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Holy Terror - Understanding Religion and Violence in Popular Culture (Paperback): Eric S. Christianson, Christopher Partridge Holy Terror - Understanding Religion and Violence in Popular Culture (Paperback)
Eric S. Christianson, Christopher Partridge
R1,240 Discovery Miles 12 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The authors of religious scriptures have rarely had difficulty enhancing sacred narratives with the rhetoric of violence. The phenomenon continues in the easy cohabitation of violence and religion in film, music and literature, and this raises a number of important questions: To what degree does violent rhetoric shape belief and values? How might we understand the social function of violence in popular discourses? How might we understand audience empathy with violent protagonists in popular narratives? What is the significance of violence being associated with particular religious groups or ideas in the media? Reflecting on these issues in depth and with striking originality, scholars of religious studies, biblical studies, film studies and sociology have analysed a range of phenomena, from the discourse of terrorism to the spectacle of World Wrestling Entertainment. The result is a vital contribution to understanding an area of religious and cultural discourse that is relevant to us all.

The Ancient Israelite World (Hardcover): Kyle H. Keimer, George A. Pierce The Ancient Israelite World (Hardcover)
Kyle H. Keimer, George A. Pierce
R5,797 Discovery Miles 57 970 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Comprehensive coverage of ancient Israelite society, history and culture, offering the latest research on the region. Synthesises and integrates archaeological material with discussions of ancient Near Eastern and Biblical texts. Highlights present and future avenues for studying the ancient Israelite world.

Counter-Terrorism Community Engagement - Pitfalls and Opportunities (Paperback): Jason Hartley Counter-Terrorism Community Engagement - Pitfalls and Opportunities (Paperback)
Jason Hartley
R1,150 Discovery Miles 11 500 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book offers insights into the building of trust in Muslim communities through community engagement in a climate of counter-terrorism. Police engagement with Muslim communities is complex with a history of distrust. This book first attempts to understand the role and implications of uncertainty on community engagement in Muslim communities, and then explores the cultural nuances associated with the demonstration of trustworthiness, and decisions to bestow trust. It further highlights the complexities and implications for Muslim leaders when trying to simultaneously engage police and appease their own communities; the book exposes community perceptions of an over-reaction by authorities that has moved suspicion from a handful of terrorists to the entire Muslim community, resulting in problematic community perceptions that Muslim communities are being targeted by police. The findings suggest that the intentionality of police is a highly significant consideration in trust negotiations, and reveals a number of cultural preferences considered critical to trust negotiations. The book further highlights opportunities to enhance the development of trust and avoid pitfalls that can be problematic to community engagement. The lessons learned seek to enhance the existing body of literature regarding strategies and resources to improve counter-terrorism community engagement with Muslim communities. This book will be of much interest to students of counter-terrorism, preventing violent extremism, deradicalization, and security studies.

Islamic Psychology - The Basics (Hardcover): G.Hussein Rassool Islamic Psychology - The Basics (Hardcover)
G.Hussein Rassool
R3,531 Discovery Miles 35 310 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Islamic Psychology: The Basics is a jargon-free and accessible introduction that explores psychology from an Islamic perspective, and provides a foundation level overview of the fundamental principles and practices of Islamic psychology. The book introduces concepts, models, approaches, themes, and theories you need to know to study the mind, soul, and behaviour based on Islamic scripture. Offering an overview of Islamic psychology and what Islamic psychologists do, chapters address key topics including the history of the evolution of the science of the soul, and the psychology of human behaviour and experiences. Rassool examines the concepts of the Fitrah, the Nafs (Self), the Aql (Intellect), the Ruh (Soul) the Qalb (Heart), and the concept of Islamic healing and spiritual interventions. Other themes include the Qur'an and psychology, models and approaches in Islamic psychology, interpreting Islamic psychology for modern times, and the contemporary scope of the practice of Islamic psychology. Outlining the challenges and solutions of the development of Islamic psychology and potential future trends, and including features to aid learning, this is the ideal introductory book for students in Psychology, Islamic Psychology, and Islamic Studies, as well as professionals including counsellors and therapists, and anyone interested in psychology from an Islamic perspective. Dr. G.Hussein Rassool is a Professor of Islamic Psychology & Consultant at the Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology/Centre for Islamic Psychology, Riphah International University.

