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  • The Navel of the Demoness

    Tibetan Buddhism and Civil Religion in Highland Nepal

    de Charles Ramble ...
    This groundbreaking study focuses on a village called Te in a "Tibetanized" region of northern Nepal. While Te's people are nominally Buddhist, and engage the services of resident Tibetan Tantric priests for a range of rituals, they are also exponents of a local religion that involves blood sacrifices to wild, unconverted territorial gods and goddesses. The village is unusual in the extent to ... Leer más

    $128.69 USD

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  • Tibetan Buddhism

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Matthew T. Kapstein ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Tibetan Buddhist tradition has known over thirteen centuries of continuous development. During that time, it has spread among the neighboring peoples - the Mongol, Himalayan, and Siberian peoples, Manchus and Chinese. At its height is has been practiced in regions as far west as the Volga river and to the east in Beijing. Its capacity for creative adaptation is demonstrated by its recent ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

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  • Inner Revolution

    de Robert Thurman ...
    The New York Times calls him "America's number one Buddhist." He is the co-founder of Tibet House New York, was the first American Tibetan Buddhist monk, and has shared a thirty-five-year friendship with the Dalai Lama. Now, Robert Thurman presents his first completely original book, an introduction to Buddhism and "an inspiring guide to incorporating Buddhist wisdom into daily life" (USA Today). ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • How to Be Secular

    A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom

    de Jacques Berlinerblau ...
    Why secularism isn't the same thing as atheism—and why it's crucial for preserving liberty and democracy for all Americans, regardless of their beliefs.Founding father Thomas Jefferson believed that "religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God," but these days many people seem to have forgotten this ideal. Conservatives claim America is a "Christian nation" and urge that laws be ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Apostates

    When Muslims Leave Islam

    de Simon Cottee ...
    The Apostates is the first major study of apostasy from Islam in the western secular context. Drawing on life-history interviews with ex-Muslims from the UK and Canada, Simon Cottee explores how and with what consequences Muslims leave Islam and become irreligious. Apostasy in Islam is a deeply controversial issue and features prominently in current debates over the expansion of Islam in the West ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Religion and AIDS in Africa

    de Jenny Trinitapoli, Alexander Weinreb ...
    The first comprehensive empirical account of how religion affects the interpretation, prevention, and mitigation of AIDS in Africa, the world's most religious continent. ... Leer más

    $59.39 USD

  • The Politics of Secularism in International Relations

    de Elizabeth Shakman Hurd ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
    Conflicts involving religion have returned to the forefront of international relations. And yet political scientists and policymakers have continued to assume that religion has long been privatized in the West. This secularist assumption ignores the contestation surrounding the category of the "secular" in international politics. The Politics of Secularism in International Relations shows why this ... Leer más

    $34.59 USD

  • Red State Religion

    Faith and Politics in America's Heartland

    de Robert Wuthnow ...
    What Kansas really tells us about red state AmericaNo state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. The Kansas Board of Education has repeatedly challenged the teaching of evolution, Kansas voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional ban on gay ... Leer más

    $39.59 USD

  • Essays On Cultural Pluralism

    A Philosophical Approach To Interfaith Spirituality In The Age Of Science

    de Jamal Khwaja ...
    Ours are times when religion is systematically being used: unconsciously by some and deliberately by others, in the service of politics and personal gain, rather then spirituality. However, perceptive and honest minds among all religious communities view different religions as diverse “languages of the spirit”, each valid and nourishing in its own way. An impartial study of different religions ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • The Politics of Evangelical Identity

    Local Churches and Partisan Divides in the United States and Canada

    de Lydia Bean ...
    A comparative look at evangelical churches across the U.S.-Canada border that reveals deep political differencesIt is now a common refrain among liberals that Christian Right pastors and television pundits have hijacked evangelical Christianity for partisan gain. The Politics of Evangelical Identity challenges this notion, arguing that the hijacking metaphor paints a fundamentally distorted ... Leer más

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  • The New Sectarianism

    The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni Divide

    de Geneive Abdo ...
    The Shi'a-Sunni conflict is one of the most significant outcomes arising from the Arab rebellions. Yet, there is little understanding of who is driving this tension and the underlying causes. By delving deeply into the historical factors leading up to the present-day conflict, The New Sectarianism sheds new light on how Shi'a and Sunni perceive one another after the Arab uprisings, how these ... Leer más

    $25.69 USD

  • When a Woman Becomes a Religious Dynasty

    The Samding Dorje Phagmo of Tibet

    de Hildegard Diemberger, , Ph.D. ...
    In the fifteenth century, the princess Chokyi Dronma was told by the leading spiritual masters of her time that she was the embodiment of the ancient Indian tantric deity Vajravarahi, known in Tibetan as Dorje Phagmo, the Thunderbolt Female Pig. After suffering a great personal tragedy, Chokyi Dronma renounced her royal status to become a nun, and, in turn, the tantric consort of three outstanding ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD