Mikhail A. Alexseev & Sufian N. Zhemukhov 
Mass Religious Ritual and Intergroup Tolerance [EPUB ebook] 
The Muslim Pilgrims’ Paradox

Until recently, religious institutions have been organized to suit the traditional American family, where the wife stayed at home, caring for children. Today, churches and synagogues are beginning to …

In 1928, a young Lebanese woman, Nazira Zeineddine al-Halabi, wrote a book called ‘Unveiling and Veiling’, an indictment of patriarchal oppression in which she boldly stated that the veil was un-Isla …

World and Church deals with the conflict between religiosity and life in the world. Deliberately, Schillebeeckx turns around the order of the words in the idiom ”church and world”, thereby stressin …

Introducing the New Testament presents the complex and often challenging texts and history of the New Testament in a clear and informative manner. The book begins with a section that gives readers a …

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 …

The centre of gravity of contemporary Christianity has shifted to the southern hemisphere where, with the exception of Latin America, almost all Christians are minorities in their home countries. Chr …

America is widely regarded as the ultimate ‘Christian Nation.’ Religious language has always been at the forefront of American politics but this has increased since the events of 9/11. ”Myth and the …

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 …

April Westbrook explores the intentional inclusion of woman stories (those displaying significant female presence) within the David narrative in the books of Samuel. These stories are made prominent …