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Stories portraying heretics ('minim') in rabbinic literature are a central site of rabbinic engagement with the 'other'. These stories typically involve a conflict over the interpretation of a bibli……続きを見る

This handbook offers both students and teachers of ancient Greek religion a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship in the subject, from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods. It……続きを見る

In the period following the collapse of the Carolingian Empire up to the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), the episcopate everywhere in Europe experienced substantial and important change, brought abou……続きを見る

This book provides an introduction to the archaeology and history of ancient Palestine – modern Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories – from the destruction of Solomon's temple in 586 BCE t……続きを見る

This book focuses on Baldwin's experiences as a gifted black writer who fought valiantly against racism and wrote openly about homosexual relationships. Baldwin's God is a 'mysteriously impersonal' ……続きを見る

The Alchemy Reader is a collection of primary source readings on alchemy and hermeticism, which offers readers an informed introduction and background to a complex field through the works of importa……続きを見る

On September 11, 1857, a band of Mormon militia, under a flag of truce, lured unarmed members of a party of emigrants from their fortified encampment and, with their Paiute allies, killed them. More……続きを見る

In this collection of short stories we have endeavoured to present these stories in three inseparable parts Krishnas birth in prison, his childhood in Gokul and Vrindavan and his return to Mathura.……続きを見る

Love and Death by Sri Aurobindo "This is a blank-verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter) retelling of a popular story from the Mahabharata, the tale of Ruru and Priyumvada. The hero, Ruru, quests into th……続きを見る

A record of buddhistic kingdoms by James legge -This ebook Included TOC for Reader. -This sample in this ebook ; (15) Giles and Williams call this "the oratory of Buddha." But "oratory" gives the id……続きを見る

How were early Christians influenced by contemporary assumptions about ethnic and colour differences? Why were early Christian writers so attracted to the subject of Blacks, Egyptians, and Ethiopian……続きを見る

Illustrations of Masonry by William Morgan This book has a controversial backstory which is part of the mythology of anti-Freemasonry. 'Captain' William Morgan, the author, was a disappointed Freema……続きを見る

The Oxford Handbook of Women and Gender in Medieval Europe provides a comprehensive overview of the gender rules encountered in Europe in the period between approximately 500 and 1500 C.E. The essay……続きを見る

Religion on the Healing Edge: What Bahai's Believe examines the defining beliefs of the Bahai Faith and its distinctive practices, which are intended to change the world. Author Frank Stetzer offers……続きを見る

The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, Vol. IV: Medieval Hebrew by Charles F. Horne This is an an etext of an early 20th Century anthology of translations of Medieval Hebrew religious te……続きを見る

This book explores the ethical and social implications of unilateral gifts of esteem, offering a perceptive guide to the uniquely South Asian contributors to theoretical work on the gift. 続きを見る

2 works of Lucien Wolf English Jewish journalist, historian, and advocate of Jewish rights (1857-1930) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Lucien Wolf. A dynamic table of contents allo……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Frank Byron Jevons (18581936) was a polymath, academic and administrator of Durham University. He was educated at Nottingham High School and Wadham College, Oxford and appoi……続きを見る

"Conceptually well organized, stylistically clear, intellectually thoughtful, and pedagogically useful." - Thomas Head, Speculum "For its humane and learned approach to its enormous canvas, as well ……続きを見る

Although major New Testament figures--Jesus and Paul, Peter and James, Jesus' mother Mary and Mary Magdalene--were Jews, living in a culture steeped in Jewish history, beliefs, and practices, there ……続きを見る

The compassion of Reb Moshe-Leib, the vision of the Seer of Lublin, the wisdom of Reb Pinhas, the warmth of the Ba’al Shem Tov, the humor of Reb Naphtali–to their followers these sages appeared as k……続きを見る

This book provides a general introduction to the history of Jewish life in 14th century Asia at the time of the conqueror Tamerlane (Timur). The author defines who are the Central Asian Jews, and de……続きを見る

Part of the Jewish Encounter series Born Dov-Ber Rasofsky to Eastern European immigrant parents, Barney Ross grew up in a tough Chicago neighborhood and witnessed his father’s murder, his mother’s n……続きを見る

A kaleidoscopic story of myth, Spiritualism, and the Victorian search for Utopia from one of the brightest and most original non-fiction writers at work today. In 1872 there was a bizarre eruption o……続きを見る

A fascinating look at the life of Saint Mary by 19th century American minister Reverend Joseph Gale Hurd Barry. 続きを見る

The word 'Hotep' is a phrase that has become popular among students of ancient Egyptian culture. Anpu Unnefer Amen traces the origin of the word to its Nubian foundation and shows the connection it ……続きを見る

Why do the innocent suffer in a world created by a loving God? Does this mean that God cannot prevent this suffering, despite His supposed omnipotence? Or is God not loving after all? This in brief ……続きを見る

Alcestis By Euripides At once a vigorous translation of one of Euripides' most subtle and witty plays, and a wholly fresh interpretation, this version reveals for the first time the extraordinary fo……続きを見る

CONTENTS. PAGE I. The Peimitive and Apostolic Chuech .... 1 II. The Post-Apostolic and Medieval Chuech . 15 III. The Koman Catholic Chuech ....... 24 IV. The Chueches of the Refoemation 29 V. Eemons……続きを見る

Metamorphoses of the City is a sweeping interpretation of Europe's ambition to generate ever better forms of collective self-government, from ancient city-states and empires to a universal church an……続きを見る