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Considered in Islam to be the infallible word of God, The Qur'an was revealed to the prophet Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel in a series of divine revelations over many years after his first vision in the cave. In 114 chapters, or surahs, it provides the rules of...
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Penguin
Parution :
2013-09-26
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Winner of the 2014 Mythopoeic Myth & Fantasy Studies Award
At the heart of the mythology of the Anglo-Scandinavian-Germanic North is the evergreen Yggdrasil, the tree of life believed to hold up the skies and unite and separate three worlds: Asgard, high in the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2013-09-25
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This volume contains the first modern critical editions of Concilium (1525) and Rychsztag (1526), two vernacular verse dialogues by the Zurich-based Zwinglian author Utz Eckstein, together with translations of both into English prose. These works are of interest not...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2013-09-24
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Journey into the Heart of God is a captivating exploration of the history and evolution of the Church Year: the cycle of seasons in the Christian tradition that begins with Advent and culminates with Easter and is marked by the celebrations of saints, feast days, and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2013-09-23
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Beware the women who are called witches, or those who claim the name for themselves...Banshees - a howling night-witch and harbinger of death; She-devils - Lilith and her daughters; or Bitches - Hecate, whose chariot is drawn by dogs.Alluring women, enchantresses,...
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Virago
Parution :
2013-09-19
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This book provides a detailed history of Hindu goddess traditions with a special focus on the local goddesses of Andhra Pradesh, past and present. The antiquity and the evolution of these goddess traditions are illustrated and documented with the help of archaeological...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2013-09-17
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Based on extensive research in Sri Lanka and interviews with Theravada and Tibetan nuns from around the world, Salgado's groundbreaking study urges a rethinking of female renunciation. How are scholarly accounts complicit in reinscribing imperialist stories about the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2013-09-17
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Most people are cautious about any advice they receive concerning their finances. But what if that advice were to come from the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity? In The Holy Spirit, Your Financial Advisor, Dr. Creflo Dollar investigates what the Bible has to...
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FaithWords
Parution :
2013-09-17
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Der Autor präsentiert den ethischen Ansatz von Marciano Vidal, einem weltweit renommierten Moraltheologen der Gegenwart. Beginnend mit der Vita des spanischen Redemptoristen, stellt der Autor eines der Hauptanliegen von Marciano Vidal heraus: die Verknüpfung der...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2013-09-16
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PresentationImmune yourself against suffering.One of the most important faculties is to rejoice, not to possess. Joy is in our higher nature and pain is in our lower nature. So if we want to taste real, eternal joy, we must seek to live in soul and in spirit. They alone...
Editeur :
Editions Prosveta
Parution :
2013-09-15
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Izvor (EN)
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This carefully crafted ebook: “On the Origin of Species, 6th Edition + On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties (The Original Scientific Text leading to "On the Origin of Species")” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
This...
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e-artnow
Parution :
2013-09-14
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This carefully crafted ebook: “Tao Te Ching” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. These 81 poems comprise an Eastern classic, the mystical and moral teachings of which have profoundly influenced mankind. The Tao Te Ching is a...
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e-artnow
Parution :
2013-09-14
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This volume presents interdisciplinary, intercultural, and interreligious approaches directed toward the articulation of a pneumatological theology in its broadest sense, especially in terms of attempting to conceive of a spirit-filled world.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-09-12
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Theravada Buddhism provides a comprehensive introductory overview of the history, teachings, and current practice of an often misunderstood form of one of the world’s oldest religious traditions. ExploresTheravada Buddhism’s origins, evolution, teachings, and practices...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-09-12
Collection :
Wiley-Blackwell Guides to Buddhism
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Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, this is an indispensable guide for both students and the general reader. Over 6,000 entries provide authoritative coverage of theology, patristic scholarship, churches and denominations across the...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-09-12
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The Gospels are full of encounters that made a profound impact on those who spoke with Jesus Christ. In the fifth part of his Encounters with Jesusseries, Timothy Keller, pastor of New York's Redeemer Presbyterian Church and New York Times-bestselling author ofThe...
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Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2013-09-12
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The Gospels are full of encounters that made a profound impact on those who spoke with Jesus Christ. In his Encounters with Jesus series, Timothy Keller, pastor of New York's Redeemer Presbyterian Church and New York Times-bestselling author ofThe Reason for God, shows...
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Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2013-09-12
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The Gospels are full of encounters that made a profound impact on those who spoke with Jesus Christ. In his Encounters with Jesusseries, Timothy Keller, pastor of New York's Redeemer Presbyterian Church and New York Times-bestselling author ofThe Reason for God, shows...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2013-09-12
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Pacifism is popular. Many hold that war is unnecessary, since peaceful means of resolving conflict are always available, if only we had the will to look for them. Or they believe that war is wicked, essentially involving hatred of the enemy and carelessness of human...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-09-12
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Along with Mother Teresa and John Paul II, Padre Pio is one of the most beloved and inspirational figures for both Catholics and people of belief throughout the world. Now, in Padre Pio - The Scent of Roses, award-winning journalist Colm Keane, brings accounts of the...
Editeur :
Penguin Ireland
Parution :
2013-09-11
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