Fighting words [[electronic resource] ] : religion, violence, and the interpretation of sacred texts / / edited by John Renard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 201/.76332 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RenardJohn <1944-> |
Soggetto topico |
Violence - Religious aspects
Sacred books - History and criticism Religions - Relations |
Soggetto non controllato |
books about religion
books for history lovers christianity comparative religion different religion discussion books easy to read educational books engaging forming of religion god and religion hindu history of religions interreligious relations judaism learning about faith learning about religion leisure reads passion reading politics and religion religion and culture religion class books religious cultures religious studies religious violence theology what is religion |
ISBN |
1-283-83562-2
0-520-95408-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Exegesis and Violence: Texts, Contexts, and Hermeneutical Concerns -- 2. A Brief History of War in the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Interpretive Tradition -- 3. Annihilate Amalek: Christian Perspectives on 1 Samuel 15 -- 4. Violence in the New Testament and the History of Interpretation -- 5. Finhās of Medina: Islam, "The Jews," and the Construction of Religious Militancy -- 6. The Baha'i Tradition: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination -- 7. Justifiable Force and Holy War in Zoroastrianism -- 8. The Failure of Allegory: Notes on Textual Violence and the Bhagavad Gita -- 9. Words as Weapons: Theory and Practice of a Righteous War (Dharam Yudh) in Sikh Texts -- Glossary of Names and Technical Terms -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786324203321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fighting words [[electronic resource] ] : religion, violence, and the interpretation of sacred texts / / edited by John Renard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 201/.76332 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RenardJohn <1944-> |
Soggetto topico |
Violence - Religious aspects
Sacred books - History and criticism Religions - Relations |
Soggetto non controllato |
books about religion
books for history lovers christianity comparative religion different religion discussion books easy to read educational books engaging forming of religion god and religion hindu history of religions interreligious relations judaism learning about faith learning about religion leisure reads passion reading politics and religion religion and culture religion class books religious cultures religious studies religious violence theology what is religion |
ISBN |
1-283-83562-2
0-520-95408-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Exegesis and Violence: Texts, Contexts, and Hermeneutical Concerns -- 2. A Brief History of War in the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Interpretive Tradition -- 3. Annihilate Amalek: Christian Perspectives on 1 Samuel 15 -- 4. Violence in the New Testament and the History of Interpretation -- 5. Finhās of Medina: Islam, "The Jews," and the Construction of Religious Militancy -- 6. The Baha'i Tradition: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination -- 7. Justifiable Force and Holy War in Zoroastrianism -- 8. The Failure of Allegory: Notes on Textual Violence and the Bhagavad Gita -- 9. Words as Weapons: Theory and Practice of a Righteous War (Dharam Yudh) in Sikh Texts -- Glossary of Names and Technical Terms -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821967403321 |
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hindu Pluralism : Religion and the Public Sphere in Early Modern South India / / Elaine M. Fisher |
Autore | Fisher Elaine M. <1984-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | University of California Press, 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 285 pages) : illustrations (colour), map; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 294.50954/8 |
Collana | South Asia across the disciplines |
Soggetto topico |
Religious pluralism - India, South
Hinduism - India, South |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic
britain british colony colonial colonialism eastern religion hindu hinduism india literary analysis luminos modernity pluralism post colonial precolonial public life public space religion religious identity religious pluralism religious studies sanskrit scholarly sectarianism tamil telegu unification world religion |
ISBN | 0-520-96629-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Hindu sectarianism: difference in unity -- "Just like Kālidāsa": the making of the Smārta-Śaiva community of South India -- Public philology: constructing sectarian identities in early modern South India -- The language games of Śaiva: mapping text and space in public religious culture -- Conclusion: a prehistory of Hindu pluralism. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910166649103321 |
Fisher Elaine M. <1984-> | ||
University of California Press, 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hindu Pluralism : Religion and the Public Sphere in Early Modern South India / / Elaine M. Fisher |
Autore | Fisher Elaine M. <1984-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | University of California Press, 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 285 pages) : illustrations (colour), map; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 294.50954/8 |
