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The New York Times bestseller and definitive history of Christianity for our timeーfrom the award-winning author of The Reformation and Silence A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with co……続きを見る

Our civilization will be the first in the entire history of the planet to unite the opposites: the technocratic world and the achievements of the divine creations. This is not a fantasy, it is the g……続きを見る

The cult of the Christ Child flourished in late medieval Europe across lay and religious, as well as geographic and cultural boundaries. Depictions of Christ's boyhood are found throughout popular c……続きを見る

The image of the meditating yogi has become a near-universal symbol for transcendent perfection used to market everything from perfume and jewelry to luxury resorts and sports cars, and popular cult……続きを見る

The classic and beloved guide to the cultural and spiritual treasures of Judaism; Living a Jewish Life is a primer on Jewish vocabulary, holidays, life cycle events, as well as a handbook for how to……続きを見る

**A provocative manifesto, arguing for a new understanding of the Jews’ peoplehood “A self-consciously radical statement that is both astute and joyous.”ーKirkus Reviews** Today there are two seemin……続きを見る

During four years in session, Vatican Council II held television audiences rapt with its elegant, magnificently choreographed public ceremonies, while its debates generated front-page news on a near……続きを見る

Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen – from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt – this is the……続きを見る

**FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED FOR 2024 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL BOOK OF THE YEAR "Spectacular. [Montefiore] really tells you what the life of the city ……続きを見る

In the second volume of this magnificently illustrated cultural history, the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews, Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish people from 1492 thr……続きを見る

The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England. Life……続きを見る

“A fierce, scholarly tour-de-force. . . . Hunting the Falcon brilliantly shows how time, circumstance and politics combined to accelerate Anne’s triumph and tragedy." ーTina Brown, New York Times Bo……続きを見る

From the early percolation of Protestant thought in the sixteenth century through to the controversies and upheaval of the civil wars in the seventeenth century, the clergy were at the heart of reli……続きを見る

From one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, an innovative and comprehensive account of religion in the ancient Roman and Mediterranean world In this ambitious and authoritative book,……続きを見る

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Debates about science and religion are rarely out of the news. Whether it concerns what's being taught in schools, clashes between religious val……続きを見る

Medieval Persia 1040-1797 charts the remarkable history of Persia from its conquest by the Muslim Arabs in the seventh century AD to the modern period at the end of the eighteenth century, when the ……続きを見る

In the Western imagination, Islamic cultures are dominated by dogmatic religious norms that permit no nuance. Those fighting such stereotypes have countered with a portrait of Islam’s medieval “Gold……続きを見る

Instant New York Times Bestseller One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of the Year An Economist and *Air Mail*Best Book of the Year "Brave and absorbing." ー New York Times "Alberta is not just a th……続きを見る

Through a thematic overview of court culture that connects the cultural with the political, confessional, spatial, material and performative, this volume introduces the dynamics of power and culture……続きを見る

The Oxford Handbook of the Oxford Movement reflects the rich and diverse nature of scholarship on the Oxford Movement and provides pointers to further study and new lines of enquiry. Part I consider……続きを見る

In this magnificently illustrated cultural historyーthe tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the JewsーSimon Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, from their beginnings as an a……続きを見る

Zum ersten Mal vollständig erschlossen: Lion Feuchtwangers bislang unveröffentlichte Tagebücher. Feuchtwangers intime Tagebücher wurden in den neunziger Jahre in der Wohnung seiner Sekretärin entdec……続きを見る

Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. Coogan ex……続きを見る

This is the first book to examine thoroughly the ways in which Catholics adapted to political and social change during the turbulent years of the English Revolution. The book examines several import……続きを見る

A vivid and eminently readable story of Jewish history covering 4,000 years, and including extensive illustrations and historical photographs Howard Fast, the bestselling author of Spartacus, tells ……続きを見る

The controversial Bible scholar and author of The Evolution of Adam recounts his transformative spiritual journey in which he discovered a new, more honest way to love and appreciate God’s Word. Tra……続きを見る

Die Geschichte vom Auszug aus Ägypten ist eine der wirkmächtigsten Erzählungen der Menschheit. Sie steht für die Befreiung aus Sklaverei, aber auch für die Erfindung des Glaubens an den einen Gott. ……続きを見る

Examines the colonization of Goa in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the durability of Portuguese rule. How did the colonization of Goa in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries take pla……続きを見る

Res, artes et religio is a collection of thirty-nine essays in honour of Rudolf Simek, professor at the Department of German, Comparative Literature and Culture at the University of Bonn. The terms ……続きを見る

The Book of Common Prayer is one of the most influential books in history. First published in the reign of Edward VI, in 1549, it was a product of the English Reformation following the break with Ro……続きを見る