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Scholars of all disciplines are invited to contribute papers that engage with – but are not limited to – the following topics: An integration of philology, history, and the scientific approaches to religion (tribute to Walter Burkert):... more
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      ReligionComparative ReligionAnthropologyReligious Studies
What implications does the Srin-mo, a pre-Buddhist deity who traverses across almost all of the periods of time in Tibetan religious life, have on the social status of women? Embodying the places and spaces of Tibet, a malevolent demoness... more
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      ReligionBuddhismComparative ReligionMythology And Folklore
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      ReligionComparative ReligionPhilosophy Of ReligionComparative Philosophy
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      ReligionComparative ReligionHistoryEuropean History
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      Comparative ReligionPhilosophyPlatoMysticism
Cet article examine le traitement d'une problématique essentielle de l'oeuvre, et en particulier des ateliers de comparaison de Marcel Detienne, l'essentialisme, à travers ses publications concernant le Japon.
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      BuddhismComparative ReligionJapanese StudiesMythology
This paper examines the influence of Christianity in the formation of new Buddhism and the reformation agenda of traditional Buddhism during the first half of the twentieth century in Korea. By new Buddhism, I am specifically referring... more
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      BuddhismComparative ReligionBuddhist StudiesKorean Studies
This paper provides an initial, multidimensional map of the complex relationships among consciousness, mind, brain and the external world in a way that follows both the contours of everyday experience and the findings of science. It then... more
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      Comparative ReligionCognitive ScienceMetaphysicsPhilosophy of Mind
Much can be gained from trailing the spiritual narratives of those who have traveled ahead of us, for the God they have found, we may never have considered. How I Found God in Everyone and Everywhere captures for a general audience the... more
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      Comparative ReligionPhilosophical TheologySpiritualityChristian Mysticism
Did Jesus and his disciples use cannabis and other drugs in magical ceremonies? Author and cannabis historian Chris Bennett takes us through some of the startling ancient evidence of early Christianity’s drug-fuelled rituals. An... more
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      ReligionChristianityGnosticismComparative Religion
This study offers a brief analysis on some biographical works on Imām al-Ghazāli and his view on the issue of faith and good deeds through examination of various relevant literature. Imām al-Ghazāli has been regarded as one of the world's... more
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      Comparative ReligionSpirituality & MysticismImam al-Ghazali
Taft R. F. The Great Entrance. A History of the Transfer of Gifts and other Preanaphoral Rites of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. [A History of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, vol. II]. Roma, 1975. (Orientalia Christiana Analecta;... more
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      ReligionComparative ReligionLate Antique and Byzantine HistoryLate Antique and Byzantine Studies
The Etruscan Underworld god is represented in some painted tombs with a wolf skin on his head. Why was the wolf chosen to represent a god? This is the question I will try to answer, starting from a biological approach, by examining the... more
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      Comparative ReligionEtruscan ArchaeologyIron AgeReligious Studies
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      Comparative ReligionAnthropologyMythologyReligious Studies
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      ReligionComparative ReligionCultural GeographyLatino/A Studies
Jesus pbuh is cherished by Christians and Muslims. Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus pbuh and the Muslims believe him to be one of the Mightiest Messenger of Allah. Jesus is mentioned over 25 times in the Quran by his name and... more
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    • Comparative Religion
The Jamaican government reconsidering the Obeah Act in the summer of 2019 highlighted the legacy of prejudice and criminalization of Africana religious systems and practices left by colonization across ethno-linguistic borders and the... more
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      Comparative ReligionIslam in AfricaLaw and ReligionAfrican Religion in Africa and the Diaspora
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      ReligionComparative ReligionSociology of ReligionPhilosophy Of Religion
This essay was published in The Bible and Early Trinitarian Theology, edited by Christopher A. Beeley and Mark E. Weedman, for the CUAP Studies in Early Christianity (Washington DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2018); this is the... more
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      Critical TheoryReligionChristianityComparative Religion
In order to better cope with the pressures and stresses of the current day, modern psychology is anxiously seeking to find new therapies to address the increasing disorders within the human psyche. In the process new fields of research,... more
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      ReligionNew Religious MovementsComparative ReligionHistory
This article is concerned with science, spirituality, and ecology. It analyses how certain scientific based metaphors, myths, and visions are being used as new cosmologies or ‘sacred stories’; new worldviews reassessing the relationship... more
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      ReligionComparative ReligionSociologySociology of Religion
The scholarly study of African religious theology began nearly a century ago with the first extensive accounts by anthropologists and missionaries. Over the decades, it has passed through several phases, each involving different purposes... more
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    • Comparative Religion
The 2nd Global African Indigenous and Derived Religions Conference provided a platform for scholars of African Indigenous Religions and African-derived religions to critically appraise the status, nature and role of global African... more
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      Comparative ReligionAfrican StudiesAfrican PhilosophyHistory of Religion
Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford... more
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      BuddhismComparative ReligionBuddhist StudiesSanskrit language and literature
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      Comparative ReligionTheology
In this work, I will show that the central doctrine of the Four Noble Truths spells out the Buddha's objection to the imaginary great Self in the Upanishadic thought.
