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  • Sacrifice

    Themes, Theories, and Controversies

    by Margo Kitts ...
    Series series Elements in Religion and Violence
    After over a century of grand theorizing about the universal dimensions to the practice of ritual sacrifice, scholars now question the analytical utility of the notion writ large. The word 'sacrifice' (Latin sacrificium) itself frequently is broken down into its Latin roots, sacer, sacred, and facere, to do or to make – to do or to make sacred – which is a huge category and also vague. Presuming ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Elements of Ritual and Violence

    by Margo Kitts ...
    Series series Elements in Religion and Violence
    Ritualized violence is by definition not haphazard or random, but seemingly intentional and often ceremonial. It has a long history in religious practice, as attested in texts and artifacts from the earliest civilizations. It is equally evident in the behaviors of some contemporary religious activists and within initiatory practices ongoing in many regions of the world. Given its longevity and ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Martyrdom, Self-Sacrifice, and Self-Immolation

    Religious Perspectives on Suicide

    Edited by Margo Kitts ...
    Suicide in the forms of martyrdom, self-sacrifice, or self-immolation is perennially controversial: Should it rightly be termed suicide? Does religion sanction it? Should it be celebrated or anathematized? At least some idealization of such self-chosen deaths is found in every religious tradition treated in this volume, from ascetic heroes who conquer their passions to save others by dying, to ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Princeton Readings in Religion and Violence

    Edited by Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts ...
    An anthology that examines the historical and contemporary relationship between religion and violenceThis groundbreaking anthology provides the most comprehensive overview for understanding the fascinating relationship between religion and violence—historically, culturally, and in the contemporary world. Bringing together writings from scholarly and religious traditions, it is the first volume to ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Religion and War

    Edited by Margo Kitts ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Religion
    This Companion offers a global, comparative history of the interplay between religion and war from ancient times to the present. Moving beyond sensationalist theories that seek to explain why 'religion causes war,' the volume takes a thoughtful look at the connection between religion and war through a variety of lenses - historical, literary, and sociological-as well as the particular features of ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Violence and the World's Religious Traditions

    An Introduction

    Edited by Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, Michael Jerryson ...
    Is religion inherently predisposed to violence? Or has religion been taken hostage by a politics of aggression? The years since the end of the Cold War have shown a noticeable shift in patterns of religious extremism, accentuating the uncomfortable, complex, and oft-misunderstood relationship between religion and violence. The essays in this succinct new volume examine that relationship by ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

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  • Understanding Interreligious Relations

    Edited by David Cheetham, Douglas Pratt, David Thomas ...
    The ways in which religious communities interact with one another is an increasing focus of scholarly research and teaching. Issues of interreligious engagement, inclusive of dialogue more specifically and relations more generally, attract widespread interest and concern. In a religiously pluralist world, how different communities get along with each other is not just an academic question; it is ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • God Is Not One

    The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter

    by Stephen Prothero ...
    “This book could well be the most highly readable, accurate, and up-to-date introduction to the world’s major religions.” - Harvey Cox, Hollis Research Professor of Divinity, Harvard University, and author of The Future of FaithIn God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Understanding World Religions in 15 Minutes a Day

    by Garry Morgan ...
    A Concise, Easy-to-Understand Overview of the World's ReligionsWhat religions are represented in your neighborhood, your workplace, and your children's school? Things seem to be changing every day, and it can be hard to keep up. You may know a little about some of these religions. Others are new to you. You'd like to learn about them and how they differ from your beliefs, but who has time to do ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Religions, 4th Edition

    A Revealing Comparison of the Faiths That Shape the Lives of Millions

    by Brandon Toropov, Father Luke Buckles ...
    The updated guide to differences and similarities of faiths around the worldIn this revised and updated edition of the popular guide to the many faiths followed around the world, modern and ancient religions are extensively covered as well as New Thought religions. This edition also now features a chapter on Sikhism, more coverage of religious extremism in the 21st century, a new chapter on the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Everything World's Religions Book

    Explore the beliefs, traditions, and cultures of ancient and modern religions

    by Kenneth Shouler ...
    Series series Everything® Series
    From the Native American tribal faiths and the Judeo-Christian traditions to Scientology and other nascent religions, man's search for God takes many fascinating forms. In this easy-to-use and comprehensive guide, you'll explore the intriguing dogma and rituals, cultural convictions, and often-checkered backgrounds and histories of the world's religions. This mystical tour of major and minor ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Our Religions

    The Seven World Religions Introduced by Preeminent Scholars from Each Tradition

    by Arvind Sharma ...
    "Each . . . religion . . . is described by someone who is committed to that religion . . . but who is at the [also] fully at home in the . . . academic study of religion." — John Hick, author of An Interpretation of Religion: Human Responses to the TranscendentLeading experts in the great living religions present their own faith traditions. The volume surveys the history and teachings of Hinduism, ... Read more

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