and impurity. Klawans writes well; he is concise, well-organized, and usually very clear. I recommend this book for all professors or students of ancient Judaism or early Christianity."--Review of Biblical Literature"This volume makes a major contribution to the study of Ancient Judaism and Christianity. Professor Klawans has disentangled some confusing threads of ancient thinking about purity and has revealed a complex, nuanced array of perspectives to be found in our documentation. Those who wish to homogenize ancient Jewish thinking on the subject will hence forth be without excuse."--Anglican Theological Review
£69.35
Oxford University Press Everyday Religion
Book SynopsisSocial scientists sometimes seem not to know what to do with religion. In the first century of sociologys history as a discipline, the reigning concern was explaining the emergence of the modern world, and that brought with it an expectation that religion would simply fade from the scene as societies became diverse, complex, and enlightened. As the century approached its end, however, a variety of global phenomena remained dramatically unexplained by these theories. Among the leading contenders for explanatory power to emerge at this time were rational choice theories of religious behavior. Researchers who have spent time in the field, observing religious groups and interviewing practitioners, however, have questioned the sufficiency of these market models. Studies abound that describe thriving religious phenomena that fit neither the old secularization paradigm nor the equations predicting vitality only among organizational entrepreneurs with strict orthodoxies. In this collection of Trade ReviewThis book plots a new agenda for understanding religion in contemporary society. Based on case studies in both Europe and the United States, the poverty of rational-choice explanations of religion is exposed, along with the inadequacy of charting religious change by surveying beliefs and patterns of institutional affiliation. Pluralism may challenge traditional perceptions of religion, but it certainly has not led to the demise religion if one examines what people do in everyday life. This is a wonderful collection of essays, framed by Ammerman's brilliant opening and closing chapters. * Donald E. Miller, Professor of Religion and Executive Director of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California *
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Oxford University Press Perspectives on Marriage
Book SynopsisThis collection is ideal for courses in the theology and spirituality of marriage. The topics covered include marriage in its historical context; the meanings and transitions of marriage; attitudes towards sexuality; communication and conflict, and divorce and annulment.Trade ReviewPraise for the previous edition: "One of the finest resources on the market. The editors have selected nine of the most important areas of discussion for this topic, and the authors are the best in the field."--Dawn M. Nothwehr, Catholic Theological Union "Excellent source for undergraduate students and other readers interested in marriage issues; readable and straightforward."--Ines A. Murzaku, Seton Hall University "An excellent collection of essays on the history, meaning, and theology of marriage. It should be required for seminars in theology of marriage and courses in pre-marital/marital counseling."--Neil D. Anderson, Asbury College "Excellent source for undergraduate students and other readers interested in marriage issues; readable and straightforward."--Ines A. Murzaku, Seton Hall University Praise for the previous edition: "One of the finest resources on the market. The editors have selected nine of the most important areas of discussion for this topic, and the authors are the best in the field."--Dawn M. Nothwehr, Catholic Theological Union "Excellent source for undergraduate students and other readers interested in marriage issues; readable and straightforward."--Ines A. Murzaku, Seton Hall University "An excellent collection of essays on the history, meaning, and theology of marriage. It should be required for seminars in theology of marriage and courses in pre-marital/marital counseling."--Neil D. Anderson, Asbury College "A superb collection of readings that offers students a good background and thoughtful challenges."