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Aldridge: Religion in the Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction. Paperback
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  • Religion in the Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction. Paperback
  • by Alan Aldridge
  • vii, 232 pages. 2000, reprint 2003. He examines the resurgence of fundamentalism in Christianity, Judaism and Islam and also explores the reasons why conservative movements such as the Mormons recruit so successfully.

Asad: On Suicide Bombing. Cloth
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  • On Suicide Bombing. Cloth
  • By Talal Asad. 144 pages. 2007. For many non-Muslims, "the suicide bomber" quickly became the icon of "an Islamic culture of death", a conceptual leap that struck Asad as problematic. Is there a "religiously-motivated terrorism?" If so, how does it differ from other cruelties? What makes its motivation "religious"?

Barry: Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief. Paperback
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  • Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief. Paperback
  • edited by Jonathan Barry, Marianne Hester and Gareth Roberts
  • 385 pages, with illustrations. 1998. An account of the present state of scholarship on early modern European witchcraft

Bechert: The World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society and Culture. Paperback
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  • World of Buddhism: Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society and Culture. Paperback
  • by Richard Gombrich, Etienne Lamotte and Heinz Bechert (Editor)
  • over 308 pages, 82 colour and 215 black-white photo's, maps, drawings. 1991, new edition

Blain: Researching Paganisms. Paperback
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  • Researching Paganisms. Paperback. Edited by Jenny Blain, Douglas Ezzy, Graham Harvey
  • viii, 273 pages. 2004

Booth, Colomb, Williams: The Craft of Research. 3rd edition. Paperback
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  • Craft of Research. Paperback.
  • Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams
  • xvii, 317 pages. 3rd edition 2008

Bowen: Religions in Practice: An Approach to the Anthropology of Religion. Paperback
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  • Religions in Practice: An Approach to the Anthropology of Religion. Paperback
  • by Jack R. Bowen. xvi, 269 pages. 2007

Boyce: Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Paperback
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  • Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Paperback
    by Mary Boyce. 252 pages. 2000. Zoroastrianism is of enormous importance in the history of religions. It became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and influenced other world faiths: northern Buddhism and Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Braun, McCutcheon: Guide to the Study of Religion. Paperback
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  • Guide to the Study of Religion. Paperback
  • edited by Willi Braun and Russell T. McCutcheon

Bromley: Cults, Religion, and Violence. Paperback
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  • Cults, Religion, and Violence. Paperback
  • Edited by David G. Bromley and J. Gordon Melton
  • 270 pages, 2002. This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, managed and averted.

Brown: Global South Asians. Introducing the modern Diaspora. Paperback
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  • Global South Asians. Introducing the modern Diaspora. Paperback
  • Judith M. Brown
  • 214 pages. 10 halftones, 6 maps. 2006. By the end of the twentieth century some nine million people of South Asian descent had left India, Bangladesh or Pakistan and settled in different parts of the world, forming a diverse and significant modern diaspora.

Buck, Mout, Musterd, Talsma: Zoeken en schrijven. Handleiding bij het maken van een historisch werkstuk. 10e druk. Gebonden
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  • Zoeken en schrijven. Handleiding bij het maken van een historisch werkstuk. 10e druk. Gebonden
  • P. de Buck, M. Mout, C. Musterd en J. Talsma. 150 pagina's. 2002

Burke: History and Social Theory. 2nd edition. Paperback
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  • History and Social Theory. 2nd edition. Paperback
  • by Peter Burke. 198 pages, bibliography, index. 2005. Offers a reappraisal of the relations between history and the social sciences.

Burkert: Ancient Mystery Cults. Paperback
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  • Ancient Mystery Cults. Paperback
  • by Walter Burkert. ix, 181 pages, 12 illustrations, index of Greek terms, general index. 1989

Burkert: Greek Religion. Archaic and Classical. New edition. Paperback
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  • Greek Religion. Archaic and Classical. New edition. Paperback
    Walter Burkert
  • 504 pages. 1987. This synthesis of Greek religion aims to provide a structured survey for classical scholars and students, and provides an account of a polytheistic religious system. The text builds up a picture of the current state of knowledge about the religion of the Ancient Greeks.

