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  • On Freedom

    A Centenary Anthology

    by Eileen Barker ...
    The London School of Economics and Political Science has embraced the full range of the social sciences and its related disciplines. Contributors to this book were invited to write on the subject of freedom. ... Read more

    $92.99 CAD

  • Health and Healing in Minority Religions

    Edited by Sarah Harvey, Eileen Barker ...
    Series series Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements
    This volume explores the diversity of beliefs and practices around health and healing in minority religions from different perspectives. The contributors include academics from a variety of disciplines as well as members of minority religions. The introductory chapter focuses on the metaphors and meanings that religions use to indicate their understandings of the body and its boundaries and ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

  • The Centrality of Religion in Social Life

    Essays in Honour of James A. Beckford

    Edited by Eileen Barker ...
    James A. Beckford's work is internationally acclaimed not only in the sociology of religion, but also in other fields of the social sciences. Beckford has long been arguing that the barriers that have grown up between the different sub-disciplines should be broken down, with those specialising in religion becoming more cognisant of new theoretical developments, and sociologists in general becoming ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Radical Transformations in Minority Religions

    Edited by Beth Singler, Eileen Barker ...
    Series series Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements
    All religions undergo continuous change, but minority religions tend to be less anchored in their ways than mainstream, traditional religions. This volume examines radical transformations undergone by a variety of minority religions, including the Children of God/ Family International; Gnosticism; Jediism; various manifestations of Paganism; LGBT Muslim groups; the Plymouth Brethren; Santa Muerte; ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Reactions to the Law by Minority Religions

    Edited by Eileen Barker, James Richardson ...
    Series series Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements
    Much has been written about the law as it affects new and minority religions, but relatively little has been written about how such religions react to the law. This book presents a wide variety of responses by minority religions to the legal environments within which they find themselves.An international panel of experts offer examples from North America, Europe and Asia demonstrating how ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Revisionism and Diversification in New Religious Movements

    Edited by Eileen Barker ...
    Series series Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements
    New Religious Movements tend to start their lives with a number of unequivocal statements, not only of a theological nature but also about the world and appropriate behaviours for the believer. Yet these apparently inalienable Truths and their interpretations frequently become revised, ’adjusted’ or selectively adopted by different believers. This book explores different ways in which, as NRMs ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History

    Sociocultural Alternatives

    by Lauren Dover, Catharine Dada, Lionel Obadia, Christopher Hartney, Emma Leverton, Jiro Sawai, Leonardo Sacco, Petra Tlcimuková, David W. Kim, Fabio Scialpi1, Nikolas Broy2 ...
    Series series Ethnographies of Religion
    This book provides evidence that the emergence of Asian new religious movements (NRMs) was predominantly the result of anti-colonial ideology from local religious groups or individuals. The contributors argue that when traditional religions were powerless to maintain their cultural heritage, the leadership of NRMs adduced alternative principles, and the new teachings of each NRM attracted the ... Read more

    $49.69 CAD

  • Adaptation

    by Irene Barker ...
    Series series Science Words I Should Know
    In this title, students will learn that all animals have different kinds of body parts and behaviors that have changed over time. They will understand that these changes are called adaptations and that adaptation helps all animals survive. ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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  • Contested Concepts in the Study of Religion

    A Critical Exploration

    Edited by George D. Chryssides, Dr. Amy R. Whitehead ...
    This book offers a clear, concise introduction to the meaning of problematic terms, and the ways in which they should legitimately be used. Each entry considers the following:– Why is this concept problematic?– What are the origins of the concept?– How is it used or misused, and by whom?– Is it still a legitimate concept in the study of religion and, if so, what are its legitimate uses?– Are there ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Religion, Democracy and Democratization

    Edited by John Anderson ...
    Series series Democratization Special Issues
    A new exploration of the troubled relationship between religion and democracy, focusing in on two key questions:* how has religion engaged with the democratization processes that have taken place over the last thirty years?* how can it contribute towards democracy in the future?These questions are tackled with clarity and rigour. Select chapters explore the ways in which religious ideas have been ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • The Social Animal

    by W. G. Runciman ...
    The Social Animal is a classic investigation of human beings as social animals.The Social Animal is a short, wide-ranging, witty and accessible book that sets out the present extent of our knowledge about how human societies and institutions really work, and what motivates the people who live within them.W. G. Runciman’s superb book is a welcome corrective to the view that there are no societies, ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Fast

    The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without

    by John Oakes ...
    With fasting at an all-time high in popularity, here is an enlightening exploration into the history, science, and philosophy behind the practice—essential to many religions and wellness routines.Whether for philosophical, political, or health-related reasons, fasting marks a departure from daily routine. Based on extensive historical, scientific, and cultural research and reporting, The Fast ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

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