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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

One of leading figures of his day, Roger Sherman was a member of the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence and an influential delegate at the Constitutional Convention. As ……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

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

Philosophy and Rabbinic Culture is a study of the great, and curiously underappreciated, engagement of a Medieval European Jewish community with the philosophic tradition. This lucid description of ……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

Imagining the Pagan Past explores stories of Britain’s pagan history. These tales have been characterised by gods and fairies, folklore and magic. They have had an uncomfortable relationship with th……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

Asma Sayeed's book explores the history of women as religious scholars from the first decades of Islam through the early Ottoman period. Focusing on women's engagement with hadīth, this book analyze……続きを見る

Shaman, Saiva and Sufi by R.O. Winstedt. "This book is the outcome of a close study of the language and beliefs of the Malays during a period of residence in the Malay Peninsula that has now reached……続きを見る

An amazing, often overlooked story of the man who brought Yoga and Tibetan culture to America. Theos Bernard’s colorful, enigmatic, and sometimes contradictory life captures an intersection of East ……続きを見る

* This is not a cheap scanned copy, but a fully searchable and formatted collection! JESUS THE MESSIAH is the official abridged edition of Alfred Edersheim’s monumental and classic work “The Life of……続きを見る

According to a commonplace narrative, the rise of modern political thought in the West resulted from secularizationーthe exclusion of religious arguments from political discourse. But in this pathbr……続きを見る

In his first book since What Went Wrong? Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the Islamic world today and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of ter……続きを見る

Lawgiver and liberator. Seer and prophet. The only human permitted to converse with God "face-to-face." Moses is the most commanding presence in the Old Testament. Yet as Jonathan Kirsch shows in th……続きを見る

The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official theology of the "founding fathers" of ……続きを見る

For over a century, the Carmelite Sister Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873-1897) has been revered as Catholicism's foremost folk saint of modern times. Universally known as "the Lit……続きを見る