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Social Scientific Studies of Religion in China
BRILL 2011; US$ 154.00The revival of religious belief and practice in China over the past thirty years, after decades of severe repression, has attracted much attention by scholars. Social scientific studies of religion by mainland Chinese scholars has also increased in recent years, using theories and methods developed mainly outside China. Increasingly, mainland scholars... more...
Muslims and Jews in America
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 32.00An exploration of the sometimes contentious, sometimes conciliatory, and often complex relationship between Jews and Muslims in the United States, this book was written by important scholars, religious leaders, and activists from the two communities. Each essay discusses a different episode from the twentieth or twenty-first century American milieu... more...
Modernity and Re-enchantment
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) 2007; US$ 82.40The richness and vibrancy of Vietnamese spirituality are vividly portrayed in these twelve essays that shed light on the remarkable reflorescence of religion in this communist country. Ancestor worship, mediumship, sacrifices, and communal rituals have not only survived Vietnams reintegration into the capitalist world; they are intrinsic to the... more...
How to Pick a Religion
Hodder & Stoughton 2011; US$ 19.02This book is organized as a thematic consumer guide to religion, looking at the benefits (and costs) of different world religions from the viewpoint of the believer. Whether you're interested in money, sex and power, or art, science, and relaxation, How To Pick A Religion will help you identify the religion that is right for you. more...
The Quiet Revolution: The Emergence of Interfaith Consciousness
HarperCollins Publishers 2012; US$ 23.55Intolerance of different religions, miscommunication, and bigotry. It doesn't have to be this way. A global revolution is emerging - interfaith. In an increasingly politically and religiously fragmented world, a number of adherents of different faiths have realised the necessity of global interfaith connection and communication.Quiet Revolution investigates... more...
The Religion Toolkit
Wiley 2011; US$ 98.95This complete overview of religious studies provides students with the essential knowledge and tools they need to explore and understand the nature of religion. Covers the early development of religion, with overviews of major and minor religions from Islam to Scientology Considers recent developments including secularization; the relationship between... more...
How to Pick a Religion
Hodder & Stoughton 2011; Not AvailableThis book is organized as a thematic consumer guide to religion, looking at the benefits (and costs) of different world religions from the viewpoint of the believer. Whether you're interested in money, sex and power, or art, science, and relaxation, How To Pick A Religion will help you identify the religion that is right for you. more...
Zwischen Formation und Transformation
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2011; US$ 35.16Hauptbeschreibung Die Zukunft der europäischen Religionskultur wird durch das Miteinander der christlichen Konfessionen, des Judentums und des Islam geprägt sein. Welches Potenzial für eine friedliche Gestaltung bringen diese drei Religionen mit? An welche historischen Epochen kann dabei angeknüpft werden? Wie verändert sich die Interpretation der... more...
Terror in the Mind of God
University of California Press 2003; US$ 27.95Completely revised and updated, this new edition of Terror in the Mind of God incorporates the events of September 11, 2001 into Mark Juergensmeyer's landmark study of religious terrorism. Juergensmeyer explores the 1993 World Trade Center explosion, Hamas suicide bombings, the Tokyo subway nerve gas attack, and the killing of abortion clinic doctors... more...
The Huston Smith Reader
University of California Press 2012; US$ 29.95For more than sixty years, Huston Smith has not only written and taught about the world?s religions, he has lived them. This Reader presents a rich selection of Smith?s writings, covering six decades of inquiry and exploration, and ranging from scholarship to memoir. Over his long academic career, Smith?s tireless enthusiasm for religious ideas has... more...









