The Religious Life of Nabataea offers a fresh perspective on the cultic landscape of the desert kingdom that dominated the north-western Arabian Peninsula in the centuries around the birth of Christ.
The Religious Life of Nabataea offers a fresh perspective on the cultic landscape of the desert kingdom that dominated the north-western Arabian Peninsula in the centuries around the birth of Christ.
What is the nature and value of unchurched spirituality in America? Is it a recent phenomenon, a New Age fad that will soon fade, or a long-standing and essential aspect of the American experience? Robert Fuller offers answers to these questions.
This is the most comprehensive book on Javanese religion since Clifford Geertz's famous study of 1960. Written in a vivid, jargon-free style, it should appeal to students of anthropology, comparative religion, and Islam, and to anyone interested in understanding how an exotic re…
Dawkins and Hitchens have convinced many western intellectuals that secularism is the way forward. But most people don't read their books before deciding whether to be religious. Instead, they inherit their faith from their parents, who often innoculate them against the elegant …
'Martyrs' Mirror' examines the folklore of martyrdom among 17th-century New England Protestants, exploring how they imagined themselves within biblical and historical narratives of persecution.
by Wick, Peter, Rabens, Volker, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Conférence "Trading religions: religious formation, transformation and cross-cultural exchange between East and West", Bochum, Allemagne)
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Religions and Trade carves new pathways into the world of religious dynamics. In this array of essays a number of international scholars investigate the ways in which eastern and western religions were formed andtransformed from the perspective of "trade."
Religions and Trade carves new pathways into the world of religious dynamics. In this array of essays a number of international scholars investigate the ways in which eastern and western religions were formed and transformed from the perspective of "trade."
Refering to Hengel/Schwemer, Hurtado and their view of Early Christianity, the Reflections on Early Christian History of Religion document a scholarly discussion of problems and possibilities of studying and presenting Christian religion in Roman Antiquity. - Mit Bezug auf Henge…