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Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2010; US$ 285.00Band 12 des Archivs für Religionsgeschichte beschäftigt sich in einem ersten Themenschwerpunkt mit der ?Nennung und Repräsentation der Götter? in der antiken griechischen und römischen Welt. Der zweite Teil des Bandes ist verschiedenen Beiträgen zu Theologie und Kultpraxis in der griechischen und römischen Welt gewidmet, die alle auf eine genauere... more...
Scientia Poetica
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2010; US$ 172.00Das Jahrbuch erscheint seit 1997 und hat die Aufgabe, Literatur- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte aufeinander zu beziehen. Es reagiert damit auf die Erweiterungen der Fragestellungen und Methoden, die sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten in beiden Disziplinen herausgebildet haben. Aus der Erkenntnis heraus, dass der literarisch-künstlerische und der (natur-)wissenschaftliche... more...
Ritual Texts for the Afterlife
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 36.95Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed regarding the fate that awaited them after death, and how they could influence it. These texts, dating from the late fifth century BCE to the second century CE, have been part of the scholarly... more...
De synodis 13,3 - Apologia ad Constantium 3,4
De Gruyter 1935; US$ 133.00Athanasius. Werke: De synodis 13,3 - Apologia ad Constantium 3,4: Band II. Lfg 7 more...
African-American Religious Leaders
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 59.40Praise for the previous edition: ..".informative...a useful addition to high school and college libraries."--American Reference Books Annual more...
The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast Asia
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 148.00The notion of a ?politics of religion? refers to the increasing role that religion plays in the politics of the contemporary world. This book presents comparative country case studies on the politics of religion in South and South Asia, including India, Pakistan and Indonesia. The politics of religion calls into question the relevance of modernist... more...
Religious Diversity in Post-Soviet Society
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 99.95Since the end of state repression against religion, two major processes have taken place in the formerly socialist countries: historically dominant churches strive to reassert their position in society, while new religious groups and ideas from various parts of the world are proliferating. Religious Diversity in Post-Soviet Society presents the first... more...
The Yezidi Oral Tradition in Iraqi Kurdistan
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 190.00The Yezidis are a Kurdish-speaking religious minority, neither Muslim, Christian nor Jewish. Their ethnicity has been disputed, but most now claim Kurdish identity. Their heartland, including their holiest shrine, is in the Badinan province of Northern Iraq, and it is the communities in this area which are the main focus of this book. Their highly... more...
The History of Vegetarianism and Cow-Veneration in India
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 140.00For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil. It focuses on two of the most pertinent issues in Indian religion, the history of vegetarianism and cow-veneration, and its historical approach remains relevant to this day. With reference to significant brahminical... more...









