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Religion and Violence The Violence that is motivated by–and justified by–religious ideas, authorities and texts is everywhere around us. Some say that the origins of religion and human violence are inherently connected, …

Classical Approaches to the Textbook on the history of the scholarly study of religion(s) particularly suited for courses and seminars on problems of method and theory as treated by the founders of the discipline. The book …

Three Studies in Medieval These three studies concentrate on the changes in religious thought and institutions in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and include not only monks and nuns but also less organized types of life …

Religious Food What s This text develops the idea of caring for food that has religious value. It shows the religious significance of different types of food; when and why the different foods are eaten; the laws and …

The Shape of Revelation The Shape of Revelation explores the overlap between revelation and aesthetic form from the perspective of Judaism. It does so by setting the Jewish philosophy of Martin Buber and Franz …

Readings in the Theory This volume takes as its object not religion as such but a set of interventions that raised to scholarly consciousness some of the intellectual problems and political stakes in the representation of …

Byzantine Philanthropy and Social This book is an honest appraisal in a sea of dishonest books about byzantium.

It speaks of a society that met the highest ideals and expectations of christian philanthropy.

it centres on the …

Knowledge and Liberation A The writings of Nasir Khusraw have had a major formative influence on the Ismaili communities of Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. The bulk of his surviving work was produced in exile in a remote …

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A More Profound Alleluia Two questions lie at the heart of this rich, suggestive book: “What are the theological implications of worship?” and “What are the liturgical implications of theology?” Convinced that worship and …

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