Religion

Poet-Monks focuses on the literary and religious practices of Buddhist poet-monks in Tang-dynasty China to propose an alternative historical arc of...

A Slow Reckoning examines the Soviet Union's and the Afghan communists' views of and policies toward Islam and Islamism during the Soviet-Afghan Wa...

In diesem Werk behandelt Reinhard Gregor Kratz die Rolle der Tora im sogenannten makkabäischen Aufstand gegen den seleukidischen König Antiochos IV...

Gregory the Great (bishop of Rome from 590 to 604) is one of the most significant figures in the history of Christianity. His theological works fra...

Although the reception of the Eastern Father Gregory of Nyssa has varied over the centuries, the past few decades have witnessed a profound awakeni...

Although the reception of the Eastern Father Gregory of Nyssa has varied over the centuries, the past few decades have witnessed a profound awakeni...

A powerful text (Tavis Smiley) about how religion drove the fight for social justice in modern AmericaAmerican Prophets sheds critical new light on...

Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist, the word connotes liberation a...

Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist, the word connotes liberation a...

Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist, the word connotes liberation a...

With In and Out of This World Stephen C. Finley examines the religious practices and discourses that have shaped the Nation of Islam (NOI) in Ameri...

With In and Out of This World Stephen C. Finley examines the religious practices and discourses that have shaped the Nation of Islam (NOI) in Ameri...

What did it mean to be a wife, woman, or slave in a society in which a land-owning woman was forbidden to lay with her male slave but the same slav...

In recent years, there has been an astonishing revival of religious practices in China. Looking beyond numerical counts of religious practitioners,...

The Connections Worship Companion is an essential resource for leaders and planners of Christian worship services. This volume offers complete litu...

The first part of the volume contains four essays on the development of German economic and corporate historiography in the 20th century and how th...

The postmodern zeitgeist is characterized by the fact that overarching ideologies and wide-ranging concepts are no longer valid - this also applies...

The world of work is undergoing profound structural change, the scope of which is being assessed differently. There is consensus on the background:...

Despite (or perhaps because of) the present economic situation, the Arab Gulf states - here Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - h...