This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect the latest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs,...
The first book-length introduction to an exciting new interdisciplinary field—written by an internationally recognized leader of the Contemplative Studies movement This is the first book-length...
Comprising the most up-to-date, interdisciplinary research on the study of Chinese religious beliefs and cultural practices, this volume explores the rich and complex religious and philosophical...
This innovative introductory textbook explores the central practices and beliefs of Hinduism through contemporary, everyday practice. Introduces and contextualizes the rituals, festivals and everyday...
Religious Conversion: Religion Scholars Thinking Together explores various issues relating to the nature, methods, and effects of religious conversion in the major world faiths. Presents the results...
Written by a leading authority on Chinese philosophy, Decoding Dao uniquely focuses on the core texts in Daoist philosophy, providing readers with a user-friendly introduction that unravels the...
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Politics in the U.S. provides a broad, inclusive, and rich range of chapters, in the study of religion and politics. Arranged in their historical...
This popular textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect recent global developments, whilst retaining its unique and compelling narrative-style approach. Using ancient stories from...
Featuring comprehensive updates and additions, the second edition of Understanding Theories of Religion explores the development of major theories of religion through the works of classic and...
A major new introduction to the global history of Christianity, written by one of the world’s leading theologians and author of numerous bestselling textbooks. Provides a truly global review by...
The Reformation Theologians is the ideal introduction to the study of the sixteenth-century Reformations. It introduces the theological context, though, and contributions of theologians from this...
Science and Christianity is an accessible, engaging introduction to topics at the intersection of science and Christian theology. A philosophically orientated treatment that introduces the...
A fascinating comparative account of sacred languages and their role in and beyond religion —written for a broad, interdisciplinary audience Sacred languages have been used for foundational texts,...
Understanding the Religions of the World offers a new approach to the study of religion which moves away from the purely descriptive and instead helps students understand how religions actually...
A new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals...
Чандра Свами Удасин – живой святой из Северной Индии, достигший вершины духовного постижения, редко достигаемой даже в Индии с ее богатейшей духовной культурой. Редкое обаяние святого, его магнетизм,...
Папа Рамдас из Канангада (1884–1963) – духовный учитель Кришнабаи и Йоги Рамсураткумара – один из самых замечательных и обаятельных святых Индии, в ашраме которого и поныне множество людей изо всех...
Due analisi, una artistica, l'altra storica, ci porteranno su percorsi diversi, entrambi affascinanti, dalle ampie valenze simboliche e psicologiche, per ricondurci infine alla stessa conclusione –...
La presente edizione digitale è stata elaborata e digitalizzata sulla base dell'ultima edizione del 1865 pubblicata in Firenze dalla Tipografia Claudiana con il titolo ”Gesù e Gesuita” di Napoléon...
In a moment casual, an event completely changes the destiny of the dear seer. He meets a new friend. The new discovery makes them travel to a stranger village. Getting there, he comes in contact with...