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From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" (The New Yorker) comes the most authoritative, readable single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land. Nine hundred yea……続きを見る

The book examines the growing tension between social movements that embrace egalitarian and inclusivist views of national and global politics, most notably classical liberalism, and those that advan……続きを見る

This volume examines the Melkite church from the Arab invasion of Syria in 634 until 969. The Melkite Patriarchates were established in Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria and, following the Arab camp……続きを見る

In "Jews and Judaism," Morris Jastrow provides a comprehensive examination of Jewish life, culture, and religious practices from antiquity to the modern age. Written in a scholarly yet accessible st……続きを見る

In "Against Apion," the ancient historian Flavius Josephus presents a vigorous defense of Judaism against the criticisms of the Greek historian Apion. Written in the context of first-century Roman s……続きを見る

The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapte……続きを見る

Dramatic and exciting retelling of a timeless Bible story Excellent evangelistic tool Breathtaking artwork makes the story come alive Realistic art and text give the Genesis story validity God alw……続きを見る

Sharon Thomson composed this summary of Hugh Schonfield's book "The Politics of God" initially for a Rabbi who was interested in the book but did not have time to read it. Most of us have busy lives……続きを見る

The ancient House of Israel consisted of 12 families, or tribes, named for the 12 sons of Jacob (Israel). Ten of those tribes were conquered, driven from their homelands, and scattered throughout th……続きを見る

A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on all sides of the wars, from the author of Powers and Thrones. For more than one thou……続きを見る

In "The Religion of Numa," Jesse Benedict Carter intricately examines the religious practices and beliefs of ancient Rome, particularly those associated with Numa Pompilius, the legendary second kin……続きを見る

The 'Book of Deeds' is the first known autobiography by a Christian king. Its author was James I of Aragon (1213-76), known as 'The Conqueror', one of the great political figures of 13th-century Eur……続きを見る

"Tanakh" or, The Hebrew Bible, which is also sometimes called the Miqra, is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, including the Torah. The form of this text that is authoritative for Rabbin……続きを見る

Muslims and Crusaders combines chronological narrative, discussion of important areas of scholarly enquiry and evidence from Islamic primary sources to give a well-rounded survey of Christianity’s w……続きを見る

In "The Makers and Teachers of Judaism," Charles Foster Kent offers a comprehensive historical analysis of the evolution of Jewish thought and practice from its ancient roots to the contemporary era……続きを見る

This book reveals the rewards of exploring the relationship between art and religion in the first millennium, and the particular problems of comparing the visual cultures of different emergent and e……続きを見る

BHAI SAHIB RANDHIR SINGH (1878-1961) was an outstanding freedom-fighter and a great saint and theologian who has made a lasting contribution to the religious and cultural revival in Punjab, and was……続きを見る

In "History of Religion," Allan Menzies embarks on an ambitious exploration of the evolution of religious thought and practice across different cultures and epochs. This comprehensive work is charac……続きを見る

For an entire millennium, Byzantine hagiography, inspired by the veneration of many saints, exhibited literary dynamism and a capacity to vary its basic forms. The subgenres into which it branched o……続きを見る

In "Judaism," Israel Abrahams provides an in-depth exploration of the fundamental principles, practices, and historical contexts of the Jewish faith. Through a meticulous blend of scholarly analysis……続きを見る

The Christian doctrine of justification is of immense interest to historians and theologians ,and continues to be of major importance in modern ecumenical discussions. The present work appeared in i……続きを見る

Geography, Religion, Gods, and Saints in the Eastern Mediterranean explores the influence of geography on religion and highlights a largely unknown story of religious history in the Eastern Mediterr……続きを見る

The last ten years have seen interest in Jainism increasing, with this previously little-known Indian religion assuming a significant place in religious studies. Studies in Jaina History and Culture……続きを見る

Alexander III's 1179 Lateran Council, was, for medieval contemporaries, the first of the great papal councils of the central Middle Ages. Gathered to demonstrate the renewed unity of the Latin Churc……続きを見る

Women's literary histories usually start in the later Middle Ages, but recent scholarship has shown that actually women were at the heart of the emergence of the English literary tradition. Women, W……続きを見る

In A Jewish Jesuit in the Eastern Mediterranean, Robert Clines retraces the conversion and missionary career of Giovanni Battista Eliano, the only Jewish-born member of the Society of Jesus. He high……続きを見る

Charting the first six hundred years of the Christian movement, THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CENTURIES carries the reader from the world of second-temple Judaism to the Byzantine age, the rise of Islam, and ……続きを見る

Even a slight acquaintance with European history reveals the existence of a number of curious and apparently unreasonable beliefs prevalent throughout a period extending from early medieval to compa……続きを見る

Originally published in 1993, The Medieval World of Nature looks at how the natural world was viewed by medieval society. The book presents the argument that the pragmatic medieval view of the natur……続きを見る

This title was first published in 2001. These collected essays by Patricia Cox Miller identify new possibilities of meaning in the study of religion in late antiquity. The book addresses the topic o……続きを見る