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Present-day spiritualities : contrasts and overlaps /
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Many forms of present-day Western spirituality contribute to people's well-being, whereas others have raised criticism. The study of these different forms is, however, complicated by their continuously diverging practices and ideas. By bringing to bear a multidisciplinary approach, the ten specialists of this volume are able to analyze diverse new instances of spirituality, e.g. in religious contexts (Buddhism, Christianity), popular use, organizations and enterprises, (alternative) health service, and works of art. Most contributions also discuss methods and theories. In their editorial chapters, Elisabeth Hense, Frans Jespers and Peter Nissen show the remarkable overlaps in the approaches, definitions and evaluations of the contributions in this volume and provide a theoretical framework. Both the fresh analyses and the theoretical reflections in this volume point the way to new approaches in this field of study. Contributors include: Jerry Biberman, Mark Elliott, Miguel Farias, Johan Goud, Paul Heelas, Elisabeth Hense, Frans Jespers, Hubert Knoblauch, Peter Nissen, Paul van der Velde
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004260061 :
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Purity and the forming of religious traditions in the ancient Mediterranean world and ancient Judaism /
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Purity is a cultural construct that had a central role in the forming and the development of religious traditions in the ancient Mediterranean. This volume analyzes concepts, practices and images associated with purity in the main cultures of Antiquity, and discusses from a comparative perspective their parallel developments and transformations. The perspective adopted is both synchronic and diachronic; the comparative approach takes into account points of contact and mutual influences, but also includes major transcultural trends. A number of renowned specialists contribute a large variety of perspectives and approaches, combining archaeology, epigraphy and social history; in addition, particular attention is given to concepts of purity in ancient Israel and early Judaism as a 'test-case' of sorts. Through its extensive coverage, the volume contributes decisively to the present discussion about the forming of religious traditions in the ancient Mediterranean world.
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1 online resource (601 pages) : illustrations, mappages. :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
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ABSTRACTS : 1979 ANNUAL MEETING April 27, 28, and 29 : The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania
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The University of Toronto/American Schools of Oriental Research "Wadi Tumi lat Project” Excavations at Tell al-Maskhuta, 1978 / .John S. Holladay, Jr -- Egyptian Art in Connecticut Collections / Jean I.. Keith -- Dakhleh Oasis Project 1978 Field Season / A.J. Mills -- Some Sherds from Abydos Connected with the Osiris Festival / Alan Morrow -- Two Fragments in Brooklyn Relating to the l.ate Prcdynastic Commemorative Palettes / Winifred Needier -- The University Museum Excavation at Malknta / David O'Connor -- The Palermo Stone: A New Resolution / Patrick F. O'Mara -- Background for Assessing the Impact of Medical Practices Described in the Edwin Smith Papyrus: An Anthropological Perspective / Diana Craig Patch -- The Egyptianizing Origin of the Greek Gorgoneion / David A. Pendlebury -- ARCE Project: Tutankhamun-Ay Shrine at Karnak / Otto J. Schaden -- The N'rn at Kadesh Once Again / Alan R. Schulman -- An Archaic Parallel for a New Kingdom Religious Inscription / David P. Silverman -- Considerations on the Hittite-Egyptian Treaty / Anthony J. Spa linger -- Excavations at Mendes in the Nile Delta 1976-1979 / Karen l. Wilson -- The Continuity of Wooden Statuary / Wendy WoodMerchants and Marginality: Women of a Popular Quarter in Cairo / Evelyn Aleene Early -- Workshop: Continuity and Change in Egyptian Arts: Lyrics, Music and Dance / Salwa El-Shawan -- Variation In the Frequency of Literary Oenonstratives in the Egyptian Oral Media
/ Carolyn G. Killean -- Petty Commodity Production in Egypt / Kristin Koptiuch -- U.S. Wheat to Egypt Under Public Law 480: Humanitarian Gesture or Political Instrumentality? / John G. Merriam -- Perspectives on U.S. Aid to Egypt / Kathleen Howard Merriam -- Workshop: Continuity and Change in Egyptian Arts: Lyrics, Music and Dance / Mona Mikhail -- Demographic Observations on the Motivation and Patterns of Syrian Migration to and within Egypt / Thomas Philipp -- Deciphering Egypt’s Mulids: A Critique of Turner’s Theory of Pilgrimage / Bd Reeves -- Industrialization in Egypt: An Analysis of Current Managerial and Structural Problems / Delwin A. Roy -- Male/Female Speech Patterns in ECA: Situational Influences on Degree of Pharyngealization / Anne Royal -- AdIb Ishaq: A Syrian Intellectual in Egypt / David B. Ruedig -- Workshop: Continuity and Change in Egyptian Arts: Lyrics, Music and Dance / Magda Salih -- Peasant Women in Early 19th Century Egypt: The Family Economy in Perspective / Judith E. Tucker -- A Sociolinguistic Investigation of a Secondary Emphatic in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic / Any A, Van Voorhis -- 'Abd Allah Kahhal and Northeast African Trade, 1890-1920 / Terence Waltz.