"The significance of the ascetic ideal in Christianity grew during the 4th century. It became a critical criterion for evaluating a Christian life. The groups presented in this study especially radicalized the ideal of sexual abstinence. They raised virginity in an exclusive sen…
"This study examines patterns of change in Shi'i symbols and rituals over the past two centuries to reveal how modernization has influenced the societal, political, and religious culture of Iran." "Moharram symbols and rituals are among the most pervasive and popular aspects of …
"This study examines patterns of change in Shi'i symbols and rituals over the past two centuries to reveal how modernization has influenced the societal, political, and religious culture of Iran." "Moharram symbols and rituals are among the most pervasive and popular aspects of …
"This study examines patterns of change in Shi'i symbols and rituals over the past two centuries to reveal how modernization has influenced the societal, political, and religious culture of Iran." "Moharram symbols and rituals are among the most pervasive and popular aspects of …
"By combining some oldest questions with new sources and methodologies, Hasidism: Key Questions provides a refreshingly new look at many central issues in historiography of Hasidism: its definition, gender, leadership, demographic size, geography, economy, and decline. This is t…
This book deals with the changing nature of the goddess Ishtar - Astarte - Aphrodite, who was widely revered in the ancient West Asia and the Mediterranean world and was known by different names. Although the three names are often closely related, their mutual relation has not y…
Revenant sur l'idée reçue selon laquelle l'Occident n'aurait découvert le savoir grec au Moyen Age qu'au travers des traductions arabes, ce livre montre que l'Europe a toujours maintenu ses contacts avec le monde grec. Le Mont-Saint-Michel constituerait en effet le centre d'un a…