-Kathy Finley, Gonzaga UniversityTable of Contents* New to this edition Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Marriage in Historical Perspective 1: Michael G. Lawler: Marriage in the Bible 2: Theodore Mackin, S.J.: The Primitive Christian Understanding of Marriage 3: Joseph Martos: Marriage: A Historical Survey Part Two: Contemporary Perspectives on the Theology of Marriage 4: Bernard Cooke: Christian Marriage: Basic Sacrament * 5: Julie McCarty: "Nuptial Pentecost": Theological Reflections on the Presence and Action of the Holy Spirit in Christian Marriage Part Three: Marriage: Meanings and Transitions 6: Jo McGowan: Marriage versus Living Together 7: NCCB Marriage and Family Committee: Marriage Preparation and Cohabiting Couples: Information Report * 8: Kieran Scott: Cohabitation and Marriage as a Life-Process 9: Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James D. Whitehead: The Meaning of Marriage * 10: Edward C. Vacek: The Meaning of Marriage: Of Two Minds * 11: Stephen J. Pope: Same-Sex Marriage: Threat or Aspiration? * 12: Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James D. Whitehead: Marriage Becomes a Journey Part Four: Attitudes toward Sexuality * 13: Sidney Callahan: Sex Matters: The Riches of the Catholic Sexual Tradition 14: Peter Marin: A Revolution's Broken Promises 15: Lawrence Stone: Passionate Attachments in the West in Historical Perspective 16: William F. May: Four Mischievous Theories of Sex: Demonic, Divine, Casual, and Nuisance 17: Thomas Lickona: The Neglected Heart: The Emotional Dangers of Premature Sexual Involvement * 18: Jason King and Donna Freitas: Sex, Time, and Meaning: A Theology of Dating 19: Robert A. Johnson: Beyond Romance to Human Love 20: Pope John Paul II: The Transmission of Life Part Five: Communication, Conflict, and Change * 21: Allen Wheelis: How People Change 22: Deborah Tannen: "Put Down That Paper and Talk to Me!": Rapport-Talk and Report-Talk 23: Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James D. Whitehead: Communication and Conflict 24: Thomas N. Hart and Kathleen Fischer Hart: Communication 25: Lenore E. Walker: The Battered Woman: Myths and Reality 26: Connell Cowan and Melvin Kinder: Men Who Make Women Want to Scream * 27: Zoë Wolff: Going to the Therapist En Route to the Altar * Part Six: Issues Impacting Marriage * 28: Benedict Carey: Watching New Love as it Sears the Brain * 29: Rebecca Mead: You're Getting Married: The Wal-Martization of the Bridal Business * 30: Michael Warren: Money, Marriage, and Making a Future: The Letter to Emily Part Seven: Commitment, Divorce, and Annulment 31: Bernard Cooke: What God Has Joined Together. . . 32: Margaret Farley: The Meaning of Commitment 33: Patrick R. Lagges: Annulment: The Process and Its Meaning 34: James J. Young: Remarried Catholics: Searching for Church Belonging * 35: Michael G. Lawler: Divorce and Remarriage in the Catholic Church: Ten Theses 36: Judith S. Wallerstein: Children after Divorce: Wounds That Don't Heal Part Eight: Spirituality of Marriage 37: Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James D. Whitehead: Spirituality and Lifestyle * 38: Herbert Anderson: Faithful Becoming: Forming Families in the Art of Paradoxical Living in a Fragmented and Pluralistic World Part Nine: Religious Traditions: Perspectives on Marriage 39: Blu Greenberg: Marriage in the Jewish Tradition 40: Wilson Yates: The Protestant View of Marriage 41: Lois Lamya Ibsen al Faruqi: Marriage in Islam
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Oxford University Press Ritual and Its Consequences An Essay on the Limits of Sincerity
Book SynopsisRitual is usually understood as pointing to some essence beyond the ritual act itself. This ambitious interdisciplinary study offers a convincing challenge to this understanding. The authors begin by seeking to explain how the conventional idea arose in the first place. They locate its origin in a post-Protestant and post-Enlightenment vision of ritual action that emphasizes rituals as merely external signs of interior states. This approach, say the authors, is part of a far larger way of relating to the self and to the world, which they label sincerity. But ritual, they say, is the very opposite of sincerity because it consists of stylized, repetitive interactions that construct an as if world, a world of role, propriety, play, and even fantasy, rather than pointing to the world as it actually is. In fact, that is ritual''s great contribution. Ritual modes of behavior make a shared social world possible by helping to navigate between diverse people and groups, rather than attempting to transcend and efface boundaries. After setting forth this argument, the authors go on to build on it by showing how sincerity and ritual are stand-ins for two very different ways of being in the world. Although both modes are always present to some degree, modernity has deeply privileged sincerity and authenticity. And, they say, we are now paying a heavy price for this extreme and often totalizing projection of personality in contemporary political life.Trade Reviewa superb defence of recourse to ritual propriety and doing the right thing, as against the embarrassing self-indulgences of modern sincerity and authenticity. * David Martin, Times Literary Supplement *exudes a breadth of expertise and experience rooted in a long and fruitful multidisciplinary conversation * Greg Schmidt Goering, Journal of the American Academy Religion *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; AFTERWARD; REFERENCES CITED
