wyszukanych pozycji: 8
Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and Conversion
ISBN: 9780198293897 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This is the first in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States. Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of this sect are drawn from a growing "transmodern" subculture in America. In addition, the book traces the development of the organization in the US, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life showing how it...
This is the first in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States. Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through survey...
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559,13 zł |
The Dynamics of Religious Organizations: The Extravasation of the Sacred and Other Essays
ISBN: 9780198297628 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book, by one of the world's leading sociologists of religion. brings together a collection of essays written over the last decade and explores the dynamics internal to churches and other religious bodies. The second half of the book examines the consequences of these internal dynamics including world system theory, the cultureal impact of cults, and the relationship between religious and ethnic identities.
This book, by one of the world's leading sociologists of religion. brings together a collection of essays written over the last decade and explores th...
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853,97 zł |
The Sacred in a Secular Age: Toward Revision in the Scientific Study of Religion
ISBN: 9780520325418 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the bri...
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309,55 zł |
With Liberty for All: Freedom of Religion in the United States
ISBN: 9780664257682 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The United States is founded upon the principles of freedom of religion, although it has been difficult at times to understand and apply those principles. Phillip Hammond argues that the Constitution assumes a radical religious liberty, which protects the convictions of individual Americans, whether or not those convictions are explicitly religious. This book is an excellent guide to the church-state debate of today, and deepens that discussion by examining the root cause of disagreement about what freedom of religion means in America. The United States is founded upon the principles of freedom of religion, although it has been difficult at times to understand and apply those prin... |
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121,42 zł |
The Sacred in a Secular Age: Toward Revision in the Scientific Study of Religion
ISBN: 9780520366770 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the bri...
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583,05 zł |
Varieties of Civil Religion
ISBN: 9781625641922 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Description: In 1980, Varieties of Civil Religion was the latest statement in the field of civil religion pioneered by Robert Bellah. Over thirty years later, scholarly interest in the field continues to grow. By examining the force of religion in politics and society, this book offers a comparative treatment that deepens the understanding of American civil religion and provides a lens for exploring civil religion in other societies, particularly those of Italy, Mexico, and Japan. Bellah and Hammond trace the historical development of the peculiarly American brand of civil religion as they...
Description: In 1980, Varieties of Civil Religion was the latest statement in the field of civil religion pioneered by Robert Bellah. Over thirty year...
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130,10 zł |
Encyclopedia of Global Religion
ISBN: 9780761927297 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 1528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The multi-volume Encyclopedia of Global Religion provides a comprehensive overview of the globalization of religious culture and society around the world in both its historical and contemporary aspects. The encyclopedia includes topics related to the diaspora of cultures and dispersions of peoples; the transitional aspects of religious ideas and practices; the cultural diversity of religious traditions; and the responses of religion--both negative and positive--to multicultural society. The volumes include essays on the contemporary religious society of every country... The multi-volume Encyclopedia of Global Religion provides a comprehensive overview of the globalization of religious culture a... |
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1711,71 zł |
Whales: Their Biology and Behavior
ISBN: 9781501716560 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book explores the lives of the world's largest living mammals. Drawing on the latest scientific research, Whales describes these incredible animals' evolution from terrestrial to marine mammals, their life cycle, diversity and distribution, and...
This book explores the lives of the world's largest living mammals. Drawing on the latest scientific research, Whales describes these incredible anim...
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82,94 zł |