Ritual and Belief in Morocco: Vol. II (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover): Edward Westermarck Ritual and Belief in Morocco: Vol. II (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover)
Edward Westermarck
R5,442 Discovery Miles 54 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Between the years of 1898 and 1926, Edward Westermarck spent a total of seven years in Morocco, visiting towns and tribes in different parts of the country, meeting local people and learning about their language and culture; his findings are noted in this two-volume set, first published in 1926. The first volume contains extensive reference material, including Westermarck's system of transliteration and a comprehensive list of the tribes and districts mentioned in the text. The chapters in this, the second volume, explore such areas as the rites and beliefs connected with the Islamic calendar, agriculture, and childbirth. This title will fascinate any student or researcher of anthropology with an interest in the history of ritual, culture and religion in Morocco.

Religion in Public and Private Life (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover): Clarke E. Cochran Religion in Public and Private Life (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover)
Clarke E. Cochran
R1,250 Discovery Miles 12 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Religious crosses the spheres of both the private life and the public institution. In a liberal democracy, public and private interests and goals prove to be inseparable. Clarke Cochran's interdisciplinary study brings political theory and the sociology of religion together in a fresh interpretation of liberal culture. First published in 1990, this analysis begins with a reassessment of the nature of the "public" and the "private" in relation to the political. The controversy over religion and politics is examined in light of such contested issues of political life as sexuality, abortion, and the changing nature of the family. Clarifying a number of debates central to contemporary society, this timely reissue will be of particular value to students with an interest in the relationship between religious, society, and politics.

Fault Lines in Global Jihad - Organizational, Strategic, and Ideological Fissures (Paperback): Assaf Moghadam, Brian Fishman Fault Lines in Global Jihad - Organizational, Strategic, and Ideological Fissures (Paperback)
Assaf Moghadam, Brian Fishman
R1,622 Discovery Miles 16 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book deals with the causes, nature, and impact of the divisions within the jihadi movement, and the splits between jihadis and other Islamic groups. Fault Lines in Global Jihad offers a systematic and comprehensive examination of the broad range of divisions that contribute to the weakening of the jihadi movement. It separates these divisions into two broad categories, namely fissures dividing jihadis themselves, and divisions separating jihadis from other Muslim and Islamist groups. The first part of the book covers intra-jihadi divisions, highlighting tensions and divisions over strategic, tactical, and organizational issues. The second part of the book addresses several important case studies of jihadi altercations with other Muslim and Islamist groups of non-jihadi persuasion, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and the Shii community. More than simply an enumeration of problems and cracks within al-Qa'ida and its cohorts, this book addresses critical policy issues of relevance to the broader struggle against the global jihadi movement. The editors conclude that these divisions have and continue to weaken al-Qa'ida, but neither in an automatic nor in an exclusive fashion-for these divisions render the global jihadi movement simultaneously vulnerable and more resilient. This book will be of much interest to students of jihadism, terrorism and political violence, Islamism, security studies and IR in general.

Jewish Women in the Medieval World - 500-1500 CE (Paperback): Sarah Ifft Decker Jewish Women in the Medieval World - 500-1500 CE (Paperback)
Sarah Ifft Decker
R1,051 Discovery Miles 10 510 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is a thematic introductory survey accompanied by a rich selection of written and visual primary sources, which brings the experiences of medieval Jewish women to life for students. Including twenty primary source texts in translation relevant for the study of Jewish women including crusade chronicles, legal codes, economic contracts, marriage contracts, letters, and selections of works composed to guide women's spiritual lives and prayers. These documents provide documents for lectures to use in their seminars and students with a range if sources on which to see how the history of these women has been interpreted. This book explores how medieval Jewish women maneuvered within social norms governed by gender, religious identity, class, and place of residence, and emphasizes the ways in which Jewish women both resembled and differed from their local non-Jewish counterparts, providing students with an encompassing look at Jewish medieval women.

