Spirituality, Sufism: Mini-set E 11 vols

Routledge Library Editions: Islam

By Various

Sufism, the mystical movement within Islam, has, in a thousand years of history has powerfully influenced the life, art and literature of the Muslim peoples....

Published November 27th 2007 by Routledge.

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Magic in the Roman World

Pagans, Jews and Christians

By Naomi Janowitz

Using in-depth examples of 'magical' practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that...

Published June 21st 2001 by Routledge.

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Philosophy in Classical India

An Introduction and Analysis

By Jonardon Ganeri

This original work focuses on the rational principles of Indian philosophical theory, rather than the mysticism more usually associated with it. Ganeri explores the philosophical...

Published February 8th 2001 by Routledge.

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Zoroastrians

Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

By Mary Boyce

This book traces the continuous history of the faith from the time it was preached by Zoroaster down to the present day - a span...

Published December 14th 2000 by Routledge.

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Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities

Edited by Charles Russell Coulter, Patricia Turner

The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence,...

Published April 1st 2000 by Routledge.

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The Israelites

An Introduction

By Antony Kamm

Antony Kamm presents an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah from earliest times up to AD 135.

Charting the...

Published July 29th 1999 by Routledge.

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Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity

By Jon Davies

In Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity, Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian...

Published June 24th 1999 by Routledge.

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Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity

A Sourcebook for the Study of New Testament Miracle Stories

By Wendy Cotter C.S.J

Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity presents a collection in translation of miracle stories from the ancient world. The material is divided up into four main categories...

Published June 10th 1999 by Routledge.

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The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity

By Richard Kalmin

The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity explores the social position of rabbis in Palestinian (Roman) and Babylonian (Persian) society from the period of...

Published December 3rd 1998 by Routledge.

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Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins

Laughter in the History of Religion

By Ingvild Saelid Gilhus

Laughing Gods, Weeping Virgins analyses how laughter has been used as a symbol in myths, rituals and festivals of Western religions, and has thus been...

Published September 4th 1997 by Routledge.

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