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Oxford University Press The Body of God An Emperors Palace for Krishna in Eighth Century Kanchipuram
Book SynopsisThis remarkable book is the crowning achievement of the great scholar of Hinduism, D. Dennis Hudson. Although Hudson died without completing it, the work has been edited and brought to fruition by editor Margaret Case. The book is a finely detailed study of a renowned Tamil Hindu temple, the Vaikuntha Perumal (ca. 770 C.E.). Hudson uses this temple as an illustration of one major current and historical stage in South Indian Vaisnava religion. He offers a sustained reading of the temple as a coherent, organized, minutely conceptualized mandala, whose code can be cracked by close analysis of the temple iconography and structure, in the light of major literary and religious texts. Hudson takes the reader step by step on a tour of the temple, moving from the bottom level up, from one sculpted panel to the next. His primary thesis is that the temple itself constitutes a summa theologica for the Bhagavata tradition centered on Krishna as it had developed through the eighth century-by which time this tradition was already at least a thousand years old and had spread widely across South Asia and into Southeast Asia. He argues that, through its full expression of the theology and religious practices of this tradition, the temple offers a crucial hermeneutical key for understanding other temples and texts of the Bhagavata religion.Trade ReviewDennis Hudson's multidimensional 'decoding' of the 'Emperor's Palace' temple of Lord Vishnu in Kanchipuram is remarkable. He enables us to visualize a three-dimensional vision of God and God's cosmic body in which the central square of the temple symbolizes horizontally a cosmic day and night, and the four levels represent vertically God's transformations in creation and redemption... Dennis Hudson's crowning achievement, almost completed before his death, has been skillfully edited by Margaret Case. It is a gift to his many friends and to all readers who seek a deeper level of understanding of a central Hindu tradition of theology and worship. * John B. Carman, author of The Theology of Ramanuja: An Essay in Interreligious Understanding and Majesty and Meekness: A Comparative Study of Contrast and Harmony in the Concept of God *Table of ContentsEditor's Note: Margaret H. Case ; List of Illustrations ; Abbreviations ; Introduction: The Discovery ; Part I: The Approach to the Vishnu-house ; 1. The Significance of the Temple ; 2. Six Concepts ; 3. The Poem ; 4. The Emperor's Career Portrayed on the Prakara Wall ; Part II The Secret Dimension of the Vishnu-house ; 5. The Temple Mandala and the Bottom-Floor Sanctum ; 6. The Middle-Floor Sanctum: The Sculpted Program of the Northern Path ; 7. Northern Panels of the Northern Path: Transforming Power ; 8. Northern Panels of the Northern Path: Fortifying Omniscience ; 9. The Middle-Floor Sanctum: The Sculpted Program of the Southern Path ; 10. The Southern Panels of the Southern Path: "The Path of the Southern Doctrine" ; Part III The Public Dimension of the Vishnu-house ; 11. The Vimana Panels on the Western Side ; 12. The Panels on the Ardhamandapa or Porch ; 13. The Vimana Panels on the Northern Side ; 14. The Vimana Panels on the Eastern Side ; Appendix 1. Who Are the Bhagavatas? ; Appendix 2. Vasudeva's Path in the Satvata-samhita ; Appendix 3. Prithu, the People's Indra ; Appendix 4. Mantras in the Jayakhya-samhita ; Appendix 5. Periya Tirumoli 2.9 ; Notes ; Glossary ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA Rediscovering the Buddha
Book SynopsisHans Penner takes a new look at the classic stories of the life of the Buddha. In the first part of the book, he presents a full account of these stories, drawn from various texts of Theravada Buddhism, the Buddhism of South and Southeast Asia. Penner allots one chapter to each of the major milestones in Buddha''s life, with titles such as: Birth and Early Life, Flight from the Palace, Enlightenment and Liberation, Last Watch and Funeral. In the process, he brings to the fore dimensions of the myth that have been largely ignored by western scholarship. In Part II, Penner offers his own original interpretations of the legends. He takes issue with Max Weber''s assertion that Buddhism is an other-worldly ascetic religion, a point of view that remains dominant in the received tradition and in most contemporary studies of Buddhism. His central thesis is that the householder is a necessary element in Buddhism and that the giving of gifts, which creates merit and presupposes the doctrine of kTrade ReviewPenner succeeds in presenting the Buddha's story in a way that involves the reader viscerally. * Buddhadharma *Table of ContentsPART I; INTRODUCTION TO PART I; PART II; INTRODUCTION TO PART II; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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Oxford University Press, USA The Final Word
