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  • The Penguin Handbook of Ancient Religions

    by Various contributors ...
    This overview of the religious customs of ancient cultures boasts an international selection of contributors, all of whom are leading scholars in their field. The cultural practices of popular as well as formal religion are explored in detail, giving an impression of all, not only elite societies. Every topic is placed in its own cultural context, while bearing in mind its relevance to a wider ... Read more

    $22.39 USD

  • Zoroastrian and Parsi Studies

    Selected Works of John R.Hinnells

    by John Hinnells ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2000: This volume collects articles from 30 years of John R. Hinnell's writings. The selection is intended to balance the different areas in which he has worked: the ancient tradition and its influence on Biblical imagery; Parsi history; the living religion; and diaspora communities. ... Read more

    $225.99 USD

  • Religion and Violence in South Asia

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by John Hinnells, Richard King ...
    Do religions justify and cause violence or are they more appropriately seen as forces for peace and tolerance?Featuring contributions from international experts in the field, this book explores the debate that has emerged in the context of secular modernity about whether religion is a primary cause of social division, conflict and war, or whether this is simply a distortion of the ‘true’ ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion

    Edited by John Hinnells ...
    Series series Routledge Religion Companions
    The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion is a major resource for courses in Religious Studies. It begins by explaining the most important methodological approaches to religion, including psychology, philosophy, anthropology and comparative study, before moving on to explore a wide variety of critical issues, such as gender, science, fundamentalism, ritual, and new religious movements. ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Parsis in India and the Diaspora

    Edited by John Hinnells, Alan Williams ...
    Series series Routledge South Asian Religion Series
    The Parsis are India's smallest minority community, yet they have exercised a huge influence on the country. As pioneers in education in nineteenth century India, and as leading figures in banking and commerce, medicine, law and journalism, they were at the forefront of India's industrial revolution. Parsis were also at the heart of the creation of the Indian National Congress in the nineteenth ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Sufism in the West

    Edited by Jamal Malik, John Hinnells ...
    With the increasing Muslim diaspora in post-modern Western societies, Sufism – intellectually as well as sociologically – may eventually become Islam itself due to its versatile potential. Although Sufism has always provoked considerable interest in the West, no volume has so far been written which discusses this aspect of Islam in terms of how it is practised in Western societies.Bringing ... Read more

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  • Zoroastrianism

    An Introduction

    by Associate Professor Jenny Rose ...
    Series series I.B.Tauris Introductions to Religion
    Zoroastrianism is one of the world's great ancient religions. In present-day Iran, significant communities of Zoroastrians (who take their name from the founder of the faith, the remarkable religious reformer Zoroaster) still practise the rituals and teach the moral precepts that once undergirded the officially state-sanctioned faith of the mighty Sasanian empire. Beyond Iran, the Zoroastrian ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Religion in India

    A Historical Introduction

    by Fred W. Clothey ...
    Religion in India is an ideal first introduction to India's fascinating and varied religious history. Fred Clothey surveys the religions of India from prehistory and Indo-European migration through to the modern period. Exploring the interactions between different religious movements over time, and engaging with some of the liveliest debates in religious studies, he examines the rituals, ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

    From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

    by Susan Wise Bauer ...
    A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own.This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Islam

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Malise Ruthven ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Sufism

    An Introduction to the Mystical Tradition of Islam

    by Carl W. Ernst ...
    The classic introduction to the philosophies, practices, and history of Sufism, the mystical tradition of IslamThe Sufis are as diverse as the countries in which they've flourished—from Morocco to India to China—and as varied as their distinctive forms of art, music, poetry, and dance. They are said to represent the mystical heart of Islam, yet the term Sufism is notoriously difficult to define, ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Babylon

    Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization

    by Paul Kriwaczek ...
    Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding mountains and deserts began to create increasingly sophisticated urban societies. In the cities that they built, half of human history took place.In Babylon, Paul Kriwaczek tells the story of Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements seven thousand years ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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