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Homosexual Struggle (Pamphlet): Nancy Homosexual Struggle (Pamphlet)
Nancy
R31 R26 Discovery Miles 260 Save R5 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This personal account of temptation and triumph offers counsel for others who struggle to bring their sexuality under the lordship of Christ.

Holy Trinity, Perfect Community (Paperback): Leonardo Boff Holy Trinity, Perfect Community (Paperback)
Leonardo Boff; Translated by Phillip Berryman
R496 R403 Discovery Miles 4 030 Save R93 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In a series of clear, short chapters, Leonardo Boff unpacks the mysteries of Trinitarian faith, showing why it makes a difference to believe that God is communion rather than solitude. Instead of God as solitary ruler standing above a static universe, Christian belief in the Trinity means that at the root of everything there is movement, an eternal process of life, outward movement, and love.

Boff shows how the Holy Trinity is, among other things, the image of the perfect community and the image of the church in its ideal form: not a hierarchy of power, but a community of diverse gifts and functions.

Ideal for study or personal reflection.

I and Thou (Paperback): Martin Buber I and Thou (Paperback)
Martin Buber
R211 Discovery Miles 2 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Spiritual Heritage of India (Paperback): Swami Prabhavananda The Spiritual Heritage of India (Paperback)
Swami Prabhavananda
R1,082 Discovery Miles 10 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1962, is an analysis of the history of the philosophy of a country that has never distinguished philosophy from religion. Indian philosophy is not merely metaphysical speculation, but has its foundation in immediate perception. This insistence upon immediate perception rather than abstract reasoning is what distinguishes the Indian philosophy of religion from philosophy as Western nations know it.

Religion in Practice (Paperback): Swami Prabhavananda Religion in Practice (Paperback)
Swami Prabhavananda; Introduction by Christopher Isherwood
R977 Discovery Miles 9 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1968, is a collection of twenty-five lectures by Swami Prabhavananda, the outstanding scholar and translator of Hindu scriptures. They present a direct and pragmatic approach to spiritual life, and a clear guide to Hinduism.

Man in Search of Immortality - Testimonials from the Hindu Scriptures (Paperback): Swami Nikhilananda Man in Search of Immortality - Testimonials from the Hindu Scriptures (Paperback)
Swami Nikhilananda
R955 Discovery Miles 9 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1968, comprises five articles on the immortality of the soul. According to Hindu tradition this immortality cannot be proved by the scientific method of reasoning - it is based upon scriptural evidence and on the direct experience of enlightened souls. These articles examine the Hindu tradition and provide reasoned support to the scriptures and experiences.

The Loves of Krishna - In Indian Painting and Poetry (Paperback): W. G Archer The Loves of Krishna - In Indian Painting and Poetry (Paperback)
W. G Archer
R970 Discovery Miles 9 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1957, was the first in English to provide a full and clear introduction to one of the most significant of Indian gods, and stresses his supreme role in Indian religion and art. The book relates the full Krishna story, explaining his role in Indian religion, and traces the history of Krishna in Indian painting. There are 39 plates of Indian pictures, each accompanied by a commentary by the author, revealing a wealth of subtle and poetic detail.

The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography (Paperback): Margaret Stutley The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography (Paperback)
Margaret Stutley
R970 Discovery Miles 9 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Indian art, increasingly popular in the west, cannot be fully appreciated without some knowledge of the religious and philosophical background. This book, first published in 1985, covers all aspects of Hindu iconography, and explains that its roots lie far back in the style of prehistoric art. The dictionary demonstrates the rich profusion of cults, divinities, symbols, sects and philosophical views encompassed by the Hindu religious tradition.

Muslim Women's Pilgrimage to Mecca and Beyond - Reconfiguring Gender, Religion, and Mobility (Hardcover): Marjo Buitelaar,... Muslim Women's Pilgrimage to Mecca and Beyond - Reconfiguring Gender, Religion, and Mobility (Hardcover)
Marjo Buitelaar, Manja Stephan-Emmrich, Viola Thimm
R4,347 Discovery Miles 43 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book investigates female Muslims pilgrimage practices and how these relate to women's mobility, social relations, identities, and the power structures that shape women's lives. Bringing together scholars from different disciplines and regional expertise, it offers in-depth investigation of the gendered dimensions of Muslim pilgrimage and the life-worlds of female pilgrims. With a variety of case studies, the contributors explore the experiences of female pilgrims to Mecca and other pilgrimage sites, and how these are embedded in historical and current contexts of globalisation and transnational mobility. This volume will be relevant to a broad audience of researchers across pilgrimage, gender, religious, and Islamic studies.

Ritual and Belief in Morocco: Vol. II (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback): Edward Westermarck Ritual and Belief in Morocco: Vol. II (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback)
Edward Westermarck
R1,297 Discovery Miles 12 970 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.

