Comparative religion

This book delves into the future of the relationship between religion and the status of women.

The discursive study of religion is a growing field that attracts increasing numbers of students and researchers from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds.

Religion: Material Dynamicsis a lively resource for thinking about religious materiality and the material study of religion.

Während die Körperthematik schon in der Theologie und der Sportwissenschaft aufgegriffen wurde, sucht man entsprechende Diskurse und Studien in der Religionswissenschaft bislang vergebens.

Americans as a religious people experience both tension and indecision as they wrestle with a variety of critical issues every day.

The first book-length study of the biblical villain Haman, examining his depiction across Judaism, Christianity, and IslamHaman, infamous as the antagonist in the book of Esther, appears as a villainous figure in virtually all varieties of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

In all three Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, marriage is part of God's plan for humanity, as illustrated in the Hebrew Scriptures, the New Testament, and the Koran as well as the religious literature of these three traditions

In the fourth century, the Christian monk Evagrius of Pontus identified a group of "e;"e;obstructive thoughts"e;"e; that hindered individuals from stilling their minds in communion with God.

Le Talmud, mise par écrit de la tradition orale, est devenu la colonne vertébrale du judaïsme.

This innovative, interdisciplinary collection of essays by scholars based in Europe and the United States offers stimulating approaches to the role played by religion in present-day South Asia.

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Enrich Your Christmas with the Sounds of the SeasonMusic has always been central to celebrating the coming of Christ into the world.

Zhu Xi (1130-1200) has been commonly and justifiably recognized as the most influential philosopher of Neo-Confucianism, a revival of classical Confucianism in face of the challenges coming from Daoism and, more importantly, Buddhism.

Now in an updated second edition, Gabriel Said Reynolds tells the story of Islam in this brief illustrated survey, beginning with Muhammad's early life and rise to power, then tracing the origins and development of the Qur'an juxtaposed with biblical literature, and concluding with an overview of modern and fundamentalist narratives of the origin of Islam.

Social scientists sometimes seem not to know what to do with religion.

For too many students, Christian theology is learned in isolation from other religions traditions.

This volume provides a comparative philosophical investigation into a particular concept from a variety of angles-in this case, the concept of "e;miracle.

This contributed volume considers the notions of person and logos from different approaches.

Christianity or Islam: which is the real "e;religion of peace"e;?

This research unpacks the reasons of the Muslim Brotherhood's factionalism post-2013 and defines the scope of disagreements within the group, by applying an interactionist approach to factionalism.

A timely exploration of balancing Islamic heritage with contemporary medical and health concernsMuslim Medical Ethics draws on the work of historians, health-care professionals, theologians, and social scientists to produce an interdisciplinary view of medical ethics in Muslim societies and of the impact of caring for Muslim patients in non-Muslim societies.

The Oxford Handbook of Divine Revelation offers a systemic approach to the notion of revelation in its various theoretical contexts.

The trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens made a strong impression on fans.

Dharma is central to all the major religious traditions which originated on the Indian subcontinent.

The Sea and the Sacred in Japan is the first book to focus on the role of the sea in Japanese religions.

This book looks at how Christians can think about their own theology in a manner that will allow them to not only be more open to interfaith dialogue but also to see that conversation as essential to what it means to be a Christian.

In Introduction to Religious Studies, Harvey J.

Denis Janz argues that the encounter with Marxism has been the defining event for twentieth century Christianity.

For some decades American (and other) culture has been obsessed with cults.

This book explores the tantric concept of Shakti, or the principal female cosmic entity and her pilgrimage sites.

Presented as a series of conversations, Evolution and Conversion is a thorough discussion of the major tenets of Girard's thought.

This fresh, comprehensive study of ancient Greek atheism aims to dismantle the current consensus that atheism was 'unthinkable' in ancient Greece, demonstrating instead that atheism was not only thinkable but inextricably embedded in the Greek religious environment.

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music is the first comprehensive analysis of the most important themes and concepts in this field.

In pre-modern religions in the geographical context of Asia we encounter unique scripts, number systems, calendars, and naming conventions.

Religion Today introduces students to key concepts in religious studies through a compelling problem-solving framework.

This book explores manifestations of creativity in the religious domain.

This is the first book to examine how pre-Islamic/Late Antique goddesses shaped the Qur'an, including its basic theology and cosmology.

This book addresses a growing need in apologetic literature.

The Unfree Exercise of Religion shows that most of the 597 religious minorities in 177 countries experience rising levels of religious discrimination.