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Dictionary of Roman Religion Dictionary of Roman Religion Lesley Adkins Long overshadowed by Greek mythology or treated peripherally in general texts on the ancient Roman world, Roman religion is finally accorded its due and set in its full context as no other reference … OL11546995W
Some Aspects of Hittite Religion Some Aspects of Hittite Religion Gurney, O. R. Parallels between Hittite civilisation and the Old Testament belong largely to the field of religion. In the first of his three Schweich lectures (delivered in 1976) Professor Gurney traces the histo… OL1365687W
Myths, dreams, and religion. Myths, dreams, and religion. Joseph Campbell A collection of essays on themes of mythology, religion, and the human psyche. OL15162863W
Religion, politics, and the American experience Religion, politics, and the American experience Edith Waldvogel Blumhofer "Chief among the essay topics are the evangelical roots of American political life; early conflicts between Enlightenment thinking and spiritual impulses in developing a national identity; the practi… OL17896523W
Christianity in Bakhtin Christianity in Bakhtin Ruth Coates The work of the great Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin has been examined from a wide variety of literary and theoretical perspectives. None of the many studies of Bakhtin begins to do justice, howeve… OL1807298W
American theocracy American theocracy Kevin P. Phillips Former Republican strategist Phillips takes an uncompromising view of the political coalition, led by radical religion, that is driving America to the brink of disaster. From Ancient Rome to the Brit… OL1998299W
Magic, science and religion Magic, science and religion Bronislaw Malinowski In his handling of science, magic, and religion, Malinowski essentially accepted the traditional Western conception of a dual reality-the reality of the natural world, grounded in observation and rat… OL20657142W
Chambers dictionary of beliefs and religions Chambers dictionary of beliefs and religions Frank Whaling,Rosemary Goring Spanning all periods of history, this book has more than 3000 A-Z entries covering major faiths and ideologies from Hinduism, Islam and Christianity to scientology, pantheism and witchcraft. Intended… OL20868794W
The pragmatics of defining religion The pragmatics of defining religion Arie L. Molendijk "This volume promotes a pragmatic, anti-essentialist and anti-hegemonic approach to the problem of the definition of religion. It argues that definitions of religion are context-bound strategies for … OL20944452W
De clan van de Wilde Honing De clan van de Wilde Honing Ad Borsboom Persoonlijke ervaringen van een antropoloog met de Aborigines in Arnhemland. OL24424428W
Understanding religious convictions Understanding religious convictions James William McClendon This work is suitable for courses in the academic study of religion, in the philosophy of religion, and in philosophical theology. OL2921405W
Family Religion in Babylonia, Syria, and Israel Family Religion in Babylonia, Syria, and Israel K. van der Toorn This volume deals with the religious practices of the family in the ancient Babylonian, Ugaritic and early Israelite civilizations. On the basis of documents from both the private and the literary re… OL2973356W
Depression Depression Dorothy Rowe 'This book has saved my life', say thousands of people who have changed their lives forever after reading Depression: The Way Out of Your Prison over the past decade.Depression is the experience of a… OL3231902W
Between Church and State Between Church and State James W. Fraser The United States enters a new century with its citizens deeply divided, sometimes confused, and often angry about their differing opinions about the proper place of religion in the public schools of… OL3340062W
The Religion of Ancient Israel (Library of Ancient Israel) The Religion of Ancient Israel (Library of Ancient Israel) Patrick D. Miller Patrich D. Miller investigates the role religion played in the family, village, tribe, and nation-state of ancient Israel. He situates Israel's religion in context where a variety of social forces af… OL3470409W
The birth of the Elizabethan Age The birth of the Elizabethan Age Jones, Norman L. Norman Jones' ambitious and imaginative account charts both the daily experiences and the large historical events that shaped life in the 1560s. When Queen Elizabeth came to the throne, her subjects … OL3900687W
The search for God at Harvard The search for God at Harvard Ari L. Goldman,Ari L. Goldman In 1985, Ari L Goldman took a year's leave from his job as a religion reporter for The New York Times and enrolled in the Harvard Divinity School. What began as a project to deepen his knowledge of w… OL4481312W
Common whores, vertuous women, and loveing wives Common whores, vertuous women, and loveing wives Debra Meyers "By closely examining thousands of wills and other personal documents, as well as early Maryland's material culture, this transatlantic study depicts women's place in society and the ways in which re… OL5954408W
Why God won't go away Why God won't go away Andrew B. Newberg "Why have we humans always longed to connect with something larger than ourselves? Why does consciousness inevitably involve us in a spiritual quest? Why, in short, won't God go away? Theologians, ph… OL6221570W
Sacred Fury Sacred Fury Charles Selengut History, marred with the actions of fundamentalist and extremist groups, continues to highlight religion as a cause for violent action. But how 'religious' is this violence? And what drives the faith… OL8023301W
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