Rethinking Muslim Personal Law - Issues, Debates and Reforms (Paperback): Hilal Ahmed, R.K. Mishra, K. N Jehangir Rethinking Muslim Personal Law - Issues, Debates and Reforms (Paperback)
Hilal Ahmed, R.K. Mishra, K. N Jehangir
R1,121 Discovery Miles 11 210 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This volume critically analyses Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in India and offers an alternative perspective to look at MPL and the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) debate. Tracing the historical origins of this legal mechanism and its subsequent political manifestations, it highlights the complex nature of MPL as a sociological phenomenon, driven by context-specific social norms and cultural values. With expert contributions, it discusses wide-ranging themes and issues including MPL reforms and human rights; decoding of UCC in India; the contentious Triple Talaq bill and MPL; the Shah Bano case; Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) in postcolonial India; women's equality and family laws; and MPL in the media discourse in India. The volume highlights that although MPL is inextricably linked to Sharia, it does not necessarily determine the everyday customs and local practices of Muslim communities in India This topical book will greatly interest scholars and researchers of law and jurisprudence, political studies, Islamic studies, Muslim Personal Law, history, multiculturalism, South Asian studies, sociology of religion, sociology of law and family law. It will also be useful to practitioners, policymakers, law professionals and journalists.

Stories from the Street - A Theology of Homelessness (Hardcover, New Ed): David Nixon Stories from the Street - A Theology of Homelessness (Hardcover, New Ed)
David Nixon
R4,209 Discovery Miles 42 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Stories from the Street is a theological exploration of interviews with men and women who had experienced homelessness at some stage in their lives. Framed within a theology of story and a theology of liberation, Nixon suggests that story is not only a vehicle for creating human transformation but it is one of God's chosen means of effecting change. Short biographies of twelve characters are examined under themes including: crises in health and relationships, self-harm and suicide, anger and pain, God and the Bible. Expanding the existing literature of contextual theology, this book provides an alternative focus to a church-shaped mission by advocating with, and for, a very marginal group; suggesting that their experiences have much to teach the church. Churches are perceived as being active in terms of pastoral work, but reluctant to ask more profound questions about why homelessness exists at all. A theology of homelessness suggests not just a God of the homeless, but a homeless God, who shares stories and provides hope. Engaging with contemporary political and cultural debates about poverty, housing and public spending, Nixon presents a unique theological exploration of homeless people, suffering, hope and the human condition.

Routledge Revivals Middle Eastern Studies Bundle (Hardcover): Various Routledge Revivals Middle Eastern Studies Bundle (Hardcover)
Various
R37,123 R27,949 Discovery Miles 279 490 Save R9,174 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This bundle of 13 titles covers a wide spectrum of sub-disciplines from across the field of Middle Eastern Studies, including politics, diplomacy, international relations, geography and anthropology. Mainly reissues of titles first published in the 1980s and early 1990s, the set incorporates seminal works from some of the most prominent scholars in the field, including Dilip Hiro, Peter Mangold, Amitav Acharya and Yair Aharoni. A comprehensive list that deals with issues that are still exceptionally applicable to academia and global society today, this set will be of particular value to students of Middle Eastern Studies and International Relations.

Ahmadiyya Islam and the Muslim Diaspora - Living at the End of Days (Paperback): Marzia Balzani Ahmadiyya Islam and the Muslim Diaspora - Living at the End of Days (Paperback)
Marzia Balzani
R1,216 Discovery Miles 12 160 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is a study of the UK-based Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the context of the twentieth-century South Asian diaspora. Originating in late nineteenth-century Punjab, the Ahmadis are today a vibrant international religious movement; they are also a group that has been declared heretic by other Muslims and one that continues to face persecution in Pakistan, the country the Ahmadis made their home after the partition of India in 1947. Structured as a series of case studies, the book focuses on the ways in which the Ahmadis balance the demands of faith, community and modern life in the diaspora. Following an overview of the history and beliefs of the Ahmadis, the chapters examine in turn the use of ceremonial occasions to consolidate a diverse international community; the paradoxical survival of the enchantments of dreams and charisma within the structures of an institutional bureaucracy; asylum claims and the ways in which the plight of asylum seekers has been strategically deployed to position the Ahmadis on the UK political stage; and how the planning and building of mosques serves to establish a home within the diaspora. Based on fieldwork conducted over several years in a range of formal and informal contexts, this timely book will be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience from social and cultural anthropology, South Asian studies, the study of Islam and of Muslims in Europe, refugee, asylum and diaspora studies, as well as more generally religious studies and history.

