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Studies in Gnosticism and Hellenistic religions : presented to Gilles Quispel on the occasion of his 65th birthday /
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Text in English, French, and German. :
1 online resource (xiv, 622 pages) : portrait. :
"List of Professor Quispel's publications": pages 1-12.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9789004295698 :
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Causing his name to live : studies in Egyptian epigraphy and history in memory of William J. Murnane /
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William J. Murnane (1945-2000) dedicated his life to the epigraphic recording and historical interpretation of the monuments of pharaonic Egypt. In tribute to his important contributions to Egyptology, a prominent group of his colleagues and students offer a range of new studies on Egyptian epigraphy and historiography. Amarna studies loom large in the volume as they did in Murnane's own work. Several chapters investigate the art, history and chronology of the reigns of Akhenaten and his immediate successors. Other contributions deal with historical issues, especially those connected with the epigraphic and archaeological aspects of the Theban temples of Karnak and Luxor. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and drawings.
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"Bibliography of William J. Murnane": pages [179]-182. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047429883 :
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European Pentecostalism /
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Starting from small numbers before 1914, the Pentecostal and charismatic movement now comprises nearly one third of the whole of the global Christian population. Scholarly accounts of Pentecostal and charismatic congregations in various countries have been written but this book does something new. It provides an interconnected account of Pentecostalism in Europe, something never before been attempted because of the diversity of languages spoken across the continent. This book shows how Pentecostalism spread from the north of Europe and how it fared during two horrific wars and under communist dictatorships. In doing so it provides new theological, historical and sociological information about Pentecostal churches in eastern and southern Europe, about the Catholic Charismatic Movement and about the state of western groupings.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004216365 :
1876-2247 ; :
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How prophecy lives /
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Taking its inspiration from the 50th anniversary of the publication of Festinger and others's 1956 seminal and controversial volume When Prophecy Fails , which introduced the notion of \'cognitive dissonance\' as an explanation for how a small group of flying saucer devotees handled the failure of a predicted visit from space aliens, this volume looks at both theoretical and empirical studies of religious groups for whom space beings and civilizations provided an inspiration to prepare for the nearness of events that would trigger \'the end of the world.\' Rather than examining merely the rationales adopted to account for the disappointments associated with such \'failures,\' the core of the present volume seeks to explore the dynamics that inspire not only such beliefs but also the vigorous participation in activities in which adherents engage to prepare for the coming of (or transport to) alien civilizations from \'outer space.\'
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Publ. on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the publication "When prophecy fails" by Leon Festinger. :
1 online resource (viii, 191 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9789004222687 :
1061-5210 ; :
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The Animal Names of the Arab Ancestors : Explaining the Non-human Names of Arab Kinship Groups, Volume 2-1 Appendices /
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In the Arab world, people belong to kinship groups (lineages and tribes). Many lineages are named after animals, birds, and plants. Why? This survey evaluates five old explanations - "totemism," "emulation of predatory animals," "ancestor eponymy," "nicknaming," and "Bedouin proximity to nature." It suggests a new hypothesis: Bedouin tribes use animal names to obscure their internal cleavages. Such tribes wax and wane as they attract and lose allies and clients; they include "attached" elements as well as actual kin. To prevent outsiders from spotting "attached" groups, Bedouin tribes scatter non-human names across their segments, making it difficult to link any segment with a human ancestor. Young's argument contributes to theories of tribal organization, Arab identity, onomastics, and Near Eastern kinship.
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1 online resource (450 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004690400
The Animal Names of the Arab Ancestors : Explaining the Non-human Names of Arab Kinship Groups, Volume 2-2 Appendices /
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In the Arab world, people belong to kinship groups (lineages and tribes). Many lineages are named after animals, birds, and plants. Why? This survey evaluates five old explanations - "totemism," "emulation of predatory animals," "ancestor eponymy," "nicknaming," and "Bedouin proximity to nature." It suggests a new hypothesis: Bedouin tribes use animal names to obscure their internal cleavages. Such tribes wax and wane as they attract and lose allies and clients; they include "attached" elements as well as actual kin. To prevent outsiders from spotting "attached" groups, Bedouin tribes scatter non-human names across their segments, making it difficult to link any segment with a human ancestor. Young's argument contributes to theories of tribal organization, Arab identity, onomastics, and Near Eastern kinship.
