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Dalkey Archive Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Mosley came to a mutual crisis point in both his life and his faith, and rather than abandoning religion as unfashionable or even irrelevant. He managed to sort out that faith and experience might just be able to work together. In this agile and deeply personal text Mosley finds compelling ways to describe religion in terms of how the world works, rather than of what might be revealed. He is a master of the conundrum, working out how human freedom... more information

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Interlink Publishing Group, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Written by a former Roman Catholic priest turned scholar of (and convert to) Islam, this slim volume provides a sympathetic introduction to the most basic and fundamental tenets of Islam. It lays out the Muslim conception of Allah (Arabic for The Lord) and describes the five pillars of the religion: the Shahadah, or bearing witness that there is no Allah but Allah and that the prophet Mohammed is the messenger of Allah; the requirement that ... more information

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Concept Pub. Co., 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Linked by geography, climate and geo-cultural similarities for centuries, these two regions also share socio-cultural, religions, political and economic contacts that run deep. This collection of papers addresses the background of common concerns about international terrorism, religious extremism and drug trafficking. Many papers here are drawn partially from an international seminar held by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Astha Bharati,... more information

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Dover Pub. Co., 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. An influential scholar of the 19th century, Müller published his overview of ancient Egyptian mythology as a section of The Mythology of All Races, Volume XII published by the Marshall Jones Company, Boston, in 1918. His arrangement is by the entities worshipped, such as local gods, the sun the Osirian cycle, and foreign gods; but he also considers life after death, ethics, and cult, and magic. He includes much of the literature associated with rel... more information

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Cato Institute, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The libertarian Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies presents the sixth volume of their annual critique of key Supreme Court decisions, covering the 2006 term. Covered in this volume is the Court's treatment of constitutional remedies in Wilkie v. Robbins, the election law case of FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc., the First Amendment cases of Davenport v. Washington Education Association and Morse v. Frederick, the federal part... more information

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New World Library, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. ... more information

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Longman, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Adopting a definition of and intellectual approach to terrorism similar to that favored by Western governments and many Western academics, this is a primer on current issues of global terrorism. The book describes the events of major terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, Madrid, and London; presents a snapshot on terrorist events around the world; discusses motives for terrorism; considers the nexus between terrorism and religion; examines current and ... more information

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Other Press LLC, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Damascus had it all: open markets, active trade, multiple ethnicities and religions, a cosmopolitan air, and a fairly stable government. Or so it seemed. Within a matter of weeks it also had a missing monk, madness, mayhem and murder. Historical author Florence traces what happened when a Capuchin monk and his servant went missing, and the authorities (local as well as French) managed to accuse or convict almost every prominent member of the town's... more information

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Other Press LLC, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Damascus had it all: open markets, active trade, multiple ethnicities and religions, a cosmopolitan air, and a fairly stable government. Or so it seemed. Within a matter of weeks it also had a missing monk, madness, mayhem and murder. Historical author Florence traces what happened when a Capuchin monk and his servant went missing, and the authorities (local as well as French) managed to accuse or convict almost every prominent member of the town's... more information

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Inner Traditions International, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Churton (Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, and Western esotericism; Exeter U.) presents a biography of Englishman Ashmole (1617-92), who he says was considered a great man by his contemporaries in a world where science and magic were still handmaidens to religion and science, and was one of the last men of learning to enjoy that milieu before science broke away. (© Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Dover Pub. Co., 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Though perhaps more widely known now for her later controversial work on witchcraft in western Europe, Murray (1863-1963) was originally a renowned British archaeologist and Egyptologist. Here she discusses not only the monuments and dynasties, but also religion, furniture, social rituals, and other aspects of ordinary life. Her study was originally published in 1949; this edition reproduces the revised edition published by Hawthorn Books in 1963, rende... more information

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Washington State U. Press, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In this edited version of her dissertation in anthropology, published as part of an award she won while at Washington State U., Galvin examines the experiences of widows in Nepal, with a focus on kinship and how it constructs and deconstructs widowhood. Specifically, she discusses how these widows are rejected from their kin group and how they deal with their new status, as well as their rituals, religion, caste, and residence choices. She us... more information

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Syracuse U. Press, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Through recently written letters to deceased family members, Ganor (an award-winning poet and retired physician living in southern California) recounts her life in Lvov, Poland (now part of Ukraine). As the only survivor of her family, she describes the conditions she endured as a Jewish child under the Nazis and some unlikely protectors. The memoir includes a historical timeline, verses, and family photographs. (©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland,... more information

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National Geographic Society, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. From the famous to the infamous, from the virtuous to the notorious, from Thomas Jefferson to Madonna, historian Axelrod profiles key figures in American politics, arts, science, business, religion, and popular culture in this 5.5x7" reference. The brief profiles are arranged alphabetically, about three to a page, and describe each person's major contributions. The book's scope begins centuries before there was a United States ... more information

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Olive Branch Press, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In their introduction to 15 provocative viewpoints on the 9/11 attacks and the U.S. response, Barrett (with Khidria, a nonprofit Islamic socio-environmental awareness organization) and Christian and Jewish theologists argue that each of these religions has its own sometimes discomforting reasons for its spin on official versions of 9/11. Less controversially, they contend that adherents of these faiths need to pursue the truth consistent with the et... more information

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Four Courts Press, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Rees has written five books on the history of southern County Wicklow, and is native to the town of Arklow that lies on its southeastern coast. Here he focuses on an enclave of the town adjacent to the harbor that is still known unofficially as the Fishery. For the century and a half under study, he describes its location and economic resources; public sphere of religion, politics, and sectarianism; and its private sphere of women, housing, and healt... more information

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Health Communications, Inc., 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This resource for expectant parents, and for adults wishing to change their names, provides 5,000 names from 37 African cultures and from over 70 different ethnic and language groups. Names are organized by meaning and theme, including religion, birth circumstance, physical characteristics, and desired characteristics, and come with notes on origin, pronunciation, and gender. An introductory section explores the spiritual, social, and polit... more information

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Continuum Publishing Group, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. White served as the international director of the Iraqi Institute of Peace, which was founded in 2003 as a joint project of the Anglican Church's Coventry Cathedral and the United States Institute of Peace (or USIP--whose board of directors included in 2003 such notable Bush-appointed peaceniks as Douglas Feith and Daniel Pipes, along with the three ex-officio members of Secretary of State Powell, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, and the P... more information

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