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Religion (general
26 Ricœur at the Limits of Philosophy
God, Creation, and Evil Barnabas Aspray | University of Oxford Introduces Ricœur in his contemporary context and shows new features of the relationship between philosophy and theology in his thought, with human finitude as its focus. Ricœur argues that the human condition is best understood as finite and created, framed between transcendence and evil.
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260pp Aug. 2022 9781009186742 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009186735
Theological Determinism
New Perspectives Peter Furlong | Valencia College, Florida Philosophers and theologians consider theological, or divine, determinism–the view that everything that occurs is determined by God. Some argue for this position, others argue against it, and others investigate the relationship between the view and other philosophical positions, theological doctrines, or moral and social attitudes and practices.
290pp Sep. 2022 9781009249386 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009249362
Ceri Houlbrook | University of Hertfordshire As well as exploring the nature of ritual deposition in the contemporary West, and the beliefs and symbolisms behind various assemblages, this Element explores the heritage of the modernday deposit, promoting a renegotiation of the pejorative term ‘ritual litter’.
Elements in Magic
75pp May. 2022 9781108949644 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108954761
Brainwashing
Reality or Myth? Massimo Introvigne Scholars who explain that brainwashing theories have long been rejected by most academics and courts of law find it difficult to be heard. This Element examines how brainwashing nevertheless remains a convenient explanation of how seemingly normal citizens convert to unusual religious or political ideologies.
Elements in New Religious Movements
75pp Jul. 2022 9781009014632 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009029568
Creative Histories of Witchcraft
France, 1790–1940 Poppy Corbett How can researchers study magic without destroying its mystery? Drawing on a collaborative project between the playwright Poppy Corbett, the poet Anna Kisby Compton, and the historian William G. Pooley, this Element presents thirteen tools for creative-academic research into magic, illustrated through case studies from France (1790–1940).
Elements in Magic
75pp Jun. 2022 9781009221030 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009221054
Christopher C. Knight This Element examines the science-theology dialogue from the perspective of Eastern Orthodox Christianity and provides a critique of this dialogue.
Elements of Christianity and Science
75pp Aug. 2022 9781009107761 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009106009
Candace Alcorta | University of Connecticut Religion and violence share a complex and enduring history. Viewing violence and religion from an evolutionary perspective situates both within a broader framework of aggressive, affiliative, and signaling behaviors across species. This Element explores differences across religious systems in relation to socioecological variation.
Elements in Religion and Violence
75pp Sep. 2022 9781009238342 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009238328
Islam and Monotheism
Celene Ibrahim Monotheism (tawḥīd) forms the core of the Islamic worldview. Drawing on the Qur’anic discourse, sayings of the Prophet Muḥammad, and select theological works, this Element provides a concise and accessible introduction to the most fundamental concept in Islamic thought.
Elements in Religion and Monotheism
75pp Sep. 2022 9781108986519 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108986007
Monotheism and Existentialism
Deborah Casewell | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Existentialism is often seen and at times parodied as the philosophy of individuality, authenticity, despair, and defiance in a godless world. However, it cannot be understood without reference to religion, and in particular the monotheism of Christianity.
Elements in Religion and Monotheism
75pp Apr. 2022 9781108984799 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108985307
Monotheism and Forgiveness
S. Mark Heim Forgiveness is a hallmark teaching within monotheistic religions. This Element gives the reader an introductory view of monotheism and forgiveness from a comparative religious example, from an internal examination of Abrahamic traditions, and from a developmental, secular perspective.
Elements in Religion and Monotheism
75pp Mar. 2022 9781108737746 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108642682
Monotheism, Biblical Traditions, and Race Relations
Yung Suk Kim In the Hebrew Bible, various aspects of theism exist though monotheistic faith stands out, and the New Testament largely continues with Jewish monotheism. This Element examines diverse aspects of monotheism in the Hebrew Bible and their implications to others or race relations.
Elements in Religion and Monotheism
75pp Mar. 2022 9781108984805 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108985383
Monotheism, Suffering, and Evil
Michael L. Peterson Suffering and evil in the world provide the basis for the most difficult challenge to monotheistic belief. This Element discusses how the three great monotheisms – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – respond to the problem of suffering and evil.
Elements in Religion and Monotheism
75pp May. 2022 9781108822879 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108906487
Necessary Existence and Monotheism
An Avicennian Account of the Islamic Conception of Divine Unity Mohammad Saleh Zarepour | University of Manchester The aim of the present Element is to provide a detailed discussion of Avicenna’s arguments for the existence and unity of God. Through this project, the author hopes to clarify how, for Avicenna, the Islamic concept of monotheism is intertwined with the concept of essential existence.
Elements in Religion and Monotheism
75pp Jun. 2022 9781108940054 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108938112
Peoples Temple and Jonestown in the Twenty-First Century
Rebecca Moore | San Diego State University The new religious movement of Peoples Temple, begun in the 1950s, came to a dramatic end with the mass murders and suicides that occurred in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978. This analysis presents the historical context for understanding the Temple and its members.
Elements in New Religious Movements
75pp Aug. 2022 9781009015899 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009032025
Religious Nationalism in Contemporary South Asia
Andrea Malji | Hawaii Pacific University This Element explores religious nationalism in Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism and how it manifests in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. At the core, nationalists contend that the continuation of their group is threatened by some other group. Much of these fears are rooted in the colonial experience and have been exacerbated in the modern era.
Elements in Religion and Violence
75pp Sep. 2022 9781108825672 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108919050
Representing Magic in Modern Ireland
Belief, History, and Culture Andrew Sneddon | Ulster University This Element argues that Ireland did not experience a disenchanted modernity, nor a decline in magic. It suggests that beliefs, practices and traditions concerning witchcraft and magic developed and adapted to modernity to retain cultural currency until the end of the twentieth century.
Elements in Magic
75pp May. 2022 9781108949279 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108954044
Sacred Mountains of the World
Second edition Edwin Bernbaum Drawing on Edwin Bernbaum’s extensive research and personal experience as a scholar and climber, this book takes the reader on a fascinating journey exploring the symbolism of mountains in the mythologies, religions, history, literature, and art of cultures around the world, along with implications for environmental conservation.
426pp 25 b/w illus. 2 maps Mar. 2022 9781108834742 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 Mar. 2022 9781108819817 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108873307
Sacrifice
Themes, Theories, and Controversies Margo Kitts | Hawaii Pacific University This Element offers an overview of themes, theories, and controversies surrounding the topic of sacrifice, from the most ancient times until the present.
Elements in Religion and Violence
75pp Jul. 2022 9781108995511 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108997041
Violence and the Sikhs
Arvind-Pal S. Mandair | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Violence and the Sikhs interrogates conventional typologies of violence and non-violence in Sikhism by rethinking the dominant narrative of Sikhism as a deviation from the ostensibly original pacifistreligious intentions and practices of its founders.
Elements in Religion and Violence
75pp Apr. 2022 9781108728218 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108610353
