Handbook of Environmental Desing
88: Tianjin University Press, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Text in Chinese. 286 pp.
Comparative Religion
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Doing Christian Theology in Asian Ways : ATESEA Occasional Papers No 12
44: ATESEA, 1993. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Interesting essays, for example about using native folklore in doing theology. Spine faded and front cover also has some discoloration. Minor wear to the covers otherwise. 76 pp.
Reflections on Resemblance, Ritual, and Religion
42: Oxford University Press, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The classical Vedic texts that deal with large-scale sacrificial ritual and those writings that deal with domestic ritual have traditionally been treated as unrelated. The former are devoted to the explication of rituals that are dominated by wealthy male elites; the latter.....
The Role and Interpretation of the Bible in the Life of the Church in China : LWF Studies : China Study Series Vol. 3
44: The Luthern World Federation, 1997. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 201 pp. Minor wear and discoloration to the covers, and fading of the spine.
Drama as a Mode of Religious Realization : The Vidagdhamadhava of Rupa Gosvami : American Academy of Religion Academy Series 43
42: American Academy of Religion, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Ballpoint pen marking on the flyleaf and slight yellowing of the pages, otherwise fine. 270 pp.
Quranic Studies : Sources and Methods of Scriptural Interpretation
24: Prometheus Books, 2004. Hardcover. One of the most innovative thinkers in the field of Islamic Studies was John Wansbrough (1928-2002), Professor of Semitic Studies and Pro-Director of London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. Critiquing the traditional accounts of the origins of Islam as historically unreliable and heavily.....
The Sectarian Milieu : Content and Composition of Islamic Salvation History
24: Prometheus, 2006. Hardcover. One of the most innovative thinkers in the field of Islamic Studies was John Wansbrough (1928-2002), Professor of Semitic Studies and Pro-Director of London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. Critiquing the traditional accounts of the origins of Islam as historically unreliable and heavily influenced.....
Religion, Myth, and Folklore in the World's Epics : The Kalevala and Its Predecessors : Religion and Society 30
25: Mouton De Gruyter, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A huge collection of essays on the Finnish national epic Kalevala, and its models like Homeric Epics, Virgil's Aeneid, Eddic Poetry, Nibelungenlied, and its points of comparison in Europe, Africa and Asia. Etc. Writers include Lauri Honko, Minna Skafte Jensen, Teivas Oksala.....
Textualization of Oral Epics: Trends in linguistics : Studies and monographs 128
25: De Gruyter Mouton, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Contain writings on the Iliad and the Odyssey, Old Norse, and oral epics of South Slavic, Turkic, Siberian, Tulu, African and Native American origin. Etc. Writers include Lauri Honko, Minna Skafte Jensen, John Miles Foley, Joseph Harris, Karl Reichl, Arthur T. Hatto.....
Dynamics of Tradition : Perspectives on Oral Poetry and Folk Belief : Essays in Honour of Anna-Leena Siikala on her 60th Birthday 1st January 2003 : Studia Fennica, Folkloristica 13
42: Finnish Literature Society, 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. The present volume shows clearly the reflexive nature of the study of folklore. The dynamics of creating histories, nations, ideologies and identities are treated in various cultural arenas and historical contexts, ranging from academic, national and literature cultures to oral traditions.....
Ancient Beliefs and Modern Superstitions
34: Perennial Books, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Martin Lings (1909-2005) was an English scholar and a member of the Traditionalist School along such writers as René Guénon and Frithjof Schuon. Rare first edition with unclipped dust jacket. Some general wear. Foxing on the edge of the pages. Dust jacket has.....
Theology & Life : The Lord's Prayer : Annual Theological Journal No. 22 1999
46: Lutheran Theological Seminary. 1st Edition. Soft cover. About half of the articles are in English and half in Chinese. English-language topics range from the Lord's Prayer as interpreted by Gregory of Nyssa and Martin Luther to reading the Bible with a touch of Zen and preaching in Late Ming.....
Folklore of Bangladesh I-II - both volumes, signed
35: Bangla Academy, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Shamsuzzaman Khan (1940-2021) was a prominent Bangladeshi scholar and folklorist. These two volumes contain essays dealing with everything from rituals and belief to baby talk, and from folk costumes and embroidery to folk architecture etc. **** First volume published 1987, and has a......
The Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India 1-2 - both volumes
13: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1978. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Two-volume set. A new edition, revised and illustrated. Fourth reprint, originally published in 1894. William Crooke (1848-1923) was a British orientalist and a key figure in the study and documentation of Anglo-Indian folklore. While an administrator in India, he found ample time to.....
Contact Between Christianity and Chinese Culture
44: Taosheng Publishing House, 1990. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Essays on the interaction of Chinese culture and its traditional forms of religion with Christianity. Text in Chinese and English. Minor wear to covers.
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