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  • God Is Not Greatby Christopher Hitchens

    Grand Central Publishing 2007; US$ 9.99

    In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris's recent bestseller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope's awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix. more...

  • Witchcraft Sourcebookby Brian Levack

    Routledge 2003; US$ 39.95

    More than 100,000 people, mainly women, were prosecuted for the crime of witchcraft between 1450 and 1750. This new anthology looks at the connections between gender and witchcraft and how notions of witchcraft changed over time. more...

  • The Malleus Maleficarum and the Construction of Witchcraftby Hans Peter Broedel

    Manchester University Press 2003; US$ 69.95

    What was witchcraft? Were witches real? How should witches be identified? How should they be judged? Towards the end of the middle ages these were serious and important questions – and completely new. Between 1430 and 1500, a number of learned 'witch- more...

  • Marks of an Absolute Witchby Orna Alyagon Darr

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 124.95

    Exploring the crime of witchcraft in early modern England, this book focuses on legal questions of proof. As a capital crime - yet one that was uniquely difficult to prove - witchcraft investigations and trials offer a fascinating lens through which to observe social and judicial attitudes towards crime, punishment and evidentiary standards. more...

  • Religion and Ecology in India and Southeast Asiaby David Gosling; Ninian Smart

    Routledge 2001; US$ 39.95

    Examines the part Hinduism and Buddhism could play in resolving ecological problems facing the Indian sub-continent and South East Asia. Based on extensive fieldwork and placed in the context of religious change in the region. more...

  • Religious Education in the Early Yearsby Elizabeth Ashton

    RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 52.95

    Discusses how to incorporate a wide range of religions in the classroom, considers how these can be explored in exciting and imaginative ways and helps readers to clarify their thinking on the subject. more...

  • Israel/Palestine Questionby Pappé; Ilan

    Routledge 1999; US$ 36.95

    This study assimilates diverse interpretations of the origins of the Middle East conflict. The collection presents the most recent developments in the conflict's historiography and a critical reassessment of Israel's past. more...

  • God and Goodnessby Mark Wynn

    Routledge 1999; US$ 135.00

    God and Goodness presents a fresh approach, arguing that the goodness of the world echoes the goodness of its source. It makes a case for supposing that the world exists because it is good that it should exist. more...

  • Peter Berger and the Study of Religionby Linda Woodhead; Paul Heelas; David Martin

    Routledge 2001; US$ 44.95

    Peter Berger is the most influential contemporary sociologist of religion. This collection of essays is the first in-depth study of his contribution to the field. more...

  • Medicine, Magic and Religionby W.H.R. Rivers

    Routledge 2001; US$ 18.00

    In this classic work, the author introduced the then revolutionary idea that indigenous practices are indeed rational, when viewed in terms of religious beliefs. more...