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  • Guest Speaker Success: 10 Proven Speakers to Elevate Your Platform Success

    by Ken Wood, Karen Corban, Johann Nogueira, Carolyn Apostolou, Russell Voss, Scott Baker, Rob Flux, Pauline Martin-Brooks, Jane Slack-Smith, Martin Renaud, Timothy Carroll ...
    "Guest Speaker Success" is a pioneering book, born from over three decades of experience in the vibrant world of live events and webinars. More than just a collection of expert insights, this transformative resource is designed to elevate your events into enthralling, impactful, and lucrative experiences.The authors, seasoned in the industry, have been instrumental in spreading powerful messages ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • A Return to the Object

    Alfred Gell, Art, and Social Theory

    by Timothy Carroll, Susanne Küchler ...
    This book draws on the work of anthropologist Alfred Gell to reinstate the importance of the object in art and society. Rather than presenting art as a passive recipient of the artist's intention and the audience's critique, the authors consider it in the social environment of its production and reception.A Return to the Object introduces the historical and theoretical framework out of which an ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • The Material Culture of Failure

    When Things Do Wrong

    Edited by David Jeevendrampillai, Aaron Parkhurst, Timothy Carroll, Julie Shackelford ...
    What happens when objects behave unexpectedly or fail to do what they ‘should’? Who defines failure? Is failure always bad? Rather than viewing concepts such as failure, incoherence or incompetence as antithetical to social life, this innovative new book examines the unexpected and surprising ways in which failure can lead to positive and creative results. Combining both theoretical and ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Orthodox Christian Material Culture

    Of People and Things in the Making of Heaven

    by Timothy Carroll ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Anthropology
    Although much has been written on the making of art objects as a means of engaging in creative productions of the self (most famously Alfred Gell’s work), there has been very little written on Orthodox Christianity and its use of material within religious self-formation. Eastern Orthodox Christianity is renowned for its artistry and the aesthetics of its worship being an integral part of devout ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Medical Materialities

    Toward a Material Culture of Medical Anthropology

    Edited by Aaron Parkhurst, Timothy Carroll ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Health and Medical Anthropology
    Medical Materialities investigates possible points of cross-fertilisation between medical anthropology and material culture studies, and considers the successes and limitations of both sub-disciplines as they attempt to understand places, practices, methods, and cultures of healing. The editors present and expand upon a definition of ‘medical materiality’, namely the social impact of the agency of ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Lineages and Advancements in Material Culture Studies

    Perspectives from UCL Anthropology

    Edited by Timothy Carroll, Antonia Walford, Shireen Walton ...
    This volume comprises a curated conversation between members of the Material Culture Section of University College London Anthropology. In laying out the state of play in the field, it challenges how the anthropology of material culture is being done and argues for new directions of enquiry and new methods of investigation. The contributors consider the ramifications of specific research methods ... Read more

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    Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism

    by Tariq Ramadan ...
    In The Quest for Meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism, Tariq Ramadan embarks on a journey to uncover the profound truths that bind us together.In a world so full of different beliefs and viewpoints, how can we find peace in our shared humanity?Acclaimed thinker and philosopher Tariq Ramadan explores universal ideas such as love, respect, truth and tolerance, and examines questions such as ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Study of Religion

    An Introduction to Key Ideas and Methods

    by George D. Chryssides, Professor Ron Geaves ...
    This updated textbook unravels the complex issues related to methodology and theory in the study of religion. It equips students with the knowledge needed for the academic study of religion, explaining the history of the methodology, including ideas of key theorists, and discusses key issues in the field, such as gender, phenomenology, and the insider/outsider discourse.Updated throughout, ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • God, Sexuality, and the Self

    An Essay 'On the Trinity'

    by Sarah Coakley ...
    God, Sexuality and the Self is a new venture in systematic theology. Sarah Coakley invites the reader to re-conceive the relation of sexual desire and the desire for God and - through the lens of prayer practice - to chart the intrinsic connection of this relation to a theology of the Trinity. The goal is to integrate the demanding ascetical undertaking of prayer with the recovery of lost and ... Read more

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  • A City is Not a Tree

    by Christopher Alexander ...
    In 1965, the architect and design theorist Christopher Alexander published a landmark theoretical critique of modern urban design, and by extension, modern design in general. His critique was different from others of the day in that it was not based on a social or political argument, but on a structural analysis, rooted in then-emerging insights from the fields of mathematics and cognition. Here, ... Read more

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  • Identity

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Florian Coulmas ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Identity has become one of the most widely used terms today, appearing in many different contexts. Anything and everything has an identity, and identity crises have become almost equally pervasive. Yet 'identity' is extremely versatile, meaning different things to different people and in different scientific disciplines. To many its meaning seems self-evident, since its various uses share common ... Read more

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  • Ratzinger's Faith

    The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI

    by Tracey Rowland ...
    A general introduction to the theology of Pope Benedict XVI, including his approach to issues in moral and political theology, ecclesiology, liturgy, interpretations of the of the documents of the Second Vatican Council, and the theology of history. Tracey Rowland also addresses the question of Pope Benedict's place in the constellation of contemporary Catholic theologians. It has become a ... Read more

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