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1 online resource (450 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004697485
The Jewish apocalyptic heritage in early Christianity /
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This volume contains five chapters which investigate the early Christian appropriations of Jewish apocalyptic material. An introductory chapter surveys ancient perceptions of the apocalyses as well as their function, authority, and survival in the early Church. The second chapter focuses on a specific tradition by exploring the status of the Enoch-literature, the use of the fallen-angel motif, and the identification of Enoch as an eschatological witness. Christian transmission of Jewish texts, a topic whose significance is more and more being recognized, is the subject of chapter three which analyzes what happend to 4,5 and 6 Ezra as they were copied and edited in Christian circles. Chapter four studies the early Christian appropriation and reinterpretation of Jewish apocalyptic chronologies, especially Daniel's vision of 70 weeks. The fifth and last chapter is devoted to the use and influence of Jewish apocalyptic traditions among Christian sectarian groups in Asia Minor and particularly in Egypt. Taken together these chapters written by four authors, offer illuminating examples of how Jewish apocalyptic texts and traditions fared in early Christianity. Editors James C. VanderKam is lecturing at the University of Notre Dame; William Adler is lecturer at North Carolina State University. Series: Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum Section 1 - The Jewish people in the first century Historial geography, political history, social, cultural and religious life and institutions Edited by S. Safrai and M. Stern in cooperation with D. Flusser and W.C. van Unnik Section 2 - The Literature of the Jewish People in the Period of the Second Temple and the Talmud Section 3 - Jewish Traditions in Early Christian Literature
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1 online resource (xii, 286 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-258) and indexes. :
9789004275171 :
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Religion and class in America : culture, history, and politics /
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Class has always played a role in American religion. Class differences in religious life are inevitably felt by both those in the pews and those on the outside looking inches This volume starts a long overdue discussion about how class continues to matter - and perhaps even ways in which it does not - in American religion. Class is indeed important, whether one examines it through analysis of events and documents, surveys and interviews, or participant observation of religious groups. The chapters herein examine class as a reality that is both material and symbolic, individual and corporate. Religion and Class in America examines the myriad ways in which class continues to interact with the theologies, practices, beliefs, and group affiliations of American religion.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047424734 :
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Testing pluralism : globalizing belief, localizing gods /
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This volume of the Religion and the Social Order series examines the phenomenon of the globalization of religions that has particularly characterized the last fifty years. Historically, religions were relatively tightly connected with territoriality. The advent of relatively inexpensive and relatively accessible air transport has made it possible for groups of significant size to move from their original homelands and resettle in new sites. In contrast to predictions associated with secularization theories that dominated the middle of the twentieth century, today we find that the world's religions continue to provide meaning and value in the lives of their adherents. This volume examines at a global level a variety of such groups and their adjustments.
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1 online resource (244 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004254756 :
1061-5210 ; :
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Excavating Egypt : great discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College, London /
: "This exhibition is made possible in part by grants from the Massey Charitable Trust and the Georgia Council for the Arts"--Title page verso. : xxvi, 205 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 1928917062
Between past orthodoxies and the future of globalization : contemporary philosophical problems /
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For over a quarter century Russian scholars have operated apart from past ideological constraints and have been discussing in new ways the most acute problems of Russia and of the world community as a whole. Between Past Orthodoxies and the Future of Globalization makes available in English current research by leading thinkers in Russia in philosophy, political theory, and related fields. At the international level, one group of essays articulates Russian perspectives on key global issues. At the national level, another group of essays delivers analyses of the global dimensions in a variety of current issues in Russia. Taken together, the fourteen chapters of this book demonstrate the relevance and vitality of contemporary Russian philosophy to the study of globalization. Contributors are: Akop P. Nazaretyan, Alexander N. Chumakov, Alexander V. Katsura, Anastasia V. Mitrofanova, Ilia V. Ilyin, Ivan A. Aleshkovskiy, Leonid E. Grinin, Olga G. Leonova, Pavel S. Seleznev, Sergey A. Nikolsky, Tatiana A. Alekseeva, Valentina G. Fedotova, Vladimir N. Porus, Vladimir V. Mironov, William C. Gay, Yakov A. Plyais
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004307841 :
0929-8436 ; :
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The Bankes late Ramesside papyri /
: "This occasional paper publishes a group of papyri that supplement those included in J.J Janssen's comprehensive Late Ramesside letters and communications (Hieratic papyri in the British Museum VI, 1991)"--P. v. : v, 66 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 0142-4815 ;
Catalogue of coins including a rare group of Axumite coins, the property of Giuseppe Tringali, Esq...
: Cover title : Catalogue of coins and medals including the property of William Brook-Roberts ... Giuseppe Tringali ... Sir Alec Douglas-Home ... : also the Balaclava bugle, the property of J.H.B. Baker. : 40 page, 1 page plate : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Neolithic, A-Group, and post-A-Group remains from cemeteries W, V, S, Q, T, and a cave east of cemetery K /
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"Campagne internationale pour la sauvegarde des monuments de la Nubie."
"Keith C. Seele, director." :
xxiv, 141 pages, 55 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm. :
Bibliography : pages xv-xxiii. :
0918986540
Noubadian X-Group remains from royal complexes in cemeteries Q and 219 and from private cemeteries Q, R, V, W, B, J, and M at Qustul and Ballana /
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At head of title: Campagne internationale pour la sauvegarde des monuments de la Nubie.
"Keith C. Seele, director." :
xxxix, 409 pages, 83 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm :
Includes bibliographical references. :
0918986745
9780918986740