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      ReligionBuddhismComparative ReligionBuddhist Studies
by Aloysius Muzzanganda Lugira (z-lib.org) -- The World Religions series, of which this book is a part, sets out to achieve this aim. It is written and designed to appeal to both students and general readers. The books offer clear,... more
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      ReligionComparative ReligionSociology of ReligionAfrican Studies
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      BuddhismComparative ReligionIndian PhilosophyPlato
Buddhism is one of the oldest religions in the world. It began in the 6th century BCE in Nepal. Today, it has an international following of over 500 million people. But Buddhism isn’t a single set of beliefs or practices. In fact,... more
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      ReligionBuddhismComparative ReligionBuddhist Studies
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      HinduismComparative ReligionPolitical TheologyKarl Barth
This book examines the origins of the evil creator idea chiefly in light of early Christian biblical interpretations. It is divided into two parts. In Part I, the focus is on the interpretations of Exodus and John. Firstly, ancient... more
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      ReligionChristianityGnosticismComparative Religion
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      Ancient Egyptian ReligionComparative ReligionAncient Egyptian IconographyAncient Egyptian History
The Qur’an makes reference to Biblical prophecies that supposedly predict the coming of the Prophet Muḥammad. One such reference is found in Sūrah al-aʿrāf v.157, where the coming of an “ummiyy” prophet is said to have been prophesied in... more
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      Comparative ReligionQur'anic StudiesIslamic StudiesBook of Isaiah
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      Comparative ReligionOttoman HistoryOttoman StudiesSufism
Today, we have a 21st Century awareness of diversity in expression pertaining to a person’s gender, sexuality and place in the world. Yet we sometimes forget that these markers of human identity have always existed throughout our shared... more
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      Comparative ReligionComparative LiteratureMythology (Old Norse Literature)Norse mythology
Nel 1519, la spedizione capitanata da Hernán Cortés ha fatto conoscere alla civiltà europea le complesse e raffinate culture del Messico antico. Il libro offre una sintesi dei sistemi religiosi di questi popoli, soffermandosi su una... more
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      Comparative ReligionHistory of ReligionHistory of ReligionsMesoamerica
This contribution to the Common Knowledge symposium “Fuzzy Studies” explores the boundaries between religions by exploring the ambiguous place of yoga in various religious traditions, both modern and premodern. Recently, certain Hindus... more
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      ChristianityHinduismComparative ReligionIndian Philosophy
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      Abrahamic ReligionsComparative ReligionEarly Judaism (2nd Temple, Greco-Roman)Early Christianity
Given the prominence of Muslim veils—in particular the hijab and full-face veil—in public discourse concerning the place of Muslims in Western society, we examined their impact on non-Muslims’ responses at both explicit and implicit... more
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      ReligionComparative ReligionCultural HistorySociology
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      Comparative ReligionMythology And FolkloreAncient HistoryFolklore
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      ReligionComparative ReligionSociology of ReligionHuman Geography
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      ReligionComparative ReligionArchaeologyMagic
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      Comparative ReligionHistory of ReligionMesoamericaReligion in Mexico
In his objective study of the texts, Maurice Bucaille clears' away many preconceived ideas about the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Quran. He tries, in this collection of Writings, to separate what belongs to Revelation from what is... more
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      ChristianityComparative ReligionComputer ScienceIslamic Law
Rita D. Sherma (Routledge London, Copyright): This volume marks the first wide-ranging and multi-vocal academic survey of the major types and categories of Hindu contemplative praxis from a breadth of scholarly viewpoints that reflect... more
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      HinduismComparative ReligionYoga MeditationContemplative Pedagogy
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      ReligionChristianityHinduismComparative Religion
I testi raccolti in questo volume mirano a indagare, in una prospettiva storico-religiosa, il rapporto dialettico indissolubile tra Religione e Conquista che anima i processi del contatto tra il mondo europeo e le culture native del... more
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      Comparative ReligionHistory of ReligionReligion and ColonialismMexico History
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      ReligionComparative ReligionSociology of ReligionAnthropology
The paper discusses the role that Islamic values can play in articulating Islam as an ethical tradition that can shape the international relations.
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      Business EthicsReligionNew Religious MovementsComparative Religion