Book SynopsisThe Gaudiya Vaisnava movement is one of the most vibrant religious groups in all of South Asia. Unlike most devotional communities that flourished in 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Bengal, however, the group had no formal founder. Today its devotees are uniform in their devotion to the historical figure of Krishna Caitanya (1486-1533), whom they believe to be not just Krishna incarnate, but Radha and Krishna fused into a single androgynous form. But Caitanya neither founded the community that coalesced around him nor named a successor. Tony Stewart seeks to discover how, with no central leadership, no institutional authority, and no geographic center, a religious community nevertheless comes to successfully define itself, fix its canon and flourish. He finds the answer in the brilliant hagiographical exercise in Sanskrit and Bengali titled the Caitanya Caritamrita (CC) of Krishnadasa Kaviraja. Written about 75 years after Caitanya''s passing, the CC became the proof text of the community. The reason it was so powerful, says Stewart, lies in its deployment of a series of sophisticated rhetorical strategies to persuade its readers without appearing to do so, seeming to defer the arrogated authority to Caitanya himself. Although the CC started as a hagiography like any other, an index to what was proper and good in ritual and belief, it became a sign pointing the way to salvation, and then an icon, a metonym of the tradition itself, so much so that manuscripts dating from the earliest times can now be found physically worshiped on altars in temples in Bengal.Trade Reviewa comprehensive account of Krsnadasa Kaviraja's construction of the definitive life of the founder of Gaudiya ... The many facets of the Caitanya movement are presented with vivacity and masterly scholarship * CHOICE *Table of ContentsABBREVIATIONS TRANSLITERATION DATING SYSTEMS; PREFACE: RECONSTRUCTING THE LIFE OF A TEXT; 1. FACING THE PERIL OF DISINTEGRATION; 4. THE ASCENDENCY OF THE EROTIC; 5. HIERARCHIZING THEOLOGIES, SANCTIONING NEW PRACTICES; WORKS CONSULTED I. HAGIOGRAPHIES OF K?I?H?A CAITANYA II. VAI??AVA AND SAHAJIY? TEXTS CITED; III. MONOGRAPHS AND STUDIES CITED IV. ARTICLES CITED INDEX
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Oxford University Press Tibetan Ritual
Book SynopsisRitual is one of the most pervasive religious phenomena in the Tibetan cultural world. Despite its ubiquity and importance to Tibetan cultural life, however, only in recent years has Tibetan ritual been given the attention it deserves. This is the first scholarly collection to focus on this important subject. Unique in its historical, geographical and disciplinary breadth, this book brings together eleven essays by an international cast of scholars working on ritual texts, institutions and practices in the greater Tibetan cultural world - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia. While most of the chapters focus on Buddhism, two deal with ritual in Tibet''s indigenous Bon religion. All of the essays are original to this volume. An extensive introduction by the editor provides a broad overview of Tibetan ritual and contextualizes the chapters within the field of Buddhist and Tibetan studies. The book should find use in advanced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on Tibetan religion. Trade ReviewPresents an excellent collection of essays that show how ritual is an integral part of everyday life in Tibet. * Buddhadharma *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION - JOSE IGNACIO CABEZON; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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Oxford University Press Purity Sacrifice and the Temple
Book SynopsisAncient Jewish sacrifice has long been misunderstood. Some find in sacrifice the key to the mysterious and violent origins of human culture. Others see these cultic rituals as merely the fossilized vestiges of primitive superstition. Some believe that ancient Jewish sacrifice was doomed from the start, destined to be replaced by the Christian eucharist. Others think that the temple was fated to be superseded by the synagogue. In Purity, Sacrifice, and the Temple Jonathan Klawans demonstrates that these supersessionist ideologies have prevented scholars from recognizing the Jerusalem temple as a powerful source of meaning and symbolism to the ancient Jews who worshiped there. Klawans exposes and counters such ideologies by reviewing the theoretical literature on sacrifice and taking a fresh look at a broad range of evidence concerning ancient Jewish attitudes toward the temple and its sacrificial cult. The first step toward reaching a more balanced view is to integrate the study of sacTrade