Comparative Religion

Trafficking with Demons explores how magic was perceived, practiced, and prohibited in western Europe during the first millennium CE. Through the o...

This book describes the theory and practice of interreligious dialogue, education and action in Israel and Palestine in the context of the politica...

The contributors to Bringing Back the Social into the Sociology of Religion explore how 'bringing the social back into the sociology of religion' m...

Thirty years after the Iranian Revolution and more than a decade since the events of 2001, the time is right to examine what the discourse on funda...

With the increased popularity of zombies in recent years, scholars have considered why the undead have so captured the public imagination. This ...

Religion and Society responds to the need for a rigorous, in-depth review of current work in the expanding sub-discipline of the anthropology of re...

Ritual has emerged as a major focus of academic interest. As a concept, the idea of ritual integrates the study of behavior both within and beyond ...

This very readable brief guide examines a wide range of spiritual writing that can be read for enjoyment or inspiration, including some books that ...

A Fresh Understanding of Israel provides distinctive answers to questions at the heart of the Christian encounter with the Jewish people. In compil...

Most people alive today (more than three-quarters of the world's population) belong to one of the great religions. These faiths are built on the fo...