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Pilgrimage Studies eBook Series

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  • New Pilgrimage Routes and Trails

    Edited by Daniel H. Olsen, Dane Munro, Ian S. McIntosh ...
    Series Book 2 - Pilgrimage Studies
    Since the dawn of humanity, people have traveled in search of meaning and to petition for worldly and otherworldly blessings. In the twenty-first century, the number of people traveling to religious sacred sites on pilgrimage has increased more than at any point in human history. An increased demand for pilgrimage routes and trails with the spiritual rather than the religious walker in mind, has ... Read more

    $82.99 CAD

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  • Religion

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Thomas A. Tweed ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Religion plays a central role in human experience. Billions of people around the world practice a faith and act in accordance with it. Religion shapes how they enter the world and how they leave it - how they eat, dress, marry, and raise their children. It shapes their assumptions about who they are and who they want to be. Religion also identifies insiders and outsiders, who has power and who ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Museums Matter

    In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum

    by James Cuno ...
    Series series Campbell Lectures
    The concept of an encyclopedic museum was born of the Enlightenment, a manifestation of society’s growing belief that the spread of knowledge and the promotion of intellectual inquiry were crucial to human development and the future of a rational society. But in recent years, museums have been under attack, with critics arguing that they are little more than relics and promoters of imperialism. ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Pilgrimage

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Ian Reader ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Pilgrimage is found in most religious cultures, with large numbers of sites - from globally renowned places to regional shrines - flourishing historically and in the modern day. Pilgrimage centres around the world, including Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Guadalupe in Mexico, Lourdes in France, Santiago de Compostela in Spain, Haridwar in India, and Shikoku in Japan, attract millions of pilgrims annually, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Monasticism

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Stephen J. Davis ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Monasticism is a social and religious phenomenon which originated in antiquity and which still remains relevant in the twenty-first century. But what, exactly, is it, and how is it distinguished from other kinds of religious and non-religious practice? In this Very Short Introduction Stephen J. Davis discusses the history of monasticism, from our earliest evidence for it, and the different types ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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  • Religion in Museums

    Global and Multidisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by Gretchen Buggeln, Crispin Paine, S. Brent Plate ...
    Bringing together scholars and practitioners from North America, Europe, Russia, and Australia, this pioneering volume provides a global survey of how museums address religion and charts a course for future research and interpretation. Contributors from a variety of disciplines and institutions explore the work of museums from many perspectives, including cultural studies, religious studies, and ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • The Religions of Canadians

    Edited by Jamie S Scott ...
    The Religions of Canadians is a book about religions and the making of Canada. Drawing on the expert knowledge and personal insights of scholars in history, the social sciences, and the phenomenology of religion, separate chapters introduce the beliefs and practices of nine religious traditions, some mainstream, some less familiar.The opening chapter explores how Aboriginal Canadian traditions ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Sourcebook of the World's Religions

    An Interfaith Guide to Religion and Spirituality

    Edited by Joel Beversluis ...
    Now in its third edition, this is the most comprehensive work available on the rich variety of paths available to today's spiritual seekers. More than an academic reference, it explores how religions can collaborate to help the world. Essays exploring the realm of building an interfaith community add to the book's detailed portraits of the major religious traditions. The Sourcebook also contains ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cultural Heritage Ethics

    Between Theory and Practice

    by Constantine Sandis ...
    Theory without practice is empty, practice without theory is blind, to adapt a phrase from Immanuel Kant. The sentiment could not be truer of cultural heritage ethics. This intra-disciplinary book bridges the gap between theory and practice by bringing together a stellar cast of academics, activists, consultants, journalists, lawyers, and museum practitioners, each contributing their own expertise ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Engaging with Living Religion

    A Guide to Fieldwork in the Study of Religion

    by Stephen E. Gregg, Lynne Scholefield ...
    Understanding living religion requires students to experience everyday religious practice in diverse environments and communities. This guide provides the ideal introduction to fieldwork and the study of religion outside the lecture theatre. Covering theoretical and practical dimensions of research, the book helps students learn to ‘read’ religious sites and communities, and to develop their ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD

  • South Asian Religions on Display

    Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora

    Edited by Knut A. Jacobsen ...
    Series series Routledge South Asian Religion Series
    Religious procession is a significant dimension of religion in South Asia. Processions are central not only in Hinduism, but also Islam, Christianity, Jainism and Sikhism, which have large procession rituals. The last years have seen an increase in processions and ritualizations of space both in South Asia and in the South Asian Diaspora.Processions are religious display events and the increase in ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Alternative Sociologies of Religion

    Through Non-Western Eyes

    by James V Spickard ...
    Uncovers what the sociology of religion would look like had it emerged in a Confucian, Muslim, or Native American culture rather than in a Christian oneSociology has long used Western Christianity as a model for all religious life. As a result, the field has tended to highlight aspects of religion that Christians find important, such as religious beliefs and formal organizations, while paying less ... Read more

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