As soon as Jubilees, or Holy Years, appeared on the 14th century historical stage, they became the papal monarchy’s most relevant political and economic instruments.
This book argues that the religious visions and experiences of many religious founders were the result of mental health disorders or neurological conditions, thereby calling into question supernatural origins about the faiths that they developed.
The term radicalisation is being used by politicians, activist groups, the media, governmental organisations, and many other groups, although it lacks conceptual clarity and insufficient consideration is given to its historical context.
Between Dung and Blood investigates the stories of two sixteenth-century saints: the Spanish Christian Teresa de Jess and the Moroccan Sufi Sd Riwn al-Januw, both from families of converts.
The book provides a historical analysis of how India and the Sikh community have been situated within the international relations policies of the UK and France.
Faced with the global crisis of human-caused environmental harm, this eloquently written text explores the connection between our individual virtues and vices and those of larger groups, such as societies, nations, and businesses.
Washington, DC, has the nations largest racial life expectancy gap, and it has experienced many of the nations worst epidemics, including maternal and infant mortality, homicide, heroin overdoses, and HIV/AIDS.
This book brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and scholars to explore how environmental changes in the Arctic are being experienced, understood, and represented.
This book offers a comprehensive and systematic-rather than historical-approach to ancient Greek oracular texts, showing their conceptual and formal unity and patternization, as well as their meaningful diversity.
This volume investigates the central role of physical bodies, ritual technologies, healing practices, gender constructions, and visual imagery in creating and sustaining religious meaning in antiquity.
This book offers a groundbreaking exploration of the complex relationships between aesthetics, politics, and environmental concerns within far-right movements.
This book offers a comprehensive and systematic-rather than historical-approach to ancient Greek oracular texts, showing their conceptual and formal unity and patternization, as well as their meaningful diversity.
This book brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and scholars to explore how environmental changes in the Arctic are being experienced, understood, and represented.
Python for Islamic Astronomy: Modern Computational Approaches to Hijri Calendar, Qibla, and Prayer Times responds to the urgent need to improve calculation accuracy and data visualizations in the field of Islamic Astronomy.
This book consists of fifty case studies and offers an innovative approach to the study of Medieval Islamic history, concentrating on the analysis of physical objects from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries and across most of the regions that make up the pre-Modern Islamic world.
Python for Islamic Astronomy: Modern Computational Approaches to Hijri Calendar, Qibla, and Prayer Times responds to the urgent need to improve calculation accuracy and data visualizations in the field of Islamic Astronomy.
African Politics: An Introduction is an engaging, broad ranging guide to the politics of African states, reflecting on contemporary patterns and trends, whilst also situating them in their historical context.
In this 9th edition of Core Questions in Philosophy, Elliott Sober and Joel Velasco use an engaging lecture-style format to show students how philosophy is best used to evaluate many different kinds of arguments and to construct sound theories.
In these foundational lectures, Rudolf Steiner presents a bold and spiritually alive understanding of human evolution and our deep connection to the cosmos.
This volume presents a detailed study of the growth of Beas branch of Radha Soami Satsang which started from a wild grass strewn area of a few square yards and which has now been converted into a well planned self governed township under the leadership of its five spiritual masters - Baba Jaimal Singh, Baba Sawan Singh, Baba Jagat Singh, Baba Charan Singh and the present Master Baba Gurinder Singh.
Jump-Start an Exhilarating Adventure of Spirit-Led Living· A real and relatable study of the Book of Acts· Perfect for teens and young adults· Includes daily Scripture reading, reflection questions, and group discussionIn the earliest days of the church, recorded in the book of Acts, the Holy Spirit transformed ordinary people into courageous ambassadors of Christ's upside-down kingdom.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Heaven, Hell, and the Afterlife· Answers to the biggest questions people are actually asking about heaven, hell, and the afterlife· Based on the most frequent queries sent to GotQuestions.