Collana | South Asia across the disciplines |
Soggetto topico |
Religious pluralism - India, South
Hinduism - India, South |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic
britain british colony colonial colonialism eastern religion hindu hinduism india literary analysis luminos modernity pluralism post colonial precolonial public life public space religion religious identity religious pluralism religious studies sanskrit scholarly sectarianism tamil telegu unification world religion |
ISBN | 0-520-96629-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Hindu sectarianism: difference in unity -- "Just like Kālidāsa": the making of the Smārta-Śaiva community of South India -- Public philology: constructing sectarian identities in early modern South India -- The language games of Śaiva: mapping text and space in public religious culture -- Conclusion: a prehistory of Hindu pluralism. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996333148303316 |
Fisher Elaine M. <1984-> | ||
University of California Press, 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Learning Love from a Tiger : Religious Experiences with Nature / / Daniel Capper |
Autore | Capper Daniel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
Disciplina | 202.12 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature - Religious aspects
Animals - Religious aspects Animals (Philosophy) Human-animal relationships - Philosophy Human-animal relationships - Religious aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
big cat lover
big cat buddhist cat lover chinese christian ecology environmentalism ethics himalayan hindu human animal relationships international mayan muslim mythology natural world nature redemption religion salvation shaman shamanic traditions shape shifting short stories spiritual spirituality stories of faith tiger lover tiger wild animal world religion |
ISBN | 0-520-96460-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. All the Christian Birds Chanted -- 2. The Donkey Who Communed with Allah -- 3. Hindu Trees Tremble with Ecstasy -- 4. Sharing Mayan Natural Souls -- 5. Friendly Yetis -- 6. Enlightened Buddhist Stones -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798290803321 |
Capper Daniel | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Learning Love from a Tiger : Religious Experiences with Nature / / Daniel Capper |
Autore | Capper Daniel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
Disciplina | 202.12 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature - Religious aspects
Animals - Religious aspects Animals (Philosophy) Human-animal relationships - Philosophy Human-animal relationships - Religious aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
big cat lover
big cat buddhist cat lover chinese christian ecology environmentalism ethics himalayan hindu human animal relationships international mayan muslim mythology natural world nature redemption religion salvation shaman shamanic traditions shape shifting short stories spiritual spirituality stories of faith tiger lover tiger wild animal world religion |
ISBN | 0-520-96460-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. All the Christian Birds Chanted -- 2. The Donkey Who Communed with Allah -- 3. Hindu Trees Tremble with Ecstasy -- 4. Sharing Mayan Natural Souls -- 5. Friendly Yetis -- 6. Enlightened Buddhist Stones -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818097603321 |
Capper Daniel | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mountain, Water, Rock, God : Understanding Kedarnath in the Twenty-First Century / / Luke Whitmore |
Autore | Whitmore Luke <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps; PDF, digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 294.5/35095451 |
Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters - Religious aspects - Hinduism
Ecology - Religious aspects - Hinduism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
2013
climate change commercialization development disastrous flooding ecological context ecology environment himalayan hindu hindus holistic theoretical perspective human experience human fault impact kedarnath middle class natural consequence phenomenological pilgrimage pilgrims regulation religious resident divine powers ritual shiva shrine statehood study of religion tourists uttarakhand |
ISBN | 0-520-29802-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: in the direction of Kedar -- In pursuit of Shiva -- Lord of Kedar -- Earlier times -- The season -- When the floods came -- Nature's Tandava dance -- Topographies of reinvention. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996312640603316 |
Whitmore Luke <1973-> | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Mountain, Water, Rock, God : Understanding Kedarnath in the Twenty-First Century / / Luke Whitmore |
Autore | Whitmore Luke <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps; PDF, digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 294.5/35095451 |
Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters - Religious aspects - Hinduism
Ecology - Religious aspects - Hinduism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
2013
climate change commercialization development disastrous flooding ecological context ecology environment himalayan hindu hindus holistic theoretical perspective human experience human fault impact kedarnath middle class natural consequence phenomenological pilgrimage pilgrims regulation religious resident divine powers ritual shiva shrine statehood study of religion tourists uttarakhand |
