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Sandys Travels: Containing an History of the Original and Present State of the Turkish Empire ... the Mahometan Religion and Ceremonies. A Description of Constantinople ... Also of Greece ... Of Ægyp

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United... more

Ancient World: Comparative Histories: Household and Family Religion in Antiquity (Paperback)

The first book to explore the religious dimensions of the family and the household in ancient Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity. Advances our understanding of household and familial religion as opposed to state-sponsored or civic temple cults... more

Pre-Owned The Cheyenne Indians Volume 2: War Ceremonies and Religion (Paperback 9780803257726) by George Bird Grinnell Elizabeth C Grinnell J E Tuell

9780803257726. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 478. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 478 p. The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Their Ways of Life is a classic ethnography originally published in 1928... more

Ahrc/Esrc Religion and Society Contesting Secularism: Comparative Perspectives (Hardcover)

As we enter the twenty-first century the role of religion within civic society has become an issue of central concern across the world. The complex trends of secularism multiculturalism and the rise of religiously motivated violence raise... more

Travels through Asia Africa and America. : Containing a Curious Account of the Manners Customs Usages Different Languages Government Ceremonies Religion (1755) Volume 2 [Leather Bound]

Leatherbound edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1755 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are... more

Travels through Asia Africa and America. : Containing a Curious Account of the Manners Customs Usages Different Languages Government Ceremonies Religion (1755) Volume 1 [Leather Bound]

Leatherbound edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1755 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are... more

Ireland: Contested Ideas of Nationalism and History (Hardcover)

What is the Irish nation? Who is included in it? Are its borders delimited by religion ethnicity language or civic commitment? And how should we teach its history? These and other questions are carefully considered by distinguished historian Hugh F.... more

Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians: The Medicine Men : Oglala Sioux Ceremony and Healing (Paperback)

For the residents of the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota mainstream medical care is often supplemented or replaced by a host of traditional practices: the Sun Dance the yuwipi sing the heyok a ceremony herbalism the Sioux Religion the... more

Crisis and Order in English Towns 1500-1700 (Paperback)

This collection of essays in English urban history covers a period which has been called the Dark Ages in English Economic History on which it directs a revealing light. The essays range from a discussion of the role of ceremony in the civic life of... more

Empire and After: Constantine and the Cities: Imperial Authority and Civic Politics (Paperback)

Over the course of the fourth century Christianity rose from a religion actively persecuted by the authority of the Roman empire to become the religion of state--a feat largely credited to Constantine the Great. Constantine succeeded in propelling... more