Heavenly Journeys, Earthly Concerns

The Legacy of the Mi'raj in the Formation of Islam

By Brooke Olson Vuckovic

This book examines how an elite group of traditionists, historians and theologians shaped Muslims' perceptions of their prophet, their community and their behavior by retelling...

Published December 30th 2004 by Routledge.

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Syncretism in Religion

A Reader

Edited by Anita Maria Leopold, Jeppe Sinding Jensen

Long a fascinating but problematic category of religious studies, "syncretism" is an elastic term that describes a wide range of practices characterized by the mixing...

Published December 27th 2004 by Routledge.

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Psychoanalytic Approaches to Myth

By Daniel Merkur

This book surveys the history of psychoanalytic treatments of myths variously as symptoms of psychopathology, as cultural defense mechanisms, and as metaphoric expressions of ideas...

Published November 30th 2004 by Routledge.

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The Concept of the Buddha

Its Evolution from Early Buddhism to the Trikaya Theory

By GUANG XING

Guang Xing gives an analysis of one of the fundamental Mahayana Buddhist teachings, namely the three bodies of the Buddha (the trikaya Theory), which is considered the...

Published November 25th 2004 by Routledge.

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Derrida and Religion

Other Testaments

Edited by Yvonne Sherwood, Kevin Hart

Derrida and Religion: Other Testaments represents the most comprehensive attempt to date to explore, adapt, and test Derrida's contributions and influence on the study of...

Published November 15th 2004 by Routledge.

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Ministry in the Spiritual and Cultural Diversity of Health Care

Increasing the Competency of Chaplains

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Stay up-to-date in health care ministry as cultural and spiritual heterogeneity increases!

Ministry in the Spiritual and Cultural Diversity in Health Care: Increasing the...

Published November 15th 2004 by Routledge.

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Severus of Antioch

By Pauline Allen, C.T.R Hayward

In the first book to be devoted exclusively to Severus, well-known author in the field, Pauline Allen, focuses on a fascinating figure who is seen...

Published November 11th 2004 by Routledge.

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The Wondering Brain

Thinking about Religion With and Beyond Cognitive Neuroscience

By Kelly Bulkeley

The explosion of new research in cognitive neuroscience has revealed fascinating dimensions of the human brain/mind system. But even as it brings us closer to...

Published November 1st 2004 by Routledge.

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Walter Benjamin, Religion and Aesthetics

Rethinking Religion through the Arts

By S. Brent Plate

Walter Benjamin, Religion, and Aesthetics is an innovative and creative attempt to unsettle and reconceive the key concepts of religious studies through a reading with,...

Published October 29th 2004 by Routledge.

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Cyberhenge

Modern Pagans on the Internet

By Douglas E. Cowan

Cyberhenge examines the use of Internet technology in shaping religious traditions and rituals. Cowan asks how and why Neopaganism has embraced the Internet in such...

Published October 25th 2004 by Routledge.

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