1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462206203321

Autore

Aden Ross <1946->

Titolo

Religion Today [[electronic resource] ] : A Critical Thinking Approach to Religious Studies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012

ISBN

1-283-71420-5

1-4422-1961-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (453 p.)

Disciplina

200

200.71

Soggetti

Religion

Religions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Chapter 1. Introducing a Critical Thinking Approach to Religious Studies; Chapter 2. Methods of Studying Religion; Chapter 3. Would You Believe! Religious Beliefs and Their Reasons; Chapter 4. The Right to Sacred Things: Symbol, Myth, and Ritual; Chapter 5. Inside the Religious Brain: New Research into Religious Experience; Chapter 6. Trouble in the Global Village: Violence in the Name of Religion; Chapter 7. Making It After All: The Future of Religion; Glossary; Key Scholars of Religious Studies; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Religion Today introduces students to key concepts in religious studies through a compelling problem-solving framework. Each chapter opens with a contemporary case study that helps students engage in current religious issues, explore possible solutions to difficult religious problems today, and learn key themes and concepts in religious studies.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459718403321

Autore

Geers Todd

Titolo

Making out in Japanese / / Todd Geers and Erika Hoburg ; revised by Elisha Geers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo, Japan : , : Tuttle Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4629-1027-0

Edizione

[Revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Disciplina

495.683421

Soggetti

Japanese language - Slang

Japanese language - English

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Introduction; 1 What's Up?; 2 Yes and No; 3 Got a Minute?; 4 Say What!; 5 Comings and Goings; 6 Eat, Drink, Be Merry; 7 The Way I Feel; 8 Making the Scene; 9 Chit Chat; 10 Check It Out!; 11 Curses and Insults; 12 Fighting Words; 13 On the Phone; 14 Love and Sex; 15 The Other Side; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

The books in the Making Out series are fun and accessible guides to languages as they're spoken on the street. These classic phrase books have been updated and expanded for use in informal situations such as bars, parties, or anywhere else one needs to know slang to survive! The books also now feature phrases written in their native script as well as in English, so the book can be shown to the person you are trying to communicate with. With transcriptions revised for easier pronunciation, these helpful books will have you making out in no time!Making Out in Japanese is a fun, accessible and th