ReviewDrawing on the fields of anthropology and ritual studies, Klawans unearths the powerful symbolism of the ancient Jewish sacrificial cult. He shows that sacrifice was a spiritually rich and meaningful activity illuminated by two 'organizing principles' central to the priestly traditions of the Bible: the desire to imitate God and the concern to attract and maintain God's presence within the community. In so doing, Klawans disables all previous evolutionist (and more or less hostile) accounts of ancient Jewish sacrifice as a primitive and spiritually empty behavior that was rejected and superseded by the eucharist in Christianity or prayer in rabbinic Judaism. His fresh readings of central New Testament and rabbinic texts challenge foundational assumptions and long-cherished prejudices. * Christine E. Hayes, author of Gentile Impurities and Jewish Identities: Intermarriage and Conversion from the Bible to the Talmud *Table of ContentsPART I: PURITY AND SACRIFICE IN BIBLICAL ISRAEL ; PART II: THE SECOND TEMPLE, SYMBOLISM, AND SUPERSESSIONISM ; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
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Oxford University Press Inc Wonder Reborn Creating Sermons on Hymns Music and Poetry
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Clarendon Press The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century
Book SynopsisAn introduction to the principal forms and orders of Western liturgy during this period, explaining their nature and basic historical origin and presenting the contents and orders of principal services as well as additional and special forms of worship.Trade Review`It presents a clear and lucid introduction to the terminology, structure and content of the Wetern liturgies.' Ecclesiastical History`This is the kind of book that is difficult to put down once it has been started. John Harper writes in an easy style but it does not mask the great love and impeccable research which has gone into producing such an exciting book.' Magazine of the Guild of Church Musicians`Of particular value to the general reader who wishes to understand the context of the medieval and renaissance music that he hears as well as to those with a more practical interest in reconstructing services is The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century ... I have nothing but admiration for Harper's skilful account, and those who enjoy early music but who have not had a Catholic or Anglican upbringing will benefit immensely from reading the opening chapters.' Early Music News'This book fulfils a basic need for all who are interested in the liturgy of the early Church, its nature and purpose. This is the kind of book which is difficult to put down once it has been started. John Harper writes in an easy style, but it does not mask the great love and impeccable research which has gone into producing such an exciting book. Oxford University Press has priced this book well within the reach of those who will wish to add it to their library. It is a must for all church musicians and - with the Christmas season to hand - what more useful gift could be found?' John Ewington'Professor Harper's book provides an exceptionally clear and comprehensive account of the sources and structures of virtually all the forms of service of the Western Church. It is an essential work of reference for all serious students of church music and liturgy.' Jill Pinnock, Theological Book Review, May 1992 (vol. 4 no. 3)'this is a useful book' Richard M. Nardone, Seton Hall University, The Catholic Historical Review, April 1993'a succinct and clearly organized introduction to the main forms of the Roman Latin rite and its Anglican offspring ... It will certainly prove a helpful volume for those trying to come to grips with ... a modern edition or facsimile of a medieval book ... Availability in paperback form places the results within reach of the readership for which the volume was designed, and I hope ample use will be made of it.' David Hiley, Universität Regensburg, Notes, June 1993'the additions to the current edition make the work even better than the original' Mark Bighley, CrossAccenta compendious work arisen out of practical experience that will doubtless serve well its intended purpose * Anthony Ward, SM, Ephemerides Liturgicae 106 (1992) *Table of ContentsPart I: Liturgy in the Western Church; Part II: Medieval Liturgy; Part III: After the Reformation; Part IV: Using Liturgical Sources; Appendices
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Clarendon Press Zadoks Heirs
Book SynopsisThis study of the high priesthood in ancient Israel, from the earliest local chief priests in the pre-monarchic period down to the Hasmonaean priest-kings in the first century BCE, discusses material from the Old Testament and Apocrypha, together with contemporary documents and coins.Trade ReviewA timely reminder that traditional methods of scholarship have much to offer ... This mature work well repays a careful reading * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *
