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Routledge Studies in Asian Religion Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami (Hardcover)

This is the only book to date offering a critical overview of Shinto from early times to the modern era and evaluating Shinto s place in Japanese religious culture. In recent years a few books on medieval Shinto have appeared but none has attempted... more

Routledge Handbooks in Religion: The Routledge Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Studies (Paperback)

Buddhist-Christian dialogue has a long and complex history stretching back to the first centuries of the common era. This explores how the study of Buddhist-Christian relations has been and ought to be done and is essential reading for researchers... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History Religion and Nationalism in India: The Case of the Punjab (Paperback)

This timely and significant study explores the reasons behind the rise in Sikh militancy over the 1970s and 1980s. It also evaluates the violent response of the Indian State in fuelling and suppressing the Sikh separatist movement resulting in a... more

Routledge Studies in Cultural History History of Islam in German Thought: From Leibniz to Nietzsche (Paperback)

This concise overview of the perception of Islam in eight of the most important German thinkers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries allows a new and fascinating investigation of how these thinkers within their own bodies of work often... more

Routledge Islamic Studies Islam in the Nordic and Baltic Countries (Paperback)

Although Muslims are now an important presence in Europe little is known about the Muslim communities that exist in the Nordic and Baltic regions of Europe. This is the first comprehensive and detailed study of the history context and development of... more

Routledge Studies in the History of Witchcraft Demonology and Magic: An Anatomy of Witchcraft (Paperback)

Much has been written on witchcraft by historians theologians philosophers and anthropologists but nothing by scientists. This book aims to reappraise witchcraft by applying to it the advances in cognitive sciences. more

Routledge Studies in Social and Politica The Not So Outrageous Idea of a Christian Sociology (Hardcover)

This book provides a rationale for a Christian sociology challenging the materialist epistemology of contemporary sociology which provides only a limited understanding of social behavior. Developing a history of the origins of sociology that... more

Routledge Worlds The Ancient Israelite World (Hardcover)

This volume presents a collection of studies by international experts on various aspects of ancient Israel s society economy religion language culture and history synthesizing archaeological remains and integrating them with discussions of ancient... more

Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism: Reimagining Chan Buddhism: Sheng Yen and the Creation of the Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan (Paperback)

This book is the first socio-intellectual history of the Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan (Zen) a new lineage of Buddhism founded by the late Chinese Buddhist cleric Sheng Yen (1931-2009)--arguably one of the most influential Chan masters in contemporary... more

Routledge Studies in Modern History: How the Church Under Pius XII Addressed Decolonization: The Issue of Algerian Independence (Hardcover)

By paying attention to Algerian Independence this book reconstructs the action of the Catholic Church regarding the issues of the spread of Islam in colonies to Arab nationalism Marxist propaganda in non-European countries and the effects of the... more

Routledge Studies in Islam and Human Rig Human Rights in Islamic Societies: Muslims and the Western Conception of Rights (Paperback)

This book compares Islamic and Western ideas of human rights in order to ascertain which human rights if any can be considered universal. This is a profound topic with a rich history that is highly relevant within global politics and society today.... more

Routledge Studies in Religion Jewish Approaches to Hinduism: A History of Ideas from Judah Ha-Levi to Jacob Sapir (12th-19th centuries) (Paperback)

This book explores past expressions of the Jewish interest in Hinduism in order to learn what Hinduism has meant to Jews living mainly in the 12th through the 19th centuries. more

Routledge Jewish Studies Rabbinic Theology and Jewish Intellectual History: The Great Rabbi Loew of Prague (Hardcover)

Rabbi Loew (the Maharal) of Prague remains one of the most influential and prolific Jewish thinkers of his time. Widely considered one of the fathers of Hassidic thought and a harbinger of Modern Jewish philosophy his life and work have retained... more

Routledge Studies in Ancient History Time in Roman Religion: One Thousand Years of Religious History (Hardcover)

Religion is a major subfield of ancient history and classical studies and Roman religion in particular is usually studied today by experts in two rather distinct halves: the religion of the Roman Republic covering the fifth through first centuries... more

Routledge Studies in Religion Abrogation in the Qur an and Islamic Law Book 22 (Hardcover)

This book examines in detail the concept of abrogation in the Qur an which has played a major role in the development of Islamic law and has implications for understanding the history and integrity of the Qur anic text. The term has gained... more

Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism - Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of Nirvana (Paperback)

Soonil Hwang studies the doctrinal development of nirvana in the Pali Nikaaya and subsequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese aagama and its traditional interpretation. He clarifies early doctrinal developments of Nirvana and traces the... more

Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Yogini in South Asia: Interdisciplinary Approaches (Hardcover)

In different stages in the history of South Asian religions the term yoginī has been used in various contexts to designate various things: a female adept of yoga a female tantric practitioner a sorceress a woman dedicated to a deity or a certain... more

Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Christianity in India: The Anti-Colonial Turn (Hardcover)

By studying the history and sources of the Thomas Christians of India a community of pre-colonial Christian heritage this book revisits the assumption that Christianity is Western and colonial and that Christians in the non-West are products of... more

Routledge Jewish Studies Jewish Blood: Reality and metaphor in history religion and culture (Paperback)

This book deals with the Jewish engagement with blood: animal and human real and metaphorical. Concentrating on the meaning or significance of blood in Judaism the book moves this highly controversial subject away from its traditional focus... more

Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism Imaging Wisdom: Seeing and Knowing in the Art of Indian Buddhism (Paperback)

