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George Fox and Early Quaker Culture

Manchester University Press
What was distinctive about the founding principles and practices of Quakerism? In George Fox and Early Quaker Culture, Hilary Hinds explores how the Light...
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Sikhism
An Introduction
I.B.Tauris Introductions to Religion

I.B. Tauris
Almost from the moment, some five centuries ago, that their religion was founded in the Punjab by Guru Nanak, Sikhs have enjoyed a distinctive identity. This...
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The Divided Self
Israel and the Jewish Psyche Today

I.B. Tauris
How should Jews respond to an age of militant Zionism and resurgent anti-Semitism? Is insisting on a separate sense of identity anachronistic and dangerous, or...
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Christianity
An Introduction
I.B.Tauris Introductions to Religion

I.B. Tauris
The Christian faith has the allegiance of one third of the human race. It has succeeded in influencing civilization to such a degree that we now take its...
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Taiwanese Pilgrimage to China
Ritual, Complicity, Community

Palgrave Macmillan
Through an examination of the pilgrimages to China that enveloped Taiwan in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Hatfield advances anthropological understandings of...
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Magic and Warfare
Appearance and Reality in Contemporary African Conflict and Beyond

Palgrave Macmillan
This study explores the roles played by magic in contemporary African warfare, specifically through the case of Sierra Leone, to assess its impact on behaviour...
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The Deadliest Lies
The Israel Lobby and the Myth of Jewish Control

Palgrave Macmillan
An urgent message from the head of the Anti-Defamation League
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Weird Science and Bizarre Beliefs
Mysterious Creatures, Lost Worlds and Amazing Inventions

I.B. Tauris
What really lies at the earth's core? Is there truly a beautiful princess in the fiery land of Pellucidar waiting to be rescued from evil winged creatures?...
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The Sisterhood
Inside the Lives of Mormon Women

Palgrave Macmillan
Many hold a deep fascination with Mormonism but erroneously think of it as a secret religion that celebrates polygamy and confinement. Most outsiders regard...
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Light Years
An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light
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Palgrave Macmillan
This is the story of the greatest puzzle in our universe: what is light? Light Years is an engaging survey of everything we know of the universe's most...

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Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday?
The Catholic Origin to Just About Everything

Palgrave Macmillan
The first guide to the Catholic roots of everyday things--from red wine to Santa Claus
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Women for Afghan Women
Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future

Palgrave Macmillan
This groundbreaking collection traces the history of women's rights and roles in Afghanistan over the past 30 years; it examines the current human rights...
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Behind Locked Doors
A History of the Papal Elections

Palgrave Macmillan
Since the early seventeenth century, whenever a pope has died, the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have convened in Rome behind locked doors to elect a...
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Rapture, Revelation, and the End Times
Exploring the Left Behind Series

Palgrave Macmillan
An objective look at the Left Behind series, the significance of the Biblical references in the books, and what they can tell us about apocalyptic Christian...
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The Compassionate Community
Ten Values to Unite America

Palgrave Macmillan
Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, a rising star in the Democratic party and the leading advocate for a broader discussion of faith within politics,...
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A New Kabbalah for Women

Palgrave Macmillan
The red bracelet: it graces the wrists of numerous celebrities--from Madonna to Britney Spears--who have converted to Kabbalah. But what is Kabbalah and how...