Temporary Marriage in Iran - Gender and Body Politics in Modern Iranian Film and Literature (Paperback, New Ed): Claudia... Temporary Marriage in Iran - Gender and Body Politics in Modern Iranian Film and Literature (Paperback, New Ed)
Claudia Yaghoobi
R811 Discovery Miles 8 110 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Proposing a methodology that brings feminist theories of embodiment to bear on the Iranian literary and cinematic tradition, this study examines temporary marriage in Iran, not just as an institution but also as a set of practices, identities and meanings that have transformed over the course of the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Based on analysis of novels and short stories from the Pahlavi era, and cinematic works produced after the Islamic Revolution, Claudia Yaghoobi looks at the representation of the sigheh women, or those who entered into temporary marriages. Each work reflects the manner in which the practice of sigheh impacts women by calling into question how sexuality works as a form of political analysis and power, revealing how a sigheh woman's sexual bodily autonomy is used as ammunition against what governments deem inappropriate gendered expression. While focusing mainly on modern Iranian cultural productions, Yaghoobi moves beyond the literary and cinematic realms to offer an in-depth examination of this controversial social institution which has been the subject of disdain for many Iranian feminists and captured the imagination of many Western observers.

The Bhagavad-gita - A Critical Introduction (Paperback): Ithamar Theodor The Bhagavad-gita - A Critical Introduction (Paperback)
Ithamar Theodor
R1,268 Discovery Miles 12 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is a systematic and comprehensive introduction to one of the most read texts in South Asia, the Bhagavad-gita. The Bhagavad-gita is at its core a religious text, a philosophical treatise and a literary work, which has occupied an authoritative position within Hinduism for the past millennium. This book brings together themes central to the study of the Gita, as it is popularly known - such as the Bhagavad-gita's structure, the history of its exegesis, its acceptance by different traditions within Hinduism and its national and global relevance. It highlights the richness of the Gita's interpretations, examines its great interpretive flexibility and at the same time offers a conceptual structure based on a traditional commentarial tradition. With contributions from major scholars across the world, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of religious studies, especially Hinduism, Indian philosophy, Asian philosophy, Indian history, literature and South Asian studies.

The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender (Hardcover): Justine Howe The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender (Hardcover)
Justine Howe
R5,972 Discovery Miles 59 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Given the intense political scrutiny of Islam and Muslims, which often centres on gendered concerns, The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender is an outstanding reference source to key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting subject. Comprising over 30 chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into seven parts: Foundational texts in historical and contemporary contexts Sex, sexuality, and gender difference Gendered piety and authority Political and religious displacements Negotiating law, ethics, and normativity Vulnerability, care, and violence in Muslim families Representation, commodification, and popular culture These sections examine key debates and problems, including: feminist and queer approaches to the Qur'an, hadith, Islamic law, and ethics, Sufism, devotional practice, pilgrimage, charity, female religious authority, global politics of feminism, material and consumer culture, masculinity, fertility and the family, sexuality, sexual rights, domestic violence, marriage practices, and gendered representations of Muslims in film and media. The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies, Islamic studies, and gender studies. The Handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as cultural studies, area studies, sociology, anthropology, and history.

Islamic Feminism - Discourses on Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Islam (Hardcover): Lana Sirri Islamic Feminism - Discourses on Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Islam (Hardcover)
Lana Sirri
R3,467 Discovery Miles 34 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book sets out a rationale for the compatibility of Islam and Feminism and shows that Islamic Feminism is a diverse and valuable lens through which to analyse religion and gender. In addition, including scholarship written in Arabic, it promotes the decolonisation of knowledge production around Islam, gender and sexuality. Islamic feminism is a field of study that has been marginalised both in contemporary Islamic discourse and in feminist discourse. This study counters this marginalisation in two ways. Firstly, it enumerates the diversity of approaches used in Islamic feminist scholarship. Secondly, it foregrounds voices that are often neglected in discussions of Islam, gender and sexuality by highlighting and contrasting the work of two key scholars: Kecia Ali based in the USA and Olfa Youssef based in Tunisia. The book suggests that in addition to geo-political positioning, language, as a 'prior-text', also influences an individual's personal interpretation of Islamic feminism. This comparison, therefore, enables broader issues to be dissected, such as the interrelationships between life experiences, strategies of resistance to patriarchal and other forms of oppression, and the production of knowledge. This is a unique study of Islamic Feminism that will be of great use to any scholar of Religion and Gender, Islamic Studies, Gender Studies and the Sociology of Religion.