Water and Sacred Architecture (Paperback): Anat Geva Water and Sacred Architecture (Paperback)
Anat Geva
R1,139 Discovery Miles 11 390 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

• Examines architecture that tie water, as a physical and symbolic property, with the sacred • All chapters are based on original archival studies, historical documents, and field visits to the sites and buildings • A stellar group of scholars and practitioners from the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Africa • Includes 173 black and white illustrations

Religious Strife in Egypt (RLE Egypt) - Crisis and Ideological Conflict in the Seventies (Hardcover): Nadia Farah Religious Strife in Egypt (RLE Egypt) - Crisis and Ideological Conflict in the Seventies (Hardcover)
Nadia Farah
R3,173 Discovery Miles 31 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This critical analysis investigates the causes that brought about one of the most tumultuous periods in modern Egyptian history - the clashes between the Muslims and Copts during the 1970s. A unique retrospective, it features probing interviews with Egyptian intellectuals, writers, political and religious leaders, as well as common citizens from both the Muslim and Copt communities. Within a framework of economic, political and ideological factors, Nadia Ramsis Farah is able to synthesize a compelling portrait of a troubled national conscience in the face of religious strife. First published 1986.

Gender, Nation and Religion in European Pilgrimage (Hardcover, New edition): Catrien Notermans Gender, Nation and Religion in European Pilgrimage (Hardcover, New edition)
Catrien Notermans; Edited by Willy Jansen
R4,211 Discovery Miles 42 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite the forces of secularization in Europe, old pilgrimage routes are attracting huge numbers of people and given new meanings in the process. In pilgrimage, religious or spiritual meanings are interwoven with social, cultural and politico-strategic concerns. This book explores three such concerns under intense debate in Europe: gender and sexual emancipation, (trans)national identities in the context of migration, and European unification and religious identifications in a changing religious landscape. The interdisciplinary contributions to this book explore a range of such controversies and issues including: Africans renewing family ties at Lourdes, Swedish women at midlife or young English men testing their strength on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela, New Age pilgrims and sexuality, Saints' festivals in Spain and Brittany, conservative Catholics challenging Europe's liberal policies on abortion, Polish migrants and French Algerians reconfiguring their transnational identity by transporting their familiar Madonna to their new home, new sacred spaces created such as the shrine of Our Lady of Santa Cruz, traditional Christian saints such as Mary Magdalene given new meanings as new age goddess, and foundation legends of shrines revived by new visionaries. Pilgrimage sites function as nodes in intersecting networks of religious discourses, geographical routes and political preoccupations, which become stages for playing out the boundaries between home and abroad, Muslims and Christians, pilgrimage and tourism, Europe and the world. This book shows how the old routes of Europe are offering inspirational opportunities for making new journeys.

Mrs Annie Besant - A Modern Prophet (Hardcover): Theodore Besterman Mrs Annie Besant - A Modern Prophet (Hardcover)
Theodore Besterman
R3,928 Discovery Miles 39 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Having already published a bibliography on Annie Besant, Theodore Besterman in this book continued with the story of her life. She was a prominent British Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator who lived between 1847 and 1933. Originally published in 1934, this work is fascinating for anyone with an interest in Annie Besant's life specifically or in any of the areas in which she became a household name.

Resisting Violence and Victimisation - Christian Faith and Solidarity in East Timor (Hardcover, New Ed): Joel Hodge Resisting Violence and Victimisation - Christian Faith and Solidarity in East Timor (Hardcover, New Ed)
Joel Hodge
R4,213 Discovery Miles 42 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The reality and nature of religious faith raises difficult questions for the modern world; questions that re-present themselves when faith has grown under the most challenging circumstances. In East Timor widespread Christian faith emerged when suffering and violence were inflicted on the people by the state. This book seeks a deeper understanding of faith and violence, exploring how Christian faith and solidarity affected the hope and resistance of the East Timorese under Indonesian occupation in their response to state-sanctioned violence. Joel Hodge argues for an understanding of Christian faith as a relational phenomenon that provides personal and collective tools to resist violence. Grounded in the work of mimetic theorist Rene Girard, Hodge contends that the experience of victimisation in East Timor led to an important identification with Jesus Christ as self-giving victim and formed a distinctive communal and ecclesial solidarity. The Catholic Church opened spaces of resistance and communion that allowed the Timorese to imagine and live beyond the violence and death perpetrated by the Indonesian regime. Presenting the East Timorese stories under occupation and Girard's insights in dialogue, this book offers fresh perspectives on the Christian Church's ecclesiology and mission.

