wyszukanych pozycji: 217
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Cults: A Reference and Guide
ISBN: 9781845539733 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Cults examines the history and current status of cults across the United States, Europe, and East Asia. Focusing on the principal controversial religions and movements that have attracted major media attention, the book also includes profiles of hundreds of minority religions, from Jesus People and Rastafarians to voodoo practitioners and the human-cloning Raelians. All the issues central to the practice and the fear of cults are examined - apocalypticism, deprogramming, social isolation, cults and the media, the use and threat of violence, child custody, libel, tax evasion, solicitation, and...
Cults examines the history and current status of cults across the United States, Europe, and East Asia. Focusing on the principal controversial religi...
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686,78 zł |
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Witchcraft Today: An Encyclopedia of Wiccan and Neopagan Traditions
ISBN: 9781576071342 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 377 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Witchcraft Today" presents a concise survey of this fascinating movement, charts its development, and offers A-Z coverage of Neopagan concepts, rituals, practices, and practitioners ranging from African Religions and Celtic Tradition to Numerology and Theosophy. An excellent and thorough introduction that explains the origin and history of contemporary Wiccan and Neopagan beliefs and a chronology detail the development of these modern religions. A documents section reprints texts important to the central belief system of Wiccans and Neopagans, including the text of "Charge of the... "Witchcraft Today" presents a concise survey of this fascinating movement, charts its development, and offers A-Z coverage of Neopagan concepts, ri... |
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534,69 zł |
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Violence and New Religious Movements
ISBN: 9780199735617 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The relationship between new religious movements (NRMs) and violence has long been a topic of intense public interest--an interest heavily fueled by multiple incidents of mass violence involving certain groups. Some of these incidents have made international headlines. When New Religious Movements make the news, it's usually because of some violent episode. Some of the most famous NRMs are known much more for the violent way they came to an end than for anything else. Violence and New Religious Movements offers a comprehensive examination of violence by-and against-new religious...
The relationship between new religious movements (NRMs) and violence has long been a topic of intense public interest--an interest heavily fueled by m...
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203,85 zł |
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Usability Evaluation: A Special Issue of the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
ISBN: 9780805896756 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Volume 14, Number 1, 2002. Contents: J.R. Lewis, Introduction. ARTICLES: D.J. Gillan, R.G. Bias, Usability Science 1: Foundation. H.R. Hartson, T.S. Andre, R.C. Williges, Criteria for Evaluating Usability Evaluation Methods. R.E. Cordes, Task Selection Bias: A Case for User-Defined Tasks. M. Hertzum, N.E. Jacobsen, The Evaluator Effect: A Chilling Fact About Usability Evaluation Methods. J.R. Lewis, Evaluation of Procedures for Adjusting Problem-Discovery Rates Estimated From Small Samples. M. Hassenzahl, The Effect of...
Volume 14, Number 1, 2002. Contents: J.R. Lewis, Introduction. ARTICLES: D.J. Gillan, R.G. Bias, Usability Science 1...
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289,93 zł |
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Tangled
ISBN: 9780996531825 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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93,40 zł |
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Modern Methods for Theoretical Physical Chemistry of Biopolymers
ISBN: 9780444522207 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 550 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Modern Methods for Theoretical Physical Chemistry of Biopolymers provides an interesting selection of contributions from an international team of researchers in theoretical chemistry. This book is extremely useful for tackling the complicated scientific problems connected with biopolymers' physics and chemistry. The applications of both the classical molecular-mechanical and molecular-dynamical methods and the quantum chemical methods needed for bridging the gap to structural and dynamical properties dependent on electron dynamics are explained. Also included are ways to deal with...
Modern Methods for Theoretical Physical Chemistry of Biopolymers provides an interesting selection of contributions from an international team ...
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1042,89 zł |
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Legitimating New Religions
ISBN: 9780813533247 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This work deals explicitly with the issue of how emerging religions legitimate themselves. It contends that a new religion has at least four different, though overlapping, areas where legitimacy is a concern: making converts, maintaining followers, shaping public opinion and appeasing government authorities. The legitimacy that new religions seek in the public realm is primarily that of social acceptance. recognizing its status as a genuine religion and thus recognizing its right to exist. Through a series of wide-ranging case studies James Lewis explores the diversification of legitimation...
This work deals explicitly with the issue of how emerging religions legitimate themselves. It contends that a new religion has at least four different...
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178,06 zł |
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Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft
ISBN: 9780791428900 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This comprehensive anthology examines contemporary neo-paganism ranging from goddess theology to historical-critical essays. Many of the contributors are academically trained neo-pagans, and the resulting volume is a benchmark study of a significant movement that promises to reshape the religious landscape of the next century.
This comprehensive anthology examines contemporary neo-paganism ranging from goddess theology to historical-critical essays. Many of the contributors ...
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148,33 zł |
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Time Management Stop Procrastinating: Getting Things Done
ISBN: 9781500749804 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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34,62 zł |
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The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements
ISBN: 9780195149869 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 550 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies. This Handbook covers the current state of the field and breaks new ground. Its contributors are drawn equally from sociology and religious studies and include both established scholars and "rising stars" in the field. The core chapters deal with such central issues as conversion, the brainwashing debate, millennialism, and modernization. Another section deals with NRM subfields such as neopaganism, satanism, and UFO religions. The final section considers NRMs in global perspective.
The study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies. This Handbook covers the current state of the fi...
