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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...
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...
Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers)
Scarecrow Press 2003; US$ 99.99The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is small by anyone's definition, with only about 300,000 members worldwide, but its impact has been widely felt. Unlike other historical dictionaries, the authors present a series of worldwide essays on Quaker theology, history, and practice as well as the lives of individuals who have made this faith their... more...
Major Turning Points in Jewish Intellectual History
Palgrave Macmillan 2003; US$ 145.00This book analyzes major transformations in Jewish life and thought: from idolatry to exclusive monotheism in the biblical age, from state-based identity to cultural nationalism in the Roman empire; and, in the European Diaspora, from theology to secularism and revived political nationalism in the modern period. Fundamental questions are asked about... more...
Religious Violence Between Christians and Jews
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 155.00Exploring deep into the history of the conflict between Christians and Jews from medieval to modern times, this wide-ranging volume - which includes newly uncovered material from the recently opened post-Soviet archives - seeks to bring positive understanding to controversial issues of inter-faith confrontation. Here, a number of eminent scholars from... more...
The Jesuit and the Skull
Penguin Group US 2008; US$ 16.00From the New York Times bestselling author of Fermat?s Last Theorem , ?an extraordinary story?( Philadelphia Inquirer ) of discovery, evolution, science, and faith. In 1929, French Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a part of a group of scientists that uncovered a skull that became known as Peking Man, a key evolutionary link that... more...
Historiographie in der Antike
De Gruyter 2008; US$ 133.00Historiographical documents from Ancient Greece have existed at least since the time of Herodotus; an historical awareness developed before his time, as evidenced in historical omnia, epic literature from Mesopotamia, in the texts of Hittite letters and treaties, and in Egyptian sources. The book explores the conceptual and formal characteristics of... more...
Legal Flexibility and the Mission of the Church
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 99.95Legal scholars and authorities generally agree that the law should be obeyed and should apply equally to all those subject to it, without favour or discrimination. Yet it is possible to see that in any legal system there will be situations when strict application of the law will produce undesirable results, such as injustice or other consequences not... more...
The A to Z of Islam
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 33.99The A to Z of Islam presents a concise overview of Islamic history, religion, philosophy, and Islamic political movements. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries, which include the biographies and thoughts of medieval thinkers, as well as those of modern members of the religious... more...
Historical Dictionary of Islam
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 119.99The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Islam presents a concise overview of Islamic history, religion, philosophy, and Islamic political movements. more...









