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Routledge Hindu Studies Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition: Salvific Space (Hardcover)

Salvific space is one of the central ideas in the Hindu traditions of pilgrimage and concerns the ability of space especially sites associated with bodies of water such as rivers and lakes to grant salvific rewards. Focusing on religious historical and... more

Routledge Science and Religion Naturalism Theism and the Cognitive Study of Religion: Religion Explained? (Hardcover)

This book provides a critical philosophical analysis of the claim that contemporary cognitive approaches to religion undermine theistic beliefs. Recent scientific work into the evolution and cognition of religion has been driven by and interpreted in... more

Routledge Handbooks in Religion: The Routledge Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Studies (Paperback)

Buddhist-Christian dialogue has a long and complex history stretching back to the first centuries of the common era. This explores how the study of Buddhist-Christian relations has been and ought to be done and is essential reading for researchers and... more

Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa Religion and Transnational Citizenship in the African Diaspora: Akan London (Hardcover)

This book focuses on Akan-speaking Ghanaians in London and explores in detail the experience of African migrants living in Britain investigating how they construct their British citizenship through their membership of the church. Building on extensive... more

Routledge Studies in Religion Religion and its History: A Critical Inquiry (Paperback)

Religion and its History offers a reflection of our operative concept of religion and religions developing a set of approaches that bridge the widely assumed gulf between analysing present religion and doing history of religion. Religious Studies have... more

Routledge Studies in Religion Material Religion and Popular Culture (Hardcover)

In this study E. Frances King explores how people first learn to relate to the images and artefacts of religious belief within their domestic environments. As a sense of religious belonging is instilled on a daily basis in the home it also becomes... more

Routledge Studies in Religion Religion Migration and Existential Wellbeing (Paperback)

This book uses the very latest research to examine current interactions between religion migration and existential wellbeing. In particular it demonstrates the role of religion and religious organizations in the social medical and existential wellbeing... more

Routledge Studies in Religion Sufism and Deconstruction: A Comparative Study of Derrida and Ibn Arabi (Paperback)

Examinung a series of common features in the works of Derrida and the Sufism of Ibn Arabi considered to be one of the most influential figures in Islamic thought the author addresses the significant absence of attention on the relationship between... more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Bi: Narrative Theology and Moral Theology: The Infinite Horizon (Hardcover)

Moral thinking today finds itself stranded between the particular and the universal. Alasdair MacIntyre s work on narrative discussed here along with that of Stanley Hauerwas and H. T. Engelhardt aims to undo the perceived damage done by the... more

Routledge Hindu Studies The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth (Paperback)

In analyzing the parallels between myths glorifying the Indian Great Goddess Durga and those glorifying the Sun Surya found in the Marka¿¿eya Pura¿a this book argues for an ideological ecosystem at work in the Marka¿¿eya Pura¿a privileging... more

Routledge Studies in Religion and Politi Politics and the Religious Imagination (Hardcover)

Politics and the Religious Imagination is the product of a group of interdisciplinary scholars each analyzing the connections between religious narratives and the construction of regional and global politics combining a set of theoretical and... more

Studies in Comparative Religion: Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition (Hardcover)

Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition builds on the foundation of Guy L. Beck s earlier work which described the theoretical role of sound in Hindu thought. Sonic Liturgy continues the discussion of sound into the realm of Hindu ritual and... more

Routledge Studies in Religion and Film New Approaches to Islam in Film (Paperback)

Many global film industries fail in expanding the role of Muslims on screen. Too often they produce a dichotomy between good and bad Muslims limiting the narrative domain to issues of national security war and terrorism. Naturally much of the previous... more

Hindu gods and heroes; studies in the history of the religion of India 1922 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare Biblio�... more

Routledge Studies in Religion Animal Ethics and Theology: The Lens of the Good Samaritan Book 17 (Hardcover)

In this book Daniel K. Miller articulates a new vision of human and animal relationships based on the foundational love ethic within Christianity. Framed around Jesus parable of the Good Samaritan Animal Ethics and Theology thoughtfully examines the... more

Routledge Studies in Religion Religious Freedom and the Global Regulation of Ayahuasca (Hardcover)

This book offers a comprehensive view of the legal political and ethical challenges related to the global regulation of ayahuasca bringing together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars. Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew containing N... more

Routledge Studies in the Biblical World Cultures of Mobility Migration and Religion in Ancient Israel and Its World (Paperback)

This book examines the relationship between mobility lived religiosities and conceptions of divine personhood as they are preserved in textual corpora and material culture from Israel Judah Egypt and Mesopotamia. more

Routledge Studies in Religion A Theology of Community Organizing Book 35 (Hardcover)

The rising importance of community organizing in the US and more recently in Britain has coincided with the developing significance of social movements and identity politics debates about citizenship social capital civil society and religion in the... more

Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy: Christianity in Northeast India: A Cultural History of Nagaland from 1947 (Paperback)

This book examines the distinctive formation of Christianity in Nagaland Northeast India since 1947. It argues that an understanding of the history of Christianity in the region can be found in its cultural milieu and the changing political social and... more

Routledge Studies in Religion: Interreligious Encounters in Europe: Sites Materialities and Practices (Hardcover)

This book examines interreligious dialogue in Europe and how interreligious encounters are framed expressed and practised. Throughout Europe religious identities have increasingly become significant categories within debates on migration cohesion... more