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OUP Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies
Book SynopsisThis handbook innovatively combines the ways in which scholars diverse fields (including philosophy, psychology, literary studies, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics) have integrated the study of Sikhism within critical and postcolonial perspectives on the nature of religion.Table of ContentsI. HISTORICAL EXPRESSIONS; II. LITERARY EXPRESSIONS; III: IDEOLOGICAL EXPRESSIONS; IV. INSTITUTIONAL EXPRESSIONS; V. ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS; VI. DIASPORIC EXPRESSIONS; VII. EXPRESSIONS OF CASTE & GENDER IN THE PANTH; VIII. FUTURE TRAJECTORIES
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Oxford University Press Places of Redemption
Book SynopsisThe primary aim of this book is to explore the contradiction between widely shared beliefs in the USA about racial inclusiveness and equal opportunity for all and the fact that most churches are racially homogeneous and do not include people with disabilities. To address the problem Mary McClintock Fulkerson explores the practices of an interracial church (United Methodist) that includes people with disabilities. The analysis focuses on those activities which create opportunities for people to experience those who are `different'' as equal in ways that diminish both obliviousness to the other and fear of the other. In contrast with theology''s typical focus on the beliefs of Christians, this project offers a theory of practices and place that foregrounds the instinctual reactions and communications that shape all groups. The effect is to broaden the academic field of theology through the benefits of ethnographic research and postmodern place theory.Trade Reviewa very insightful and creative book * Abigail Rian Evans, Journal of SJT *This path-breaking book traces theology as embodied in the midst of congregational life. Among its many contributions is its deep appreciation for practical theology, its wise use of ethnography and place theory, and its honest analysis of the slippage between verbal proclamation and bodily habits. Affective visceral responses of desire and fear, as Mary McClintock Fulkerson powerfully reminds us, shape our theologies more than we realize or intend. * Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, Vanderbilt University *Places of Redemption uses Good Samaritian Church to help readers better understand identity formation while revealing the angst many people still have regarding race and disability... helpful for those using practical theology in pursuit of social justice through the Gospel. * C.L. Nash, The Edinburgh Review of Theology and Religion *...An outstanding contribution both to congregational studies and to anthropological research into religion. * J.M. Hull Theology *This is a profound contribution to the field of practical theology, with a rich and nuanced discussion of congregational studies and contemporary ecclesiology. Behind the descriptive passages, readers will find depth and density. The reflections on post-modern place theory are refreshing and illuminating, calling into question the identity of the local church...It deserves to be widely read and attentively studied. * Martyn Percy, Church Times *A breath of fresh air, which goes a long way towards providing a real alternative to cerebral or applied theologies that often ignore practices of the faithful in the interests of articulating belief. * Sue Yore, International Journal of Public Theology. *Table of ContentsI. THEOLOGY FROM A PLACE ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Postmodern place: a frame for appearing ; II. THE PRACTICES THAT MAKE PLACE ; 3. Placing Good Samaritan: formation practices ; 4. Performing gospel: worship practices ; 5. Working it out: homemaking practices ; 6. Being biblical: interpretive practices ; III. WHAT KIND OF PLACE? ; 7. Good Samaritan Church: the unity of the place ; 8. A theological reading of place
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Oxford University Press Christianity in India