Caws: Structuralism: A Philosophy for the Human Sciences. Paperback
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  • Structuralism: A Philosophy for the Human Sciences. Paperback
  • by Peter Caws
  • xxvi, 278 pages. 1997

Chryssides: Exploring New Religions. Paperback
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  • Exploring New Religions. Paperback
  • G. Chryssides. 415 pages. 1999. Per 19-1 vervangen door "Clark: Exploring New Religions"
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Clack: Philosophy of Religion. Paperback
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  • Philosophy of Religion. Paperback
  • Beverley Clack, Brian R. Clack. 244 pages. 2nd Edition 2008

Clifton: The Paganism Reader. Paperback
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  • Paganism Reader. Paperback
  • by Chas S. Clifton
  • 387 pages, many figures, 15 halftones, index. 2004. A selection of primary sources in Paganism, ranging from its ancient beginnings to its 20th century reconstruction and revival

Cohn: Europe's Inner Demons: The Demonization of Christians in Medieval Christendom. 2nd, revised, edition Paperback
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  • Europe's Inner Demons: The Demonization of Christians in Medieval Christendom. Paperback. By Norman Cohn
  • 274 pages, with 8 photos. 2nd, revised, edition. 2005. Traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins, and shows how the great witch-hunt erupted, when thousands of innocent people were tortured and burned alive in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Coogan: The Oxford History of the Biblical World. Paperback
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  • Oxford History of the Biblical World. Paperback, 23x15cm
  • edited by Michael D. Coogan
  • xi, 487 pages, 24 maps, 8 half tone plates, 6 tables. 2001. Chronologically ordered, it is an authoritative synthesis written by leading scholars and incorporating the latest archeological discoveries and current methodologies.

Costas: An Outline of the History of the Greek Language, (with Particular Emphasis on the Koine and the Subsequent Periods) Paperback
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  • Outline of the History of the Greek Language, (with Particular Emphasis on the Koine and the Subsequent Periods) Paperback
  • P. S. Costas
  • xxvi, 143 pages. 1997. It is actually the best scholarly history of the Greek Language, contains excellent bibliography and uses a great number of references on subjects rarely mentioned in the other histories.

Cover, Curd: Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues. Paperback
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  • Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues. Paperback
  • edited by Jan A. Cover and Martin Curd
  • xx, 1379 pages, bibliography, glossary, indexes. 1998. 46 readings by thinkers such as Thomas S. Kuhn, Sir Karl Popper, and Philip Kitcher examine issues ranging from models of explanation to theoretic confirmation and prediction, with two chapters on "Science and Pseudoscience" and "Laws of Nature".

Critchley: The Book of Dead Philosophers. Paperback
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  • Book of Dead Philosophers. Paperback
  • by Simon Critchley
  • xxxviii, 265 pages. 2009. “To philosophize is to learn how to die”; Cicero; assassinated. “One who no longer is cannot suffer”; Lucretius; suicide, allegedly driven mad by a love potion. “Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”; Hobbes; died in bed, age 91

Csapo: Theories of Mythology. Paperback
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  • Theories of Mythology. Paperback
  • by Eric Csapo
  • xiii, 338 pages, with 11 illustrations. 2005. Eric Csapo introduces the major theories of myth from the 19th century to the present day. He covers comparative approaches, psychoanalysis, ritual theories, structuralism and ideological analysis. He also supplies readers with the theoretical tools for imitating each method.

Davies, Rogerson: Old Testament World. Paperback
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  • Old Testament World. Paperback (new cover)
  • Philip R. Davies and John  Rogerson
  • x, 250 pages, 30 illustrations. 2nd edition 2005

Dillon: A Handbook of the Sociology of Religion. Paperback
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  • Handbook of the Sociology of Religion. Paperback
  • by Michele Dillon
  • xiii, 481 pages. 2003

Doniger: The Hindus: An Alternative History. Hardcover
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  • Hindus: An Alternative History. Hardcover
  • by Wendy Doniger
  • 779 pages. 2009

Douglas: Purity and Danger. An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo. Paperback
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  • Purity and Danger. An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo. Paperback
  • by Mary Douglas
  • 272 pages. 2002. Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. She reveals its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes to society, values, cosmology and knowledge.

Dunderberg: Beyond Gnosticism: Myth, Lifestyle, and Society in the School of Valentinus. Cloth
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  • Beyond Gnosticism: Myth, Lifestyle, and Society in the School of Valentinus. Cloth
  • Ismo O. Dunderberg
  • 336 pages, 2 tables. 2008. Valentinus was a popular, influential, and controversial early Christian teacher. His school flourished in the second and third centuries C.E. Yet because his followers ascribed the creation of the visible world not to a supreme God but to an inferior and ignorant Creator-God, they were from early on accused of heresy, and rumors were spread of their immorality and sorcery.

