Using an approach that is both comparative and historical, and relying upon case studies ranging from China and Iran to India, Britain, America and Kurdistan, the authors of this volume treat religions as discourses that are the products of a particular moment in history.
Largely unstudied by scholars of religion, folk Daoist ritual in north China has been a constant theme of Chinese music scholars. Stephen Jones places..
This book is the first collection of philosophical essays, by a team of international authors, focusing on new and alternative religious movements. Th..
This book presents a unique exploration of African traditions in the study of religion in Africa and the new African diaspora. Contributors drawn from..
Sikhs in Europe are neglected in the study of religions and migrant groups: previous studies have focused on the history, culture and religious practi..
From the 1930s, the East African Revival influenced Christian expression in East Central Africa and around the globe. This book analyses influences up..
This book explores an area of contemporary religion, spirituality and popular culture which has not so far been investigated in depth, the phenomenon ..
Japan has witnessed the arrival of thousands of immigrants, since the 1990s, from Latin America, especially from Brazil and Peru. This book exposes an..
Proposing a new theoretical framework, this book explores Shamanism’s links with violence from a global perspective. Renowned anthropologists and auth..
This book presents a unique multidisciplinary exploration of African traditions in the study of religion, diaspora and gendered societies. Contributor..
The label 'Suicide Cults' has been applied to a wide variety of different alternative religions, from Jonestown to the Solar Temple to Heaven's Gate. ..
Comparing the metaphysics and ethics of two of the most influential Indian masters, Sa¿kara and Santideva, Todd shows that the methodologies and aims ..
This book details how the interaction between the Nagas and the West, beginning with how the British military conquest, followed by American missionar..