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The epicentre of the Muslim universe, Mecca attracts hundreds of thousands of believers every year. Pilgrimage, Politics, and Pestilence studies the organization and meanings of the Haj from India d……続きを見る

In this study, Calum Carmichael offers a new assessment of the Joseph story from the perspective of the biblical laws in Leviticus 1-10. These sacrificial laws, he argues, respond to the many proble……続きを見る

Muslim scholars are a vital part of Islam, and are sometimes considered 'heirs to the prophets', continuing Muhammad's work of establishing Islam in the centuries after his death. But this was not a……続きを見る

Franziskus von Assisi gehört zu den faszinierendsten Heiligen. Durch das "Sonnenlied" und seine Predigt an die Vögel gilt er als der Begründer eines völlig neuen, brüderlichen Verhältnisses zur Natu……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Theologie - Historische Theologie, Kirchengeschichte, Note: 2,3, , Veranstaltung: Katholische Theologie Grundstudium, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Zw……続きを見る

In this sparkling debut, a young critic offers an original, passionate, and erudite account of what it means to feel Jewishーeven when you’re not. Self-hatred. Guilt. Resentment. Paranoia. Hysteria.……続きを見る

Stellvertreter Gottes und Nachfolger Mohammeds: Die Kalifen sind von einer besonderen Aura umgeben, auch wenn die erstrebte Machtfülle oft ausblieb. Hugh Kennedy schildert anschaulich die Geschichte……続きを見る

This collection of essays by a team of international scholars addresses the topic of Charity through the lenses of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The contributors lo……続きを見る

Do you want to understand Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles, and the rise of early Christianity? Reading the Old Testament is not enough, writes Matthias Henze in this slender volume aimed at the stud……続きを見る

In 1900 over five million Jews lived in the Russian empire; today, there are four times as many Russian-speaking Jews residing outside the former Soviet Union than there are in that region. The New ……続きを見る

Cosmopolitanisms and the Jews adds significantly to contemporary scholarship on cosmopolitanism by making the experience of Jews central to the discussion, as it traces the evolution of Jewish cosmo……続きを見る

भाग 1. आदि पर्व भाग 2. सभा पर्व भाग 3. वन पर्व भाग 4. विराट पर्व भाग 5. उद्योग पर्व भाग 6. भीष्म पर्व भाग 7. द्रोण पर्व भाग 8. कर्ण पर्व भाग 9. शल्य पर्व भाग 10. सौपतिक पर्व भाग 11. स्त्री पर्व भाग ……続きを見る

Martin Luther's posting of the 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg on 31 October 1517 is one of the most famous events of Western history. It inaugurated the Protestant Reformat……続きを見る

A Magnificent Faith explains how and why Lutheranism - a confession that derived its significance from the promulgation of God's Word - became a visually magnificent faith, a faith whose adherents s……続きを見る

This book describes the theory and practice of interreligious dialogue, education and action in Israel and Palestine in the context of the political peace process as well as the peace-building proce……続きを見る

Keiner würde sich heute an den Theologieprofessor Martin Luther erinnern, wenn er nicht wirklich etwas zu sagen gehabt hätte. Dennoch erfahren wir in Schule und Kirche viel mehr von den äußeren Umst……続きを見る

Scripture is replete with narratives that challenge a variety of philosophical concepts; including morality, divine benevolence, and human freedom. Free choice, a significant and much debated concep……続きを見る

This book depicts the significant role played by American Catholic Women Religious in the broader narratives of modern American history and the history of the Catholic Church. The book is a guide to……続きを見る

In 'Der Pfaffenspiegel' von Otto von Corvin wird die Kontroverse zwischen Kirche und Staat im Deutschland des 19. Jahrhunderts detailliert untersucht. Das Buch präsentiert eine kritische Analyse der……続きを見る

The individual and cultural upheavals of early colonial New France were experienced differently by French explorers and settlers, and by Native traditionalists and Catholic converts. However, Europe……続きを見る

This book contains essays by Domenic Marbaniang on topics such as the Origins of Religions, the Need of Studying World Religions, the Main Teachings of Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism, the problem of ……続きを見る

Orientalism and the Figure of the Jew proposes a new way of understanding modern Orientalism. Tracing a path of modern Orientalist thought in German across crucial writings from the late eighteenth ……続きを見る

This is a book about the need for redemptive narratives to ward off despair and the dangers these same narratives create by raising expectations that are seldom fulfilled. The quasi-messianic expect……続きを見る

Why were modernist works of art, literature, and music that were neither by nor about Jews nevertheless interpreted as Jewish? In this book, Neil Levi explores how the antisemitic fantasy of a mobil……続きを見る

Blood for Thought delves into a relatively unexplored area of rabbinic literature: the vast corpus of laws, regulations, and instructions pertaining to sacrificial rituals. Mira Balberg traces and a……続きを見る

The poignant, searching, haunting story of one family’s entanglement with twentieth-century history AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ‘Intensely involving … a fervent meditation on love and loss, with a r……続きを見る

This volume brings together studies on Greek animal sacrifice by foremost experts in Greek language, literature and material culture. Readers will benefit from the synthesis of new evidence and appr……続きを見る

Randall Davidson was Archbishop of Canterbury for quarter of a century. Davidson was a product of the Victorian ecclesiastical and social establishment, whose advance through the Church was dependen……続きを見る

Music in the Women's Institute has become stereotyped by the ritualistic singing of Jerusalem at monthly meetings. Indeed, Jerusalem has had an important role within the organization, and provides a……続きを見る

Welche Rolle hat die Reformation für die Kunst gespielt, wie hat sie das christliche Bild verändert? Joseph Leo Koerner, einer der weltweit besten Kenner der Kunst der Lutherzeit, legt mit diesem Bu……続きを見る