Probably Benign - A Devastating Diagnosis, a 500-Mile Journey, and a Quest to Advance the Next Generation of Breast Cancer... Probably Benign - A Devastating Diagnosis, a 500-Mile Journey, and a Quest to Advance the Next Generation of Breast Cancer Screening (Paperback)
Leslie Ferris Yerger, Stephen Copeland
R419 R340 Discovery Miles 3 400 Save R79 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Bhagavad-gita - A Critical Introduction (Hardcover): Ithamar Theodor The Bhagavad-gita - A Critical Introduction (Hardcover)
Ithamar Theodor
R3,902 Discovery Miles 39 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is a systematic and comprehensive introduction to one of the most read texts in South Asia, the Bhagavad-gita. The Bhagavad-gita is at its core a religious text, a philosophical treatise and a literary work, which has occupied an authoritative position within Hinduism for the past millennium. This book brings together themes central to the study of the Gita, as it is popularly known - such as the Bhagavad-gita's structure, the history of its exegesis, its acceptance by different traditions within Hinduism and its national and global relevance. It highlights the richness of the Gita's interpretations, examines its great interpretive flexibility and at the same time offers a conceptual structure based on a traditional commentarial tradition. With contributions from major scholars across the world, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of religious studies, especially Hinduism, Indian philosophy, Asian philosophy, Indian history, literature and South Asian studies.

The Elementary Forms of the New Religious Life (Paperback): Roy Wallis The Elementary Forms of the New Religious Life (Paperback)
Roy Wallis
R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1984, examines the whole range of new religious movements which appeared in the 1960s and 1970s in the West. It develops a wide-ranging theory of these new religions which explains many of their major characteristics. Some of the movements are well-known, such as Scientology, Krishna Consciousness, and the Unification Church. Others such as the Process, Meher Baba, and 3-HO are much less known. While some became international, others remained local; in other ways, too, such as style, belief, organisation, they exhibit enormous diversity. The movements studied here are classified under three ideal types, world-rejecting, world-affirming and world-accommodating, and from here the author develops a theory of the origins, recruitment base, characteristics, and development patterns which they display. The book offers a critical exploration of the theories of the new religions and analyses the highly contentious issue of whether they reflect the process of secularisation, or whether they are a countervailing trend marking the resurgence of religion in the West.

Ye Shall Receive Power - A Daily Devotional (Hardcover): Ellen Gould Harmon White Ye Shall Receive Power - A Daily Devotional (Hardcover)
Ellen Gould Harmon White
R528 R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Save R68 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Studies in Religion and Education (Paperback): John M Hull Studies in Religion and Education (Paperback)
John M Hull
R1,182 Discovery Miles 11 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1984. John M. Hull was a leading figure in the controversies which had surrounded religious education since the late 1960s. This book brings together in one volume 21 of his published papers and articles, which had previously appeared in journals, conferences, reports and books in Belgium, Australia, Canada, the United States, as well as the United Kingdom. This book is essential reading for all teachers, clergy, parents and students seriously concerned with the issues confronting religious education and Christian upbringing in our secular and pluralist world.

Religious Minorities, Islam and the Law - International Human Rights and Islamic Law in Indonesia (Hardcover): Al Khanif Religious Minorities, Islam and the Law - International Human Rights and Islamic Law in Indonesia (Hardcover)
Al Khanif
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the legal conundrum of reconciling international human rights law in a Muslim majority country and identifies a trajectory for negotiating the protection of religious minorities within Islam. The work explores the history of religious minorities within Islam in Indonesia, which contains the world's largest Muslim population, as well as the present-day ways by which the government may address issues through reconciling international human rights law and Islamic law. Given the context of multiple sets of religious norms in Indonesia, this is a complicated endeavour. In addition to amending and enacting human rights norms, the government is also negotiating with the long history of Islamisation in Indonesia. Particularly relevant is the practice of customary law, which puts the rights of community over individualism. This practice directly affects the rights of religious minorities within Islam. Readers, especially those conducting research, will also be provided with information and references which are relevant to the field of human rights, especially in relation to religious minorities and international law. The book will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers in the fields of International Human Rights Law, Law and Religion, and Islamic Studies.