Ehrman: A Brief Introduction to the New Testament. 2nd edition. Paperback
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  • Brief Introduction to the New Testament. 2nd edition. Paperback
  • by Bart D. Ehrman. xxix, 371 pages and 8 pages of plates. 2008

Eliade: The Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos And History. Paperback
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  • Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos And History. Paperback
  • by Mircea Eliade
  • xxix, 195 pages. 2005

Esler: The Early Christian World. 2 Volumes, set. Paperback
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  • Early Christian World. 2 Volumes, set. Paperback
  • Editor Philip F Esler
  • 1334 pages. 2004. Philip F. Esler is Professor of Biblical Criticism at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He has written extensively on social-scientific approaches to biblical interpretation.

Evans-Pritchard: Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande. Paperback
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  • Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande. Paperback
  • by E.E. Evans-Pritchard, abridged with an introduction by Eva Gillies
  • xxiii, 265 pages. 1976

Finke, Stark: Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion. Paperback
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  • Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion. Paperback
  • By: Roger Finke, Rodney Stark
  • 343 pages, 6 line illustrations, 28 tables. 2000

Fox: Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience. Paperback
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  • Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience. Paperback
  • by Mark Fox
  • 392 pages. 2002. This dramatic and sustained response to decades of research into near-death experiences (NDEs) is the first book to credibly bridge the gap between the competing factions of science and spirituality.

Frangieh: Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, and Thought: From Pre-Islamic Times To The Present. Hardcover
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  • Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, and Thought: From Pre-Islamic Times To The Present. Hardcover
  • by Bassam K. Frangieh
  • xviii, 566 pages. 2004

Fuller: Future of Political Islam. Paperback
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  • Future of Political Islam. Paperback
  • Graham E. Fuller

Fuller: The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society In India. Paperback
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  • Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society In India. Paperback
  • by C. J. Fuller
  • 360 pages. 2004. Revised, expanded

Furseth: An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives. Paperback
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  • Introduction to the Sociology of Religion: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives. Paperback
  • Inger Furseth and Pal Repstad. 272 pages. 2006

G Pentel NLF50 Maxiflo Merkpen. ZWART
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  • Pentel NLF50 Maxiflo Merkpen. Zwart. Milieuvriendelijke watervaste merkpen met ronde punt. Werkt met VLOEIBARE inkt waardoor betere kleuren en veel langere levensduur. Voorzien van handig pompje op achterzijde. Lijndikte 1,5-3 mm.

Geertz: Islam Observed. Religious Development in Morocco and Indonesia. Paperback
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  • Islam Observed. Religious Development in Morocco and Indonesia. Paperback
  • by Clifford Geertz. 144 pages. 1971

Geertz: The Interpretation of Cultures. Paperback
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  • Interpretation of Cultures. Paperback
  • by Clifford Geertz. ix, 470 pages. 1977

Gibbs, Coffey: Church Next: Quantum Changes in Christian Ministry. Paperback
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  • Church Next: Quantum Changes in Christian Ministry. Paperback
  • by Eddie Gibbs and Ian Coffey
  • 260 pages. 2001

Giddens: Sociology. 6th, revised edition. Paperback
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  • Sociology. 6th, revised edition. Paperback. ca.27x19cm
  • Anthony Giddens. 1000 pages, illustrations, maps. 6th revised edition 2009
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Hamilton: The Sociology of Religion. Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives. 2nd edition. Paperback
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  • Sociology of Religion. Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives. 2nd edition. Paperback
  • Malcolm Hamilton 
  • 320 pages. 2001. This expanded second edition combines a discussion of the main theorists with a wide range of material illustrating the diversity of religious beliefs and practices.

Hastings: A World History of Christianity. Paperback
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  • World History of Christianity. Paperback
  • by Adrian Hastings
  • xiv, 594 pages. 2000

Hawley, Narayanan: The Life of Hinduism. Paperback
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  • Life of Hinduism. Paperback
  • Edited by John Stratton Hawley and Vasudha Narayanan
  • 337 pages, 13 photographs. 2006. The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of essays, many recognized as classics in the field, that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly "lived" religion.

Heald: Manhood and Morality: Sex, Violence and Ritual in Gisu Society. Paperback
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  • Manhood and Morality: Sex, Violence and Ritual in Gisu Society. Paperback
  • by Suzette Heald
  • 208 pages. 1999. An impressive and meticulously crafted African ethnography, which has theoretical and practical relevance for understanding masculinity and violence in general. It explores issues of male identity among the Gisu of Uganda and the moral dilemma faced by men who define themselves by their capacity for violence

Hofstee: Godsdienstwetenschap. Een inleiding. Paperback
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  • Godsdienstwetenschap. Een inleiding. Paperback
  • Door W. Hofstee. 224 bladzijden. 2010. Godsdienstwetenschap is een hoogst actueel boek, waarin de factoren worden beschreven die veranderingen in religieus denken en handelen kunnen beïnvloeden. Verschijnt pas in 2010