This book contributes to the history of religions and Buddhist studies fields by focussing on what is a far too frequently ignored aspect of religious experience: visual images. more

Routledge Critical Sikh Studies: Global Sikhs: Histories Practices and Identities (Hardcover)

This book brings a broad holistic approach to the study of the phenomena of the global Sikh community referred to collectively as the Panth. With contributions by an interdisciplinary range of experts the volume provides insight into current debates... more

Routledge/Bips Persian Studies Religion and Society in Qajar Iran (Hardcover)

Gleave brings together studies by experts in the area of religion in nineteenth-century Iran in order to present new insights into Qajar religion political and cultural history. Key topics covered include the relationship between religion and the... more

Routledge Studies in Asian Behavioural Sciences: Archaeology of Psychotherapy in Korea: A Study of Korean Therapeutic Work and Professional Growth (Paperback)

This is the first English book dedicated solely to the historical development of psychotherapy in Korea. It is an archaeological research of literature relating to the care and treatment of mind in Korean history in dialogue with spiritual... more

Foundations of Christianity (Routledge Revivals): A Study in Christian Origins - Kautsky Karl

First published in 1925 Karl Kautsky presents a Marxist history of Christianity and Christian society. Divided into four key sections the book begins by considering the personality of Jesus as portrayed within Pagan and Christian sources and... more

Routledge Studies in Evangelicalism Making Evangelical History: Faith Scholarship and the Evangelical Past (Hardcover)

This volume makes a significant contribution to the history of ecclesiastical histories with a fresh analysis of historians of evangelicalism from the eighteenth century to the present. It explores the ways in which their scholarly methods and... more

Routledge Studies in Second World War Hi Emotions in Yiddish Ghetto Diaries: Encountering Persecutors and Questioning Humanity (Hardcover)

This book uses an empathic reading of Yiddish diarists feelings evaluations and assessments about persecutors in the Warsaw Lodz and Vilna ghettos to present an emotional history of persecution in the Nazi ghettos. It re-centers the daily... more

Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism Discourse and Ideology in Medieval Japanese Buddhism (Paperback)

The medieval period of Japanese religious history is commonly known as one in which there was a radical transformation of the religious culture. This book suggests an alternate approach to understanding the dynamics of that transformation. One main... more

Routledge Studies in the History of Economics: Money Time and Rationality in Max Weber: Austrian Connections (Hardcover)

This unique study into the roots of Max Weber s Political Economy is an intriguing read and a valuable contribution to the Weberian literature. Parsons argues that Weber s analysis is highly influenced by the Austrian School of Economics and the... more

Pre-Owned Charles Dickens s David Copperfield : A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook 9780415275422 /

An ideal introduction to one of Dicken s most popular novels this text includes autobiography text interpretations period illustrations stage and screen history and key passages carefully cross-referenced to earlier material. CONDITION – USED:... more

Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Financial Fragility and Instability in Indonesia (Hardcover)

This highly relevant study provides an incisive analysis of a critical phase in recent East Asian financial history exploring the underlying causes of the financial crisis that struck Indonesia during the second half of 1997. more

Routledge Studies in Modern History The Barsden Memoirs (1799-1816) (Hardcover)

Covering the life of Josephus Henry Barsden from his birth in 1799 through his childhood to 16 years of age the Barsden memoirs describe events from a Sussex smugglers inn a convict ship to the colony of New South Wales sealing and whaling... more

Routledge Studies in Shakespeare Majesty and the Masses in Shakespeare and Marlowe: Western Anti-Monarchism The Earl of Essex Challenge and Political S (Paperback)

This book is a landmark study of Shakespeare s politics as revealed in his later History Plays. It offers the first ever survey of anti-monarchism in Western literature history and philosophy tracked from Hesiod and Homer through to contemporaries... more

Routledge Library Editions: Agriculture An Empirical Investigation of Farmers Behavior Under Uncertainty (Paperback)

This study first published in 1985 aims to provide objective measures of the risks associated with various crops and livestock in the late nineteenth century and to examine two important issues in American economic history. Knowledge of these risks... more

Routledge Studies in Modern History The Ideological Cold War Book 12 (Hardcover)

This book opens new perspectives into the Cold War ideological confrontations. Using Austria and Finland as an example it shows how the Cold War battles for the hearts and minds of the people also influenced policies in countries that wished to stay... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History The Japanese Occupation of Borneo 1941-45 (Paperback)

The Japanese occupation of both British Borneo - Brunei Sarawak and North Borneo - and Dutch Borneo in 1941 to 1945 is a much understudied subject. Of particular interest is the occupation of Dutch Borneo governed by the Imperial Japanese Navy that... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History Chinese Theatre Troupes in Southeast Asia: Touring Diaspora 1900s-1970s (Hardcover)

A detailed account of the cultural history of the Chinese diaspora with a focus on the performers and audiences who were involved in the making of Chinese performing cultures in Southeast Asia. Focusing on five different kinds of theatre troupes... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History The International History of East Asia 1900-1968: Trade Ideology and the Quest for Order (Paperback)

This book provides a broad account of the international history of East Asia from 1900 to 1968 - a subject that is essential to any understanding of the modern epoch. Whereas much of the scholarship on this subject has focused purely on the... more

Basees/Routledge Russian and East Europe Democratic Elections in Poland 1991-2007 (Paperback)

This book is a political history of democratic elections in Poland from the first fully competitive parliamentary elections in 1991 to the unexpected most recent election in 2007. Until now there has been no equivalent study covering similar... more