Christianity in Contemporary China - Socio-cultural Perspectives (Hardcover): Francis Khek Gee Lim Christianity in Contemporary China - Socio-cultural Perspectives (Hardcover)
Francis Khek Gee Lim
R4,365 Discovery Miles 43 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Christianity is one of the fastest growing religions in China. Despite its long history in China and its significant indigenization or intertwinement with Chinese society and culture, Christianity continues to generate suspicion among political elites and intense debates among broader communities within China. This unique book applies socio-cultural methods in the study of contemporary Christianity. Through a wide range of empirical analyses of the complex and highly diverse experience of Christianity in contemporary China, it examines the fraught processes by which various forms and practices of Christianity interact with the Chinese social, political and cultural spheres. Contributions by top scholars in the field are structured in the following sections: Enchantment, Nation and History, Civil Society, and Negotiating Boundaries. This book offers a major contribution to the field and provides a timely, wide-ranging assessment of Christianity in Contemporary China.

The Romance of Religion - Fighting for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty (Paperback): Dwight Longenecker The Romance of Religion - Fighting for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty (Paperback)
Dwight Longenecker
R362 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R115 (32%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

C. S. Lewis said that Christianity works on us like every other myth, except it is a myth that really happened. Dwight Longenecker grabs this idea and runs with it, showing that the Christian story is the greatest story ever told because it gathers up what is true in all the fantasy stories of the world and makes them as solid, true, and real as a tribe of dusty nomads in the desert or the death of a carpenter-king.

In "The Romance of Religion "Longenecker calls for the return of the romantic hero--the hero who knows his frailty and can fight the good fight with panache, humor, and courage. Conflict and romance are everywhere in the story of Christ, and our response is to dust off our armor, don our broad-brimmed hats, pick up our swords, and do battle for Christ with confidence, wonder, and joy.

Is religion no more than a fairy tale? No, it is "more "than a fairy tale--much more: it is all the fairy tales and fantastic stories come true here and now.

"This book is witty, whimsical, and deadly serious. With panache and aplomb, Dwight Longenecker sets out to prove that Christianity is, in every sense of the word, fabulous. And does he succeed in his quest? I encourage you to read it to find out."

--Michael Ward, senior research fellow, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and professor of apologetics, Houston Baptist University "If you've never thought about the Christian faith as romance and story, then this book will introduce you to a whole new way of thinking."--Frank Viola, author of "God's Favorite Place on Earth"

Muslim Women in Britain - De-Mystifying the Muslimah (Hardcover): Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor Muslim Women in Britain - De-Mystifying the Muslimah (Hardcover)
Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor
R4,210 Discovery Miles 42 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Perceptions of Muslim women in Western society have been shaped by historical and sociological conditions such as colonialism, patriarchy and Orientalism. In Muslim Women in Britain, Sariya Contractor seeks to reinstate the Muslimah as a storyteller who tells her own story.

An exploration of the lives of British Muslim women, this book examines issues of femininity, Britishness, inter-communal relations and social cohesion. Presenting the reader with incisive narratives of Muslim women on familiar topics such as the hijab, Muslim women in the media and feminist debate, particularly in a Western context, Sariya Contractor makes a valuable contribution to the existing literature on Islamic studies, social anthropology, feminist philosophy and social cohesion.

Presenting a complex and nuanced retelling of Muslim women s realities as explored through their own voices, stories and experiences; this book will be of interest to scholars and students of Islamic studies, Women s studies, Social Anthropology and Sociology seeking a fresh perspective on Muslim women in Britain.

Reinventing Religious Studies - Key Writings in the History of a Discipline (Hardcover, New): Scott S. Elliott Reinventing Religious Studies - Key Writings in the History of a Discipline (Hardcover, New)
Scott S. Elliott
R3,926 Discovery Miles 39 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Reinventing Religious Studies" offers readers an opportunity to trace the important trends and developments in Religious Studies over the last forty years. Over this time the study of religion has been transformed into a critical discipline informed by a wide range of perspectives from sociology to anthropology, politics to material culture, and economics to cultural theory. "Reinventing Religious Studies" brings together key writings which have helped shape scholarship, teaching and learning in the field. All the essays are drawn from the CSSR Bulletin, a provocative, occasionally irreverent, and always critical journal which has long been at the centre of debates in Religious Studies. This collection will prove invaluable for students and scholars of theory and method in Religious Studies. It offers readers a unique opportunity to understand the history of key issues in the study of religion and what remains central to the study of religion today.