Bloomsbury Studies in Religion Gender and Sexuality: Narrative Identity and Ethics in Postcolonial Kenya: The Young Women s Christian Association (Hardcover)

Can a Christian organization with colonial roots work towards reproductive justice for Kenyan women and resist sexist interpretations of Christianity? How does a women s organization in Africa navigate controversial ethical dilemmas while dealing with... more

Routledge Studies in South Asian History A History of State and Religion in India (Hardcover)

Offering the first long-duration analysis of the relationship between the state and religion in South Asia this book looks at the nature and origins of Indian secularism. It interrogates the proposition that communalism in India is wholly a product of... more

Routledge Studies in Asian Religion The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment (Hardcover)

This book initiates a paradigm shift away from Zen/Chan as quintessentially Buddhist and examines what makes Chan thought and practice unique and original through an interdisciplinary investigation of the nature and rationale of Chan and its... more

Routledge Jewish Studies God Jews and the Media: Religion and Israel s Media (Hardcover)

In order to understand contemporary Jewish identity in the twenty-first century one needs to look beyond the Synagogue the holy days and Jewish customs and law to explore such modern phenomena as mass media and their impact upon Jewish existence. This... more

Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion: God Evil and Redeeming Good: A Thomistic Theodicy (Hardcover)

This book offers an original contribution to debates about the problem of evil and the existence of God. It develops a Thomistic Christian theodicy the aim of which is to help us better understand not only why God allows evil but also how God works to... more

Routledge Studies in Religion: An Anthropology of the Qur an (Paperback)

This book presents an anthropological study of the Qur an offering an unprecedented challenge to some of the epistemological and metaphysical assumptions of the tawḥīdic discourses. Combining primary textual materials and anthropological analysis... more

Religious Actors In The Public Sphere: Means Objectives And Effects (Routledge Studies In Religion And Politics) - Haynes Jeff

This Book Seeks To Argue That Religious Actors Play A Crucial Role In The Complex Processes Of Entering Or Re-Entering The Public Spheres Of State Political And Civil Society. Seeking To Ameliorate The Analytical Lacuna And Concentrating On Both The... more

Routledge Studies in Religion Clothes and Monasticism in Ancient Christian Egypt: A New Perspective on Religious Garments (Paperback)

This book is an exploration of the ideals and values of the ascetic and monastic life as expressed through clothes. Clothes are often seen as an extension of us as humans a determinant of who we are and how we experience and interact with the world. In... more

Pre-Owned The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion (Paperback 9780415473286) by John Hinnells

9780415473286. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. 2nd ed. Language: English. Pages: 624. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 624 p. Routledge Religion Companions. The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion is a major resource for... more

Routledge Studies in Religion Innovative Catholicism and the Human Condition (Paperback)

Innovative Catholicism and the Human Condition gives an anthropological account of a progressive religious movement in the Roman Catholic Church that is attempting to reconcile religious conviction and reason and ergo modify the human condition.... more

Hindu God Christian God: How Reason Helps Break Down the Boundaries Between Religions (Paperback)

This volume offers an in-depth study of key themes common to the Hindu and Christian religious traditions. It redefines how we think about Hinduism comparative study and Christian theology. This book offers a bold new look at how traditions encounter... more

Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Christianity and Social Engagement in China (Paperback)

Taking Chinese Christians experience as a case study Lim and Sng examine the possibilities and limitations of Christian engagement in society under an authoritarian regime. more

Routledge Focus on Religion Owning the Secular: Religious Symbols Culture Wars Western Fragility (Paperback)

Owning the Secular examines three case studies dealing with religious symbols and cultural identity including two public controversies over the veil in Canada - at the federal level and in the province of Québec - and an ex-Muslim podcaster rethinking... more

Pre-Owned: The Trinity and Theodicy: The Trinitarian Theology of von Balthasar and the Problem of Evil (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and (Hardcover 9781409408017 1409408019)

The Trinity and Theodicy: The Trinitarian Theology of von Balthasar and the Problem of Evil (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Biblical Studies) ISBN-10 1409408019 ISBN-13 9781409408017 Friesenhahn Jacob H. 1 edition 210 pages... more

Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism Buddhism in Australia: Traditions in Change (Hardcover)

The number of Buddhists in Australia has grown dramatically in recent years. In 2006 Buddhists accounted for 2.1 per cent of Australia s population almost doubling the 1996 figures and making it the fastest growing religion in the country. This book... more

Routledge Studies in Tantric Traditions An Indian Tantric Tradition and Its Modern Global Revival (Paperback)

This book analyzes the contemporary global revival of Nondual Saivism a thousand-year-old medieval Hindu religious philosophy. Providing a historical overview of the seminal people and groups responsible for the revival the book compares the tradition... more

Pre-Owned Studies in Religion and Culture (Hardcover): Meanings in Texts and Actions : Questioning Paul Ricoeur (Hardcover)

What does it mean that understanding is the primary mode of human being in the world? How can new symbols refigure human temporal possibilities and narrative understandings? How do we interpret life and what can be claimed as truth? These and related... more

Pre-Owned Death and Religion in a Changing World (Paperback) 0765612224 9780765612229

This comprehensive study of the intersection of death and religion offers a unique look at how religious people approach death in the twenty-first century. Previous scholarship has largely focused on traditional beliefs and paid little attention to how... more