Mary Wicker Van Ornum & William Van Ornum 
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This volume examines notions of health and illness in North Indian devotional culture, with particular attention paid to the worship of the goddess Sitala, the Cold Lady. Consistently portrayed in co …

A resource book for planning baptisms, naming ceremonies, weddings and civil partnerships and marking the many other significant moments of our nights and days. There are resources that do not assume …

For three decades, he flashed like a meteor across the theological horizon, and then vanished. …

Demons, devils, spirits and vampires are present throughout popular Western culture in film, music and literature. Their religious significance has only recently begun to be explored. »The Lure of t …

The Persian and Hellenistic periods saw the production and use of a variety of authoritative texts in Israel. »The Production of Prophecy» brings together a range of influential biblical scholars t …

The victims of environmental destruction are often sidelined in eco-theology and environmental discourse. Movements for ecological justice fail to take into account the voice of those at the grassroo …

Numerous contemporary theologians depict divine glory as overwhelming to or competitive with human agency. In effect, this makes humanity a threat to God»s glory, and causes God»s glory to remain o …

Religious Studies: The Key Concepts is an accessible, A-Z resource, defining and explaining key terms and ideas central to the study of religion. Exploring broad and recurring themes which are applic …

Reading and interpreting the Bible, whether as an »ordinary» or critical reader, has always been strongly influenced by a person»s own experience. They demonstrate the variety of ways in which the …

Apocalyptic Bodies traces the biblical notions of the end of the world as represented in ancient and modern texts, art, music and popular culture, for example the paintings of Bosch. Tina Pippin addr …