Book SynopsisRobert Frykenberg''s insightful study explores and enhances historical understandings of Christian communities, cultures, and institutions within the Indian world from their beginnings down to the present. As one out of several manifestations of a newly emerging World Christianity, in which Christians of a Post-Christian West are a minority, it has focused upon those trans-cultural interactions within Hindu and Muslim environments which have made Christians in this part of the world distinctive. It seeks to uncover various complexities in the proliferation of Christianity in its many forms and to examine processes by which Christian elements intermingled with indigenous cultures and which resulted in multiple identities, and also left imprints upon various cultures of India. Thomas Christians believe that the Apostle Thomas came to India in 52 A.D./C.E., and that he left seven congregations to carry on the Mission of bringing the Gospel to India. In our day the impulse of this Mission Trade ReviewThe singular merit of this book is that the author does not simply present a history of Christianity in India from the beginning to today. Instead, he elaborates the socio-economic, political and religious impact of Christianity on Indian society and vice versa...This informative, analytical and comprehensive work will contribute to understanding better Christianity in India. * Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, Bibliographia Missionaria *[a] well-researched and winsightful book, authored by a highly regarded historian ... Frykenberg's book is truly a great contribution to the exploration of the complicated nature of religion and society in India. * Koji Kawashima, International Journal of Asian Studies *This is a committed book, arising out of lifelong experience and study. * Paul Jenkins, Social Sciences and Missions *Frykenberg's amazing breadth of knowledge brings to life the complexity of India's Christian history ... I heartily recommend this book. * Timothy C. Tennent, Christianity Today *This is the best single-volume history of Christianity in India written so far. It is both genuinely Indo-centric and genuinely ecunemical. * John C. B. Webster, International Bulletin of Missionary Research *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Contextualizing Complexity, I: India's Lands, Peoples and Social Structures ; 3. India's Dominant Religious Traditions: Santana and Dar-ul-Islam ; 4. Thomas Christians and the Thomas Tradition ; 5. Pfarangi Catholic Christians and Padroado Christendom ; 6. Evangelical Christians as Missionary Dubashis: Conduits of Cross-Cultural Communication ; 7. India's Raj and Its Political Logic: The Unification of India, A Southern Perspective ; 8. Avarna Christians and Conversion Movements ; 9. Missionaries, Colonialism and Ecclesiastical Dominion ; 10. Indian Christians and Hindu Raj ; 11. Elite Eductaion and Missionaries ; 12. Catholic Renewal and Resurgence ; 13. Trophies of Grace and Their Public Influence ; 14. Adivasi Movements in the North East ; 15. Conclusion and Epilogue ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Ancient Israel in Sinai The Evidence for the Authenticity of the Wilderness Tradition
Book SynopsisHoffmeier examines the Wilderness narratives of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. As director of the North Sinai Archaeological Project, the author has led several excavations that have uncovered important new evidence supporting the Wilderness narratives, including a major New Kingdom fort at Tell el-Borg that was occupied during the Israelite exodus. Hoffmeier employs these archaeological findings to shed new light on the route of the exodus from Egypt. Ancient Israel in Sinai brings the Wilderness tradition to the forefront and makes a case for its authenticity based on solid evidence and intelligent analysis.Trade ReviewEgyptologist and ancient Near Eastern scholar, James K. Hoffmeier, has produced an important work for the ongoing study of Israel's wilderness traditions. It is an excellent example of the integration of archaeology, philology, religion, history and biblical studies by a scholar who has demonstrated over the years his outstanding abilities in all these matters. While it gives an up-to-date accounting of what is known about Israel's wilderness traditions, it makes important contributions to the study of the toponymy and history of ancient Egypt's eastern frontier, as well as that of ancient Sinai. There can be no doubt that this volume will become the standard work in these areas for years to come. * K. Lawson Younger, Jr., co-editor of Mesopotamia and the Bible: Comparative Explorations *'Biblical Scholarship and Egyptology are brought together with uncommon skill in this important study. The book contains a wealth of evidence which is as fascinating as it is well-researched.' * Richard H. Wilkinson, Professor and Director, Egyptian Expedition, The University of Arizona *'As the director of numerous archaeological surveys in North Sinai and current excavations at Tell el-Borg, James Hoffmeier is one of the world's foremost authorities on Egypt's northern border defenses during the New Kingdom (c. 1550-1069 B.C.). Any new work of his will be read with interest by Egyptologists and biblical scholars alike.' -- * Ellen F. Morris, Department of Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology, University of Wales Swansea *'Hoffmeier furnishes a sophisticated fresh approach to the Biblical Exodus traditions filled with detailed Egyptological background, and