Bach Studies - Liturgy, Hymnology, and Theology (Paperback): Robin A Leaver Bach Studies - Liturgy, Hymnology, and Theology (Paperback)
Robin A Leaver
R1,183 Discovery Miles 11 830 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This volume draws together a collection of Robin A. Leaver's essays on Bach's sacred music, exploring the religious aspects of this repertoire through consideration of three core themes: liturgy, hymnology, and theology. Rooted in a rich understanding of the historical sources, the book illuminates the varied ways in which Bach's sacred music was informed and shaped by the religious, ritual, and intellectual contexts of his time, placing these works in the wider history of Protestant church music during the Baroque era. Including research from across a span of forty years, the chapters in this volume have been significantly revised and expanded for this publication, with several pieces appearing in English for the first time. Together, they offer an essential compendium of the work of a leading scholar of theological Bach studies.

Religion and its History - A Critical Inquiry (Paperback): Joerg Rupke Religion and its History - A Critical Inquiry (Paperback)
Joerg Rupke
R1,149 Discovery Miles 11 490 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Religion and its History offers a reflection of our operative concept of religion and religions, developing a set of approaches that bridge the widely assumed gulf between analysing present religion and doing history of religion. Religious Studies have adapted a wide range of methodologies from sociological tool kits to insights and concepts from disciplines of social and cultural studies. Their massive historical claims, which typically idealize and reify communities and traditions, and build normative claims thereupon, lack a critical engagement on the part of the researchers. This book radically rethinks and critically engages with these biases. It does so by offering neither an abridged global history of religion nor a small handbook of methodology. Instead, this book presents concepts and methods that allow the analysis of contemporary and past religious practices, ideas, and institutions within a shared framework.

Mobile Saints - Relic Circulation, Devotion, and Conflict in the Central Middle Ages (Paperback): Kate Craig Mobile Saints - Relic Circulation, Devotion, and Conflict in the Central Middle Ages (Paperback)
Kate Craig
R1,156 Discovery Miles 11 560 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Mobile Saints examines the central medieval (ca. 950-1150 CE) practice of removing saints' relics from rural monasteries in order to take them on out-and-back journeys, particularly within northern France and the Low Countries. Though the permanent displacements of relics-translations- have long been understood as politically and culturally significant activities, these temporary circulations have received relatively little attention. Yet the act of taking a medieval relic from its "home," even for a short time, had the power to transform the object, the people it encountered, and the landscape it traveled through. Using hagiographical and liturgical texts, this study reveals both the opportunities and tensions associated with these movements: circulating relics extended the power of the saint into the wider world, but could also provoke public displays of competition, mockery, and resistance. By contextualizing these effects within the discourses and practices that surrounded traveling relics, Mobile Saints emphasizes the complexities of the central medieval cult of relics and its participants, while speaking to broader questions about the role of movement in negotiating the relationships between sacred objects, space, and people.

A Closer Look At The Evidence (Hardcover): Richard And Tina Kleiss A Closer Look At The Evidence (Hardcover)
Richard And Tina Kleiss
R481 R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Save R51 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This unique devotional contains 365 pages of evidences for the reality of a biblical creation from over 20 different areas of science and education. The primary purpose of this book is to help people understand what makes Christianity so trustworthy. Many books are available on the scientific evidence for creation, but most are difficult to share due to the technical nature of the subject matter. This book is written to be enjoyed as a daily devotional, but can also serve as an easy-to-read resource on the physical evidence that our Creator exists.God's desire is that the knowledge of what He has done through both the cross and creation is for everyone. We must not keep this knowledge to ourselves. The evidence that He is our Creator is so overwhelming and encouraging that it desperately needs to be shared in the world today. A Closer Look at the Evidence is designed to be an affordable resource to both reinforce our individual faith and facilitate sharing the reasons for this faith.Each page summarizes interesting facts about God and/or creation. The reader is encouraged to find more extensive and detailed information through the sources listed at the bottom of each page. Occasionally the source is quoted directly, but more often the material is summarized. The book is a great resource for both individuals and classrooms, suitable for elementary through adult.

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