Mother Angelica's Way of the Cross (Paperback): Fr Joseph Mary Wolfe Mfva Mother Angelica's Way of the Cross (Paperback)
Fr Joseph Mary Wolfe Mfva; Edited by Fr Joseph Mary Wolfe Mfva; Mother Angelica
R248 R202 Discovery Miles 2 020 Save R46 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Islam, State and Society in Indonesia - Local Politics in Madura (Paperback): Yanwar Pribadi Islam, State and Society in Indonesia - Local Politics in Madura (Paperback)
Yanwar Pribadi
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Islamic powers in secular countries have presented a challenge for states around the world, including Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population as well as the third largest democracy in the world. This book explores the history of the relationships between Islam, state, and society in Indonesia with a focus on local politics in Madura. It identifies and explains factors that have shaped and characterized the development of contemporary Islam and politics in Madura and recognizes and elucidates forms and aspects of the relationships between Islam and politics; between state and society; between conflicts and accommodations; between piety, tradition and violence in that area, and the forms and characters of democratization and decentralization processes in local politics. This book shows how the area's experience in dealing with Islam and politics may illuminate the socio-political trajectory of other developing Muslim countries at present living through comparable democratic transformations. Madura was chosen because it has one of the most complex relationships between Islam and politics during the last years of the New Order and the first years of the post-New Order in Indonesia, and because it is a strong Muslim area with a history of a very strong religious as well as cultural tradition than is commonly understood and is largely ignored in literature on Islam and politics. Based on extensive sets of anthropological fieldwork and historical research, this book makes an important contribution to the analysis of Islam and politics in Indonesia and future socio-political trajectory of other developing Muslim countries experiencing comparable democratic transformations. It will be of interest to academics in the field of Religion and Politics and Southeast Asian Studies, in particular Southeast Asian politics, anthropology and history.

Religious Responses to Marriage Equality (Paperback): Luke Perry Religious Responses to Marriage Equality (Paperback)
Luke Perry
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) ended a 20-year political battle over same-sex marriage in the USA. The ruling in favor of a constitutional right for gays and lesbians to marry reflected growing social acceptance and political rights for gays and lesbians. At the same time, America remains a deeply religious country and many religious organizations have long opposed same-sex marriage. How do religious organizations interpret, process, and respond to shifting attitudes and public policy toward the LGBT community? Examining how religious groups in America have responded theologically and politically to the legalization of same-sex marriage, the book provides case studies from across the American religious spectrum to explore how each group understands same-sex marriage and has reacted theologically, socially, and politically to its new standing as a constitutional right. Each case study focuses on formal statements made by church leaders, incorporates original data gathered from interviews with regional and local religious authorities, and analyzes existing polling data of adherents at large. Offering a comprehensive examination of religious responses to marriage equality in the USA, this book will interest scholars and students in the fields of religion and politics, civil rights, social change, and public policy.

Piety and Patienthood in Medieval Islam (Paperback): Ahmed Ragab Piety and Patienthood in Medieval Islam (Paperback)
Ahmed Ragab
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How did pious medieval Muslims experience health and disease? Rooted in the prophet's experiences with medicine and healing, Muslim pietistic literature developed cosmologies in which physical suffering and medical interventions interacted with religious obligations and spiritual health. This book traces the development of prophetic medical literature and religious writings around health and disease to give a new perspective on how patienthood was conditioned by the intersection of medicine and Islam. The author investigates the early and foundational writings on prophetic medicine and related pietistic writings on health and disease produced during the Islamic Classical Age. Looking at attitudes from and towards clerics, physicians and patients, sickness and health are gradually revealed as a social, gendered, religious, and cultural experience. Patients are shown to experience certain sensoria that are conditioned not only by medical knowledge, but also by religious and pietistic attitudes. This is a fascinating insight into the development of Muslim pieties and the traditions of medical practice. It will be of great interest to scholars interested in Islamic Studies, history of religion, history of medicine, science and religion and the history of embodied religious practice, particularly in matters of health and medicine.

Indian Philosophy and Meditation - Perspectives on Consciousness (Paperback): Rahul Banerjee, Amita Chatterjee Indian Philosophy and Meditation - Perspectives on Consciousness (Paperback)
Rahul Banerjee, Amita Chatterjee
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

India has a rich tradition of meditative practices designed to study the phenomenon of consciousness. From the distant past to the present, India has evolved a unique psychological culture with grand unifying themes and universal modes of meditative practice. This book provides a detailed analysis of classical and modern Indian views on consciousness along with their related meditative methods. It offers a critical analysis of three distinct trends of Indian thought, viz., a dualistic mode of understanding and realizing consciousness in Hindu Samkhya, an interactive mode in early Buddhist abhidhamma, and the evolutionary transformational mode in the teachings of the twentieth-century sage Sri Aurobindo. This book explores the unifying features in Indian first person practices with regard to consciousness and the importance of these applied psychological practices and their associated understanding of our conscious inner lives. The most striking feature of the work is that side by side theoretical exposition of consciousness, it includes a number of worksheets which explain how to use meditation to achieve relaxation as well as cognitive 'maps' of the different levels of conscious states and instruction and how one can traverse from one state to another. The final chapter explores Sri Aurobindo who introduced new and decisive Indian spiritual thought and practice to India in the form of Integral Yoga. This innovative book will be of interest to scholars studying Indian philosophy, Indian religion and the emerging field of contemplation studies.

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