utterly indispensable because of its basis in recent, and in many cases as yet unpublished, archaeological data. This is a virtual encyclopedia of the Exodus.' * Baruch Halpern, Chaiken Family Chair in Jewish Studies, Penn State *Table of ContentsForeword by Kenneth A. Kitchen ; Abbreviations ; Chronological Charts ; The Wilderness Tradition ; The Wilderness Tradition and the Historian of Religion ; Sinai: The Great and Terrible Wilderness ; The Geography of the Exodus: Ramesses to the Sea ; The Location of the Re(e)d Sea ; The Mountain of God ; From Egypt to Mt. Sinai: Traveling and Living in the Wilderness ; The Sinai Legislation ; Israel's Desert Sanctuary ; Egyptian Personal Names and Other Egyptian Elements in the Exodus-Wilderness Narratives ; The Wilderness Tradition and the Origin of Israel ; Notes ; Index ; Photo gallery
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Oxford University Press, USA Christian Rejection of Animal Sacrifice
Book SynopsisSacrifice dominated the religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean world for millennia, but its role and meaning changed dramatically in the fourth and fifth centuries with the rise of Christianity. Daniel Ullucci offers a new explanation of this remarkable transformation, in the process demonstrating the complexity of the concept of sacrifice in Roman, Greek, and Jewish religion. The Christian Rejection of Animal Sacrifice challenges the predominant scholarly model, which posits a connection between so-called critiques of sacrifice in non-Christian Greek, Latin, and Hebrew texts and the Christian rejection of animal sacrifice. According to this model, pre-Christian authors attacked the propriety of animal sacrifice as a religious practice, and Christians responded by replacing animal sacrifice with a pure, ''''spiritual'''' ''worship. This historical construction influences prevailing views of animal sacrifice even today, casting it as barbaric, backward, and primitive despite tTrade ReviewMuch in this book is to be applauded. * Frances Young, Theology Vol. 116 *it must be concluded that Ullucciâs work is a valuable contribution, not only to the study of early Christianity, but also for historians and religious studies scholars more generally. His critique of a giant narrative and his careful approach to the evidence have created a nuanced and diverse picture, and he has met the problems and challenges of teleological reasoning, historicizing evidence, and identifying critical nuances in argumentation in ways that may be inspiring to scholars of various disciplines[...]Ullucciâs study is built around a convincing argument which is lucidly argued and contextualized within a long historiographical tradition, and contributes much to the study of early Christianity. * Martin Pjecha, International Political Anthtropology2014 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; 1 The Problem of Animal Sacrifice ; 2 Animal Sacrifice: Theory and Practice ; 3 Ideal Sacrifice vs. the Ideal of No Sacrifice ; 4 Christian Positions on Animal Sacrifice ; 5 A Redescription of Early Christian Positions on Animal Sacrifice ; 6 Epilogue: Julian and the Rejection of Sacrifice ; Appendix: Summary of Early Christian Positions on Sacrifice not Covered in Chapter 4 ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Feeding the Dead Ancestor Worship In Ancient India
Book SynopsisFeeding the Dead outlines the early history of ancestor worship in South Asia, from the earliest sources available, the Vedas, up to the descriptions found in the Dharmshastra tradition.Trade ReviewThis compact volume makes a notable contribution to our understanding of doctrinal and institutional shifts in India in the last centuries before the Common Era. Sayers is one of just a handful of recent scholars to call attention to the importance of the Vedic domestic ritual codes in the creation of what has come to be known as 'classical Hinduism.' He is to be congratulated for setting the complex ritual particulars within a clearly limned overview of the competing religious ideologies being 'marketed' by rival groups of professional 'religious experts.' He manages to do this without trivializing the ideas at stake, and without glibly reifying categories such as 'popular' and 'elite' or 'Brahmanical' and 'non-Brahmanical.' * Timothy Lubin, Washington and Lee University *Table of ContentsList of Tables ; Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations ; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Ancestral Rites in the Early Vedas ; Chapter 2: The Solemn Ancestral Rites ; Chapter 3: The Domestic Rice-ball Sacrifice to the Ancestors ; Chapter 4: The sraddha-rite ; Chapter 5: Ancestral Rites in the Buddhist Literature ; Chapter 6: Soteriology ; Chapter 7: Mediation ; Conclusion ; Appendix ; Notes ; Glossary of Sanskrit Terms ; Bibliography ; Index
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