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The Dào of Laozi - A Fresh Look Based on Bronze Inscription Glyphs
von Betsy Pearson
2024 Kartoniert, 544 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 32mm, Sprache(n): eng "The Dào of Laozi: A Fresh Look Based on Bronze Inscription Glyphs" presents a new English version of Chapters 1-37 of the "Dào Dé J¿ng" (Tao Te Ching) incorporating images very close to the pictorial script Laozi (Lao Tzu) might…
Portraying the Guru - Art, Devotion and Identity in Sikhism
von Atsushi Ikeda
Vorbestellbar - erscheint am 16.05.2024 Gebunden, 280 Seiten, 230mm x 160mm
Laozi - A Fresh Look Based on Zhou Dynasty Glyphs with Breathtaking Fictional Commentary by Yinxi
von Betsy Pearson
2024 Kartoniert, 700 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 41mm, Sprache(n): eng "Laozi: A Fresh Look Based on Zhou Dynasty Glyphs with Breathtaking Fictional Commentary by Yinxi" presents two very different approaches to the Dào Dé J¿ng (Tao Te Ching). The main body of the book is a fresh translation incorpo…
The Origins of Religious Violence - An Asian Perspective
von Nicholas F. Gier
2016 Kartoniert, 326 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 19mm, Sprache(n): eng Religiously motivated violence caused by the fusion of state and religion occurred in medieval Tibet and Bhutan and later in imperial Japan, but interfaith conflict also followed colonial incursions in India, Sri Lanka, and Burma…
Neighbors, Strangers, Witches, and Culture-Heroes - Ritual Powers of Smith/Artisans in Tuareg Soci…
von Susan Rasmussen
2015 Kartoniert, 164 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 9mm, Sprache(n): eng This book examines alleged "superhuman" powers predominantly associated with smith/artisans in five African societies. It discusses their ritual and social roles, mythico-histories, symbols surrounding their art, and changing rela…
The A to Z of Shamanism
von Graham Harvey, Robert J. Wallis
2010 Kartoniert, 334 Seiten, 216mm x 140mm x 18mm, Sprache(n): eng Few religious traditions have generated such diversity and stirred imaginations as shamanism. In their engagements with other worlds, shamans have conversed with animals and ancestors and have been empowered with the knowledge to…
Reshaping the Contextual Vision in Caribbean Theology - Theoretical Foundations for Theology which…
von St. Michael A. Miller
2007 Kartoniert, 414 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 24mm, Sprache(n): eng This work addresses the growing challenge of contextuality within Christianity in the setting of the vibrant and dynamic Caribbean. The challenge results from the recognition that all religious practices are conditioned by the ge…
New Directions in Gender and Religion - The Changing Status of Women in African Independent Church…
von Brigid M. Sackey
1999 Kartoniert, 228 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 14mm, Sprache(n): eng Brigid M. Sackey's book is a comprehensive analysis of gender relations in religion in Ghana, using gendered anthropological tools of rare insight and originality. The book chronicles the efforts of men and women who bring a repa…
The A to Z of Jainism
von Kristi L. Wiley
2009 Kartoniert, 342 Seiten, 216mm x 140mm x 18mm, Sprache(n): eng Jain is the term used for a person who has faith in the teachings of the Jinas ("Spiritual Victors"). Jinas are human beings who have overcome all passions (kasayas) and have attained enlightenment or omniscience (kevala-jnana),…
The A to Z of Sikhism
von W. H. McLeod
2009 Kartoniert, 330 Seiten, 216mm x 140mm x 18mm, Sprache(n): eng Contrary to popular opinion, there is more to Sikhism than the distinctive dress. First of all, there is the emergence of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and the long line of his successors. There are the precepts, many relat…