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Signs of wali: narratives at the sacred sites in Pamijahan, West Java
In Signs of the Wali, Dr Tommy Christomy focuses on the one of the early founders of Islam on Java, Shakyh Abdul Muhyi, whose burial site at Pamijahan in Tasikmalaya is a place of contemporary ziarah. This study initially conceived of as a philological exploration of historical manuscripts has been transformed into a study of ‘living manuscripts’ – the contemporary narratives of the custo…
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- 978192131370
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- 234 p.; 22 cm.
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- 200.9 CHR s
The mythology in our language
In 1931 Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote his famous Remarks on Frazer’s “Golden Bough.". At that time, anthropology and philosophy were in close contact—continental thinkers drew heavily on anthropology’s theoretical terms, like mana, taboo, and potlatch, in order to help them explore the limits of human belief and imagination. Now the book receives its first translation by an anthropologist, …
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- 9780990505068
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- IX, 250 p.
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- 201.3 WIT m
Of Gods and Books : Ritual and Knowledge Transmission in the Manuscript Cultu…
India has been the homeland of diverse manuscript traditions that do not cease to impress scholars for their imposing size and complexity. Nevertheless, many topics concerning the study of Indian manuscript cultures still remain to receive systematic examination. Of Gods and Books pays attention to one of these topics - the use of manuscripts as ritualistic tools. Literary sources deal quite ex…
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- 9783110478815
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- XI, 417 p.
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- Studies in Manuscript Cultures
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- 294.592 DES g
Buddhist and Islamic Orders in Southern Asia : Comparative Perspectives
This volume aims to foster interaction between scholars in the subfields of Islamic and Buddhist studies by increasing understanding of the circulation and localization of religious texts, institutional models, and ritual practices across Asia and beyond. Buddhist and Islamic Orders in Southern Asia scrutinizes religious orders (here referring to Sufi ?ar?qas and Buddhist monastic and other rit…
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- 9780824872113
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- VIII, 220 p.
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- 294.365095 BUD b
Early Buddhist Transmission and Trade Networks : Mobility and Exchange Within…
This book examines catalysts for Buddhist formation in ancient South Asia and expansion throughout and beyond the northwestern Indian subcontinent to Central Asia by investigating symbiotic relationships between networks of religious mobility and trade.
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- 9789004194588
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- XVIII, 371 p.
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- Dynamics in the History of Religions
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- 294.37209021 NEE e
Cultures in Collision and Conversation : Essays in the Intellectual History o…
In Cultures in Collision and Conversation, David Berger addresses three broad themes in Jewish intellectual history: Jewish approaches to cultures external to Judaism and the controversies triggered by this issue in medieval and modern times; the impact of Christian challenges and differing philosophical orientations on Jewish interpretation of the Bible; and Messianic visions, movements, and d…
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- 9781618117915
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- XIII, 367 p.
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- Judaism and Jewish Life
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- 296.39 BER c
Hindu Pluralism: Religion and the Public Sphere in Early Modern South India
In Hindu Pluralism, Elaine M. Fisher complicates the traditional scholarly narrative of the unification of Hinduism. By calling into question the colonial categories implicit in the term “sectarianism,” Fisher’s work excavates the pluralistic textures of precolonial Hinduism in the centuries prior to British intervention. Drawing on previously unpublished sources in Sanskrit, Tamil, and T…
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- 9780520966291
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- XI, 300 p.
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- 294.509548 FIS h
Nuaulu Religious Practices : The frequency and reproduction of rituals in a M…
How religious practices are reproduced has become a major theoretical issue. This work examines data on Nuaulu ritual performances collected over a 30 year period, comparing different categories of event in terms of frequency and periodicity. It seeks to identify the influencing factors and the consequences for continuity. Such an approach enables a focus on related issues: variation in perform…
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- 9789004253452
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- xxviii, 356 p.
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- Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 283
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- 299.9222 ELL n
Following the Cap-Figure in Majapahit Temple Reliefs : a new look at the reli…
This title is available online in its entirety in Open Access. This publication provides a new understanding of the religious function of the East Javanese temples. The study of the cap-figures and their symbolism yields an outstanding contribution to the uniqueness of Majapahit culture.
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- 9789004258655
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- XVII, 397 p.
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- Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 280
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- 294.550959828 KIE f
There is a crack in everything—education and religion in a secular age
There are two constants in academic and theological discourse throughout history, they are the debate around secularization and the dialogue concerning the intersection of religion and education. Each age has had its debate about modernizing forces that drive concerns of impending secularization. In this publication this theme is approached from perspectives of teachers, of students, of policy …
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- 9783039212774
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- 266 p.; 22 cm.
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- 200.07 CRA c
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