Religion: General

Drawing on the event of Queen Elizabeth IIs death in 2022 as a central case study, this book explores the way we navigate the relationship between ...

James Pritchard's classic anthologies of the ancient Near East have introduced generations of readers to texts essential for understanding the peop...

During the early communist period of the 1950s, temple fairs in China were both suppressed and secularized. Temples were closed down by the secular...

Scholars have sometimes maintained that the study of the history of African religions is an impossible endeavor. Some have contended that African r...

This book investigates the compatibility between the doctrine of divine simplicity (DDS, hereafter) and divine free action primarily in the works o...

As the oldest of the military religious orders and the one with an unexpected and dramatic downfall, the knighthood of the Templars continues to fa...

Through meticulously researched case studies, this book explores the materiality of terracotta sculpture in early modern Europe.Chapters present a ...

This volume aims to balance the traditional literature available on medieval feuding with an exploration of other aspects of vengeance and culture ...

First published in 1930: This book represents the life of Sister Teresa Eletta of Florence from her beginning Holy Orders, serving God, as a Missio...