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Shamans in Asia

Edited by Clark Chilson, Peter Knecht

Shamans throughout much of Asia are regarded as having the power to control and coerce spirits. Many Asians today still turn to shamans to communicate…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-29679-3 (Routledge)

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Yoga

The Indian Tradition

Edited by David Carpenter, Ian Whicher

The popular perception of yoga in the West remains for the most part that of a physical fitness program, largely divorced from its historical and…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1288-5 (Routledge)

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The Female Face of God in Auschwitz

A Jewish Feminist Theology of the Holocaust

By Melissa Raphael

The dominant theme of post-Holocaust Jewish theology has been that of the temporary hiddenness of God, interpreted either as a divine mystery or, more commonly,…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-23665-2 (Routledge)

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Reclaiming the Sacred

The Bible in Gay and Lesbian Culture, Second Edition

By Raymond J. Frontain

The second edition of Reclaiming the Sacred: The Bible in Gay and Lesbian Culture continues the groundbreaking work of the original, exploring the territory between…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-1-56023-355-8 (Routledge)

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God and Design

The Teleological Argument and Modern Science

Edited by Neil A. Manson

Recent discoveries in physics, cosmology, and biochemistry have captured the public imagination and made the Design Argument - the theory that God created the world…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-26344-3 (Routledge)

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Rationality and the Study of Religion

Edited by Jeppe S. Jensen, Luther Martin

Does rationality, the intellectual bedrock of all science, apply to the study of religion?
Religion, arguably the most subjective area of human behaviour, has particular…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-28199-7 (Routledge)

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Identity and Identification in India

Defining the Disadvantaged

By Laura Dudley Jenkins

Can a state empower its citizens by classifying them? Or do reservation policies reinforce the very categories they are meant to eradicate? Indian reservation policies…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-29680-9 (Routledge)

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Is Nature Ever Evil?

Religion, Science and Value

Edited by Willem B. Drees

Can nature be evil, or ugly, or wrong? Can we apply moral value to nature?
From a compellingly original premise, under the auspices of major…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-29061-6 (Routledge)

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Integrating Spirit and Psyche

Using Women's Narratives in Psychotherapy

By Mary Pat Henehan, Harold G. Koenig

In this extraordinary collection, the voices of women's experience ring out loud and true!

The power of narrative in therapy for women is undeniable. Used well,…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-7890-1210-4 (Routledge)

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Children of the New Age

A History of Spiritual Practices

By Steven Sutcliffe

The first true social history of the phenomenon known as New Age culture, Children of the New Age presents an overview of the diverse varieties…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-24299-8 (Routledge)

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