Social groups: religious groups and communities

'Whoever listens to a witness, becomes a witness.

Recently, there has been a major shift in the focus of historical research on World War II towards the study of the involvements of scholars and academic institutions in the crimes of the Third Reich.

In your quest for respectability I think we can say you have been talking out of both corners of your mouth.

Not long ago, those who wrote about the "e;end-time"e; were preachers--the more fundamentalist, the more extreme by some standards.

Based on interviews with forty rural Protestant clergy, Mellow argues that male and female clergy challenge gendered definitions of work by focusing on obligation, context, visibility, and time.

A highly illustrated guide to some of the most impressive fortifications of World War II the defences of the Atlantic Wall from Belgium to Norway.

As one of the most visited museums in Germany s capital city, the Jewish Museum Berlin is a key site for understanding not only German-Jewish history, but also German identity in an era of unprecedented ethnic and religious diversity.

Moshe Aberbach (1924-2007) was a leading educator and scholar in Jewish studies, specialising in the field of Jewish education in the talmudic period.

This book provides the first dedicated study of the Evian Conference of July 1938, an international initiative called by U.

This two-volume work explores the management of religious and faith-based organizations.

This volume explores the life stories of women who were former members of Mormon fundamentalist polygamous societies, from their own perspectives, to seek insight into their readiness for higher education settings.

Voices of the Holocaust and the act of memory.

The Vietnam War and Indian independence devastated British policy towards Asia.

The harrowing story of the Allied airmen who experienced the true horrors of Nazism firsthand.

Bangladesh is a country of paradoxes.

Birth in Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis examines the centrality of "e;birth"e; in Jewish literature, gender theory, and psychoanalysis, thus challenging the centrality of death in Western culture and existential philosophy.

Ranging from simple head scarf to full-body burqa, the veil is worn by vast numbers of Muslim women around the world.

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Throughout the Hebrew Bible, strangers are indispensable to the formation of a collective Israelite identity.

A detailed account of the bloody capture of Shanghai and Nanjing by Japan in the early days of World War II in the East.

Das religionspädagogische und praktisch-theologische Projekt VIDEODRAMA ist ein hybrider, interdisziplinärer Ansatz, bei dem mit einer Gruppe in einem kreativen Prozess ein Film produziert wird, der im „Raum eines biblischen Textes“ entsteht.

This book examines the extreme right in France during the interwar period.

This book examines the phenomenon of female child soldiering from various theological perspectives.

This edited volume proffers a sociological outlook on the challenges contemporary societies face when states attempt to govern religious and cultural diversity and still protect freedoms of and from religion claimed by individuals, communities, and institutions.

This book, first published in 1962, was the first systematic study of partisan war, investigating questions thrown up by the success of guerrillas in the Second World War, where they were never decisively beaten by regular armies.

This book offers a broad comparative perspective on regime building under Axis rule during the Second World War, exploring case studies in Europe and Asia.

Wisdom is an integratal part of all philosophical and religious traditions in the world.

This biography completes a trilogy on the three Navy fighter pilots--Jimmie Thach, Butch O'Hare, and Jimmy Flatley--who developed sweeping changes in aerial combat tactics during World War II.

Expanded edition with a new chapter on the final battles of the Normandy campaign.

The first full-length biography of World War II general and Cold Warrior John Wilson "e;Iron Mike"e; O'Daniel, featuring "e;the very essence of the man.

Reconstructs the idea of the creation of man in the image of God attributed in the Midrash and the Talmud.

An analysis of Operation Bagration, the 1944 Russian offensive in Belorussia, highlighting key tactical errors and its connection to Operation Overlord.

This innovative how-to guide and reference book on the Jewish holidays provides a well-rounded foundation for both knowledge and action.

The first in-depth look at how postwar thinkers in Egypt mapped the intersections between Islamic discourses and psychoanalytic thoughtIn 1945, psychologist Yusuf Murad introduced an Arabic term borrowed from the medieval Sufi philosopher and mystic Ibn 'Arabi-al-la-shu'ur-as a translation for Sigmund Freud's concept of the unconscious.

Published to coincide with the 80th birthday of the Spitfire this is a gripping and visually spectacular volume, which celebrates the life of Britain's most iconic military aircraft.

An accessible introduction to the concepts of Jewish mysticism, their religiousand spiritual significance, and how they relate to our lives.

Just as in his previous volume, The Secrets of Hebrew Words, Rabbi Blech brings readers into the fascinating world of gematria (the reckoning of numbers) and acronyms to uncover the vast profundity hidden in everyday Hebrew language.

Companionship and strategies for job seekersMillions of people become unemployed every year, yet when job loss happens to us, we typically feel completely alone and often lost, ashamed, and afraid.

Im Rahmen des „cultural turn“ der Sozialwissenschaften hat sich die Religionssoziologie wieder zu einem nachgefragten Interessengebiet der Soziologie entwickelt.

This book presents a study of the rise of American neoliberalism in the aftermath of the modern Civil Rights movement, paying particular attention to the traumatic impact of the neoliberal age on countless African Americans.

“In considerable detail and with admirable clarity, [Habeck] contributes one of the most valuable books on the ongoing Middle East—and world—crisis” (Booklist, starred review).

Zionism was inspired as a movement--one driven by the search for a homeland for the stateless and persecuted Jewish people.

Examining Islamic court records, this book sheds new light on Zanzibar''s history of gender, social and racial identity.

A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

Based on ethnographic research within the extreme metal community, Unger offers a thought-provoking look at how symbols of authenticity and defilement fashion social experience in surprising ways.

This book, first published in 1955, collects together accounts of some of the men and women who served as members of the remarkable S.

Groundbreaking research that utilizes archaeological discoveries and ancient texts to revolutionize our understanding of the beginnings of Judaism "e;A bravura study.