Category Archives: Comparative Religion

The Golden Bough

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Mythology; Religion; Magic; Superstition; Dying and rising … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Egypt; Future life; Eschatology, Egyptian; Future life … Continue reading →

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Indigenous Apostles: Maya Catholic Catechists Working the Word in Highland Chiapas. (Studies in World Christianity and Interreligious Relations)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Indigenous Apostles tells the story of conversion to Catholicism and birth of new ecclesial community with the arrival of Vatican II mission in Santa Maria Magdalenas, a Tzotzil-speaking village in Mexico’s Maya highlands. In the state of Chiapas, the nation’s … Continue reading →

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A New History of Shinto (Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This accessible guide to the development of Japan’s indigenous religion from ancient times to the present day offers an illuminating introduction to the myths, sites and rituals of kami worship, and their role in Shinto’s enduring religious identity. Offers a … Continue reading →

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Angels: A History

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The Book of Genesis depicts them as doing strange things–mating with the daughters of men to spawn giants, for example, and wrestling with Jacob for no apparent reason. In It’s a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra spun a tale of one … Continue reading →

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After Lives: A Guide to Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

One of the most profound, deeply affecting questions we face as human beings is the matter of our mortality–and its connection to immorality. Ancient animist ghost cultures, Egyptian mummification, late Jewish hopes of resurrection, Christian eternal salvation, Muslim belief in … Continue reading →

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Islam, Modernity, Violence, and Everyday Life

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

This book questions the logic and basis of the comparisons between “Islamic” and “Western” values and cultures in today’s public discourse in the West.The book calls attention to inadequacies in discussions about Islam and modernity, violence in Islamic law and … Continue reading →

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American Religious Responses to Kristallnacht

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

Based on work conducted by scholars as part of a Summer Research Workshop organized by the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies/United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. in 2007, this book takes a fresh look at how American Protestants, … Continue reading →

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Religion of the Gods: Ritual, Paradox, and Reflexivity

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

In many of the world’s religions, both polytheistic and monotheistic, a seemingly enigmatic and paradoxical image is found–that of the god who worships. Various interpretations of this seeming paradox have been advanced. Some suggest that it represents sacrifice to a … Continue reading →

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Discovering World Religions at 24 Frames Per Second (Atla Monograph Series)

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

Discovering World Religions at 24 Frames Per Second takes students beyond the written page, offering an exploration of religious traditions through the study of feature films and focusing mainly on Eastern traditions. Biographical sketches of directors whose films tend to … Continue reading →

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