ISBN | 0-520-29802-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: in the direction of Kedar -- In pursuit of Shiva -- Lord of Kedar -- Earlier times -- The season -- When the floods came -- Nature's Tandava dance -- Topographies of reinvention. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910295805203321 |
Whitmore Luke <1973-> | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Opening the doors of wonder [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on religious rites of passage / / Arthur J. Magida |
Autore | Magida Arthur J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 203/.82 |
Soggetto topico |
Ritual
Rites and ceremonies Religions |
Soggetto non controllato |
age ceremonies
american religion bar mitzvahs bat mitzvahs buddhism cat stevens christianity christians confirmations deepak chopra elie wiesel evolution hindu hinduism huston smith islam jewish people judaism julia sweeney muslims religion religious rites of passage religious studies rites of passage roz chast scared thread ceremonies shahadas spiritual theology united states of america yusuf islam zen jukai ceremonies |
ISBN |
1-282-36057-4
9786612360572 0-520-94171-3 1-60129-524-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Introduction: Sometimes, The Magic Works -- 1. The Descent Of The Spirit -- 2. Bob Abernethy: No Fundamental, Life-Changing Experience -- 3. Chinua Achebe: What Makes Someone Give Up Their Religion? -- 4. Huston Smith: Religion Saturated The House -- 5. Julia Sweeney: That Soldier-Of-Christ, Slap-Across-The- Face Stuff Is Sick -- 6. Jim Zogby: The Wal-Mart-Ization Of The Church -- 7. What, Really, Is A Man? -- 8. Leon Botstein: I'M Tone-Deaf To Belief -- 9. Roz Chast: I Was Like A Spy. Like A Closet Jew -- 10. Rabbi Harold Kushner: I Wanted To Make My Parents Proud -- 11. Letty And Abigail Pogrebin, Mother And Daughter: "You Are A Woman" Meant "You Do The Dishes" -- 12. Ram Dass: Mushrooms Gave Me What I Could Have Had At My Bar Mitzvah -- 13. Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin: Israel And I Came Of Age Together -- 14. Elie Wiesel: I Am Not God's Policeman -- 15. The Thread Of Life -- 16. Deepak And Gotham Chopra, Father And Son: Religion Is Frequently Idiotic -- 17. Waking Up -- 18. Roshi John Daido Loori: Born A Buddha. Die A Buddha -- 19. Robert Thurman: I Looked Like Henry Miller In Drag -- 20. Allah Is One -- 21. Coleman Barks: Just Being Sentient Is Cause For Rapture -- 22. Dr. Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens): Floating On A Cloud Of Mercy -- 23. Michael Wolfe: I Feel Like A Monotheist With Extra Credentials -- Epilogue: Would Anyone Riding By On A Horse Even Notice? -- Notes -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784407603321 |
Magida Arthur J | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Opening the doors of wonder [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on religious rites of passage / / Arthur J. Magida |
Autore | Magida Arthur J |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 203/.82 |
Soggetto topico |
Ritual
Rites and ceremonies Religions |
Soggetto non controllato |
age ceremonies
american religion bar mitzvahs bat mitzvahs buddhism cat stevens christianity christians confirmations deepak chopra elie wiesel evolution hindu hinduism huston smith islam jewish people judaism julia sweeney muslims religion religious rites of passage religious studies rites of passage roz chast scared thread ceremonies shahadas spiritual theology united states of america yusuf islam zen jukai ceremonies |
ISBN |
1-282-36057-4
9786612360572 0-520-94171-3 1-60129-524-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Introduction: Sometimes, The Magic Works -- 1. The Descent Of The Spirit -- 2. Bob Abernethy: No Fundamental, Life-Changing Experience -- 3. Chinua Achebe: What Makes Someone Give Up Their Religion? -- 4. Huston Smith: Religion Saturated The House -- 5. Julia Sweeney: That Soldier-Of-Christ, Slap-Across-The- Face Stuff Is Sick -- 6. Jim Zogby: The Wal-Mart-Ization Of The Church -- 7. What, Really, Is A Man? -- 8. Leon Botstein: I'M Tone-Deaf To Belief -- 9. Roz Chast: I Was Like A Spy. Like A Closet Jew -- 10. Rabbi Harold Kushner: I Wanted To Make My Parents Proud -- 11. Letty And Abigail Pogrebin, Mother And Daughter: "You Are A Woman" Meant "You Do The Dishes" -- 12. Ram Dass: Mushrooms Gave Me What I Could Have Had At My Bar Mitzvah -- 13. Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin: Israel And I Came Of Age Together -- 14. Elie Wiesel: I Am Not God's Policeman -- 15. The Thread Of Life -- 16. Deepak And Gotham Chopra, Father And Son: Religion Is Frequently Idiotic -- 17. Waking Up -- 18. Roshi John Daido Loori: Born A Buddha. Die A Buddha -- 19. Robert Thurman: I Looked Like Henry Miller In Drag -- 20. Allah Is One -- 21. Coleman Barks: Just Being Sentient Is Cause For Rapture -- 22. Dr. Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens): Floating On A Cloud Of Mercy -- 23. Michael Wolfe: I Feel Like A Monotheist With Extra Credentials -- Epilogue: Would Anyone Riding By On A Horse Even Notice? -- Notes -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811344303321 |
Magida Arthur J | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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