In the context of the simple, enjoyable and unconscious presentation, the writer presents the main landmarks of Sufism, and moves us from the nature of Sufism as a human sign, to the distinction between the many meanings of its meaning, to the difference between him and the forms of Sufism in other religions, and defined its methods, doctrines, literature and other outlets with an impact in this field.
This title was first published in 2001: From Sacred Text to Internet addresses two key issues affecting the global spread of religion: first, the impact of new media on the ways in which religious traditions present their messages, and second, the global relocation of religions in novel geographical and social settings.
El Comentario a la Regla de san Benito del Abad Esmaragdo de Saint-Mihiel, es el primer comentario sistemático de tal regla y consta que fue ampliamente difundido y copiado en muchas ocasiones.
The Fourth Civilization: Technology, Society, and Ethics stimulates its readers to consider the ethical and societal consequences of technologies they already use, and others that will become ubiquitous.
This collection is an introductory historical survey and selective cultural analysis of the development, coalescence, and eventual waning of a diasporic civilization-that of the Jews of the early modern period (ca.
The history of the Reconquista - the Christian reconquest of Spain from the Arabs - has proved an increasingly stimulating field of historical research.
Running through the papers collected here is the concern to try and understand the reasons which people thought they had for acting in a certain way, and - not always the same thing - the reasons which they expressed for what they were doing.
This third volume of essays by Peter Linehan deals with matters of perennial interest to all historians of medieval Church and State, and in particular to students of the history of medieval Spain and Portugal and of the papacy in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Founded over a century ago, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is regarded as one of the most important institutional carriers of Canadian and American Mennonite identity.
In einer kurzen Weihnachtgeschichte für Jugend und Alt begleiten wir die fast dreizehn Jahre alte Nadja in der Vorweihnachtszeit auf ihrem gedankenvollen Heimweg von der Nachmittagsschule in einer gnadenlos brutal erscheinenden Welt, die irgendwie auch angesichts Gottes verstanden werden will.
