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This anthology explores the intersection of humor and laughter with various faith, religious, and mythic traditions. Each chapter covers a unique case where humor and laughter have intersected with ……続きを見る

Around the tenth century Jewish merchants from Central Asia arrived in Kaifeng. Welcomed by the Emperor, they integrated into China’s economy, society and culture. They intermarried with their hosts……続きを見る

This book examines the evolving value of caregiving in Britain, from the welfare state's inception to the present day. It explores the shifts in discourse surrounding care, charting key social, demo……続きを見る

The latest offering from Rev. Paul J. Bern; “Cannabis Legalization and the Bible: Compatible Or Not?” Reveals the “war on drugs” for the race-based, legislated criminal enterprise that it really is,……続きを見る

Este libro narra y analiza dos festividades religiosas al interior de la fiesta de La Tirana y de San Lorenzo. Una es la Romería de los Músicos que se desarrolla en forma paralela a la misa oficial ……続きを見る

Esse livro é resultado de uma longa pesquisa etnográfica e surgiu frente a necessidade de compreender o papel que as comunidades evangélicas haitianas exercem entre seus adeptos no Brasil. A convivê……続きを見る

Jewish art has always been with us, but so has a broader canvas of Jewish imaginings: in thought, in emotion, in text, and in ritual practice. Imagining the Jewish God was there in the beginning, as……続きを見る

The explosive growth of Pentecostalism has radically transformed Latin America’s religious landscape within the last half century or so. In a region where Catholicism reigned hegemonic for centuries……続きを見る

Die Probleme der islamischen Welt sind unübersehbar, ebenso deren Folgen für den Westen. Mit dieser provokanten Feststellung analysiert Beranard Lewis die historische Entwicklung des Orients - insbe……続きを見る

Applying a rational choice perspective, this book presents a dynamic theory of the evolution of totalitarian regimes and terrorism. By demonstrating that totalitarian regimes rest on ideologies invo……続きを見る

This book traces the development of religious comedy and leverages that history to justify today’s uses of religious humor in all of its manifestations, including irreverent jokes. It argues that re……続きを見る

This book follows a reader’s logic of association through a series of overlapping constructs in biblical prescription of things prized and loftyーholy hair, unblemished beasts, sacred edibles, whole……続きを見る

Keeping up with the rapidly growing research base, the leading graduate-level psychology of religion text is now in a fully updated fifth edition. It takes a balanced, empirically driven approach to……続きを見る

What really matters in education? Amid headlines about standardized test scores, global rankings of students from different countries, technology-enhanced learning, the unreasonable costs of higher ……続きを見る

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, soc……続きを見る

One hundred years after the Azusa Street Revival stunned Los Angeles and changed Western Christianity, Pentecostalism has become the fastest growing religious movement in the world. However, many Pe……続きを見る