Marriage and sexuality in Islam : a translation of al-Ghazālī's book on the etiquette of marriage from the Iḥyāʾ /
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Originally presented as the translator's thesis (doctoral--University of Utah)
Translation of : the twelfth book of the author's Ihỵāʼ ʻulūm al-dīn. :
xii, 185 pages ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-177) and index.
Economics of an Islamic economy /
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This book challenges the interventionist stance of Islamic economics as well as its presumption that riba equals interest. An Islamic economy, it argues, is essentially a market economy, but it differs from capitalist economies because both its institutions and the structure of, for example, property rights are specifically Islamic, deriving from Qurʾān and other sources of Islamic law. The book also focuses on the similarities and differences between riba and interest, establishes the often neglected connection between the two, and explores the ramifications of this connection for Islamic financial systems.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047441724 :
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Critical reflections on religion and media in contemporary Bali /
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Scholars of religion have always worked closely with media of one kind or another, from sacred books and archaic languages to cassette-sermons and the Internet. Yet comparatively little attention has been paid to the ways we actually use these and other media in the pursuit of historical inquiry. Drawing on ethnographic and archival research conducted on the Indonesian island of Bali, this book offers a critique of the media-related assumptions underpinning fields as diverse in their subject matter and approach as the history of religions, British cultural studies and Old Javanese philology. Its central contention is that more nuanced attention to problems of media will have serious implications for how we think about the study of religions, past and present.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047429937 :
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Morality in the Marketplace : Reconciling Theology and Economics /
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What does Keynes have to do with Qohelet? At first sight, economy and theology seem to be disciplines with mutually exclusive objectives. Yet, as the Covid crisis has recently shown, if economic development is to really stand a chance of success, it should go hand in hand with relational values like honesty, reliability and empathy: this will contribute to a society with a culture of reciprocity, respect, love and trust. In this essay, Paul van Geest pleads for a renewal of the old ties between economics and theology as scientific disciplines, so as to arrive at a deeper and richer anthropological fundament for economic research.
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1 online resource :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004501706
9789004501744
The imperial cult in the Latin West : studies in the ruler cult of the western provinces of the Roman Empire /
: Addenda and corrigenda inserted. : 1 online resource (2 volumes (xii, 194, vii pages, pages 195-371, 73 plates)) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9789004297548 : 0531-1950 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Sacred words orality, literacy, and religion /
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A prevalent view in the current scholarship on ancient religions holds that state religion was primarily performed and transmitted in oral forms, whereas writing came to be associated with secret, private and marginal cults, especially in the Greek world. In Roman times, religions would have become more and more bookish, starting with the Sibylline books and the Annales Maximi of the Roman priests and culminating in the canonical gospels of the Christians. It is the aim of this volume to modify this view or, at least, to challenge it. Surveying the variety of ways in which different types of texts and oral discourse were involved in ancient Greek and Roman religions, the contributions to this volume show that oral and written forms were in use for both Greek and Roman state and private religions.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9789004214217 :
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The imperial cult in the Latin West. studies in the ruler cult of the western provinces of the Roman Empire /
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This volume analyzes the priesthood of the provincial cult in every province of the Latin west where evidence has survived in the period from Augustus down to the mid third century. Particular attention is paid to the epigraphic record, notably the Testimony of honorific statues especially at provincial centres, but discussion also focusses on the origin and background of provincial priests, their office and duties, and their careers both before and after holding provincial office. Of special interest are the sixteen tables that list the main facts preserved by the epigraphic record, also a concluding overview that summarizes the principal features of the institution including the office of priestess and the role of administrative officials. Some fifty plates illustrate the text.
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1 online resource (xvi, 328 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9789004301696 :
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The imperial cult in the Latin West : studies in the ruler cult of the western provinces of the Roman Empire. Vol. 3, Provincial cult. Part 1, Institution and evolution /
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This volume deals with the institution and evolution of imperial cult at the provincial level from the earliest foundations under Augustus down to the mid-third century A.D. On the basis of detailed examination of evidence from the different regions or provinces of the Latin west the emphasis of provincial cults can be seen to move first from the living emperor and Roma to the deified emperor, then from a composite cult of living and deified dead emperors to a renewed emphasis on the reigning emperor in the late second and early third centuries. Analysis is based primarily on the study of epigraphical, numismatic and iconographic evidence, generously illuminated by plates. The volume concludes with a series of essays summarizing the main lines of development in the light of various related issues.
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1 online resource (xvi, 259 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-259). :
9789004295964 :
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