Religion and Philosophy

About the Book How do we learn to be religious? To make sense of this process should we emphasise the habitual reinforcement of bodily rituals? Or ...

About the Book With the ending of the strategic certainties of the Cold War, the need for moral clarity over when, where and how to start, conduct ...

About the Book Chinese Buddhists have never remained stationary. They have always been on the move. In Monks in Motion, Jack Meng-Tat Chia explores...

About the Book Adam Seligman, one of our most important social thinkers, continues the incisive critique of modernity he began in his previously ac...

About the Book Modern Hinduism in Text and Context brings together textual and contextual approaches to provide a holistic understanding of modern ...

About the Book Jane Heal argues that central to our ability to arrive at views about others' thoughts is not knowledge of some theory of the mind b...

Reading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kinds of books. You can carry this book where ever yo...

Metaphysics: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the philosophical study of some of the most important and foundational aspects of...

About the Book This is the first full-length study of the doctrine of the Trinity from the standpoint of analytic philosophical theology. William H...

About the Book Meditations for Misfits offers a new look at familiar passages of the Bible; each of the insightful weekly readings uses Scripture, ...

Provides an ethnographically rich study of local politics and gender in rural India. It is based on her extensive fieldwork in Janta, a village nea...

About the Book The first systematic overview of the field of comparative theology Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology offers a synthesis of ...

About the Book Giving a balanced and jargon-free account of Marx's impact on both the philosophical and political landscapes, this indispensible gu...

About the Book One person's "martyr" is another person's "terrorist," and one person's "martyrdom operation" is another's "suicide bombing." Suicid...

About the Book Maoism and Grassroots Religion explores grassroots religious life under and after Mao in Rui'an County, Wenzhou of southeast China, ...

In this poetical-philosophical manifesto, Gerald Raunig develops a materialist philosophy of multiplicity. On the basis of seventeen conceptual inn...

About the Book Can humans and artificial intelligences share concepts and communicate? Making AI Intelligible shows that philosophical work on the ...

About the Book Taking its title from Karl Marx’s description of religion as the world’s “logic in a popular form,” This book explores the h...

About the Book Taking its title from Karl Marx's description of religion as the world's 'logic in a popular form', this book explores the hidden lo...

About the Book Written in a clear, precise and user-friendly style, Logic as a Tool: A Guide to Formal Logical Reasoning is intended for undergradu...

About the Book In this challenging and provocative analysis, Dale Jacquette argues that contemporary philosophy labours under a number of historica...

About the Book This classic text, first published in 1971, has introduced tens of thousands of students to sound reasoning using a wealth of curren...

About the Book Modern philosophy originates during the scientific revolution, and Michael Jacovides provides an engaging account of how this scient...

About the Book This work is in the form of letters written by an old philosopher, at the end of his career and life, to a young student. The letter...

A bridge to the world of mathematics for readers who want to gain a good foundation in basic mathematical skills for research and other activities...

About the Book Ludwig Wittgenstein's interest in the writings of Rabindranath Tagore, is recognized among scholars worldwide though little has been...

Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity

The first full-length narration of the extraordinary life, immense literary output and manifold philosophical perspectives of Kumarajiva, the great...

Is truth objective? Can we make moral choices, or are our choices predetermined? Who are the true saints and heroes of this world? Kierkegaard, the...

About the Book Karl Popper is best known for his contributions to the philosophy of science and the history of ideas. Elements of Popper's thought ...

About the Book Judaic Sources and Western Thought: Jerusalem's Enduring Presence explores the significance and enduring relevance of Judaic roots a...

About the Book Joseph of Arimathea: A Study in Reception History examines the extensive and convoluted afterlives of a minor biblical character who...

About the Book The word "jihad" is everywhere in the global media. It generally appears in the context of violence waged against the West by milita...

About the Book In this book, Yulia Egorova explores how South Asian Jews and Muslims relate to each other outside of a Western and Christian contex...

About the Book These concise alphabetic guides introduce the central concepts of the various branches of philosophy. Written by established philoso...

About the Book Few facts are known about Catholic recusant Jane Owen. The title page of this, her only work, tells us that in 1634 when this volume...

About the Book Examining the production and assimilation of Jews as "the nation" in the modern state of Israel, this book shows how identity is con...

About the Book The past thirty years have witnessed the rise of political parties and other formal groups in the Middle East and elsewhere with Isl...

Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of...

Islamic Extremism : Causes, Diversity, & Challenges is a deeply informed book which examines the threat that Islamic extremists pose to America...

About the Book Islam, South Asia & The Cold War is a collection of articles written by A. G. Noorani over the last twenty-five years, and publi...

About the Book This book focuses on the way Muslims and mainstream societies in the West, especially in America, Australia, and Europe, perceive ea...

Islam in Historical Perspective is a general introduction to Islam and the history of Muslim societies. Richly illustrated by quotations and images...

About the Book Islam, Ethnicity, and Power Politics explores how the central state apparatus, social forces, ethnic groups, political elites, and r...

The doctrine of 'Islamic economics' entered Islamic discourses in the mid-twentieth century. Since then it has pursued the goal of restructuring ec...

About the Book Islamist political parties have enjoyed unprecedented election victories in recent times. The Islamic Revolution in Iran, the electi...