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620,79 zł |
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The Dream Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9781578592166 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Exploring the fascinating world of dreams, this comprehensive reference examines more than 250 dreamrelated topics, from art to history to science, including how factors such as selfhealing, ESP, literature, religion, sex, cognition and memory, and medical conditions can all have an effect on dreams. Dream symbolism and interpretation is examined in historical, cultural, and psychological detail, while a dictionary--updated with 1,000 symbols and explanations--offers further insights. Dreaming about teeth, for instance, can indicate control issues, and dreaming of a zoo can indicate that the...
Exploring the fascinating world of dreams, this comprehensive reference examines more than 250 dreamrelated topics, from art to history to science, in...
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186,43 zł |
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Development in Disaster-Prone Places: Studies of Vulnerability
ISBN: 9781853394720 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book addresses the long-overdue imbalance in disaster management: an over-emphasis on post-disaster assistance and a lack of attention to vulnerability reduction. It answers the fundamental question in this debate: how can we mould pre-disaster development initiatives to become the most appropriate means for vulnerability reduction?
The book reasserts and reapplies some of the basic concepts and issues that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, with the message that development is a prime medium both of vulnerability and its reduction. The author examines requirements for... This book addresses the long-overdue imbalance in disaster management: an over-emphasis on post-disaster assistance and a lack of attention to vulnera...
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132,51 zł |
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When the Jobkins Fell to Earth
ISBN: 9781912969173 / Miękka / 2020 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Zac is busy doing his chores when three Jobkins accidentally fall out of their spaceship and into his garden. The Jobkins are small furry creatures just right for cuddling, but there is much more to them than meets the eye ... Jobkins is a fun story about helpful aliens who find solutions to engineering and construction problems.
Zac is busy doing his chores when three Jobkins accidentally fall out of their spaceship and into his garden. The Jobkins are small furry creatures ju...
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32,08 zł |
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The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences
ISBN: 9781578591442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 928 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences defines and explains more than 800 astrological terms and concepts from air signs to Zeus and everything in between. This is the definitive work on celestial forces for anyone seeking to expand their knowledge on the influence of the stars and other heavenly bodies on human personality, behavior, and fate.
Students of the sun and stars and the layman interested in knowing more about those passionate Scorpios or intuitive Pisceans can examine the total astrology culture, famous astrologers, heavenly bodies, and even pesky... The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences defines and explains more than 800 astrological terms and concepts from air signs t...
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352,33 zł |
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John Quincy Adams: Policymaker for the Union
ISBN: 9780842026239 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This new book focuses on John Quincy Adams's extensive role in foreign policy, including his years as secretary of state and as president. Brief but thorough, John Quincy Adams: Policymaker for the Union analyzes Adams's foreign policy accomplishments during key moments in American history, including the Rush-Bagot Agreement, the Transcontinental Treaty, the recognition of the Spanish-American republics, and the Monroe Doctrine. At the same time, the book shows that Adams was far less successful than many historians suggest. John Quincy Adams: Policymaker for the Union focuses on Adams's...
This new book focuses on John Quincy Adams's extensive role in foreign policy, including his years as secretary of state and as president. Brief but t...
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214,20 zł |
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The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Terrorism
ISBN: 9781316505625 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Does religion cause terrorism? This volume presents a range of theories and case studies that address this important issue.
Does religion cause terrorism? This volume presents a range of theories and case studies that address this important issue.
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172,69 zł |
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Stained
ISBN: 9780615982076 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. It was during his early education, courtesy of St. Veronica's Catholic School, that the seeds of disbelief were sown. Every lesson, every lecture, every function at the school was laced with the grace of God and the authority of the church. God could take care of you, but only with the permission of the church...One wrong move, one errant word, and damnation An abuse victim struggles to overcome his traumatic childhood in James A. Lewis's heartrending debut novel, Stained. Still reeling over the death of his sister, and constantly fighting with his overbearing... It was during his early education, courtesy of St. Veronica's Catholic School, that the seeds of disbelief were sown. Every lesson, every lectur... |
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56,57 zł |
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Frontier Contact Between Choson Korea and Tokugawa Japan
ISBN: 9780700713011 / Twarda / 2003 / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This study draws on a wide base of primary sources for Korea and Japan and introduces the problems that animate modern scholarship in both countries.
This study draws on a wide base of primary sources for Korea and Japan and introduces the problems that animate modern scholarship in both countries.
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686,78 zł |
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Sellout
ISBN: 9780982719305 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. People who date interracially are often called traitors to their own kind. Self-haters. Sellouts. Loan Officer Tammy McDonald has just come out of another failed relationship with a wannabe thug. To break this destructive pattern, she leaves her home city of Dallas for San Diego. As she settles in rainbow California, fantasies of meeting an ebony prince fade, so she eyes Dale Bristol as a potential ivory replacement. Terrell Jackson is San Diego's only black optometrist. Women regularly drop in for more than just eye exams, but he stays true to his girl Tasha until a wet dream unleashes a...
People who date interracially are often called traitors to their own kind. Self-haters. Sellouts. Loan Officer Tammy McDonald has just come out of ano...
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93,40 zł |
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The Order of the Solar Temple: The Temple of Death
ISBN: 9780754652854 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In October 1994, fifty-three members of the Order of the Solar Temple in Switzerland and Quebec were murdered or committed suicide. This incident and two later group suicides in subsequent years played a pivotal role in inflaming the cult controversy in Europe, influencing the public to support harsher actions against non-traditional religions. Despite the importance of the Order of the Solar Temple, there are relatively few studies published in English. This book brings together the best scholarship on the Solar Temple including newly commissioned pieces from leading scholars, a selection of...
In October 1994, fifty-three members of the Order of the Solar Temple in Switzerland and Quebec were murdered or committed suicide. This incident and ...
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763,09 zł |