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		The Life of David
				Religion
		Robert Pinsky
		Schocken 2005 210 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0805242031
		Published Price $19.95		Sale Price £3.99
	King David is perhaps the most approachable of Old Testament figures, with his triumphs and divine destiny contrasting with his very human flaws, grief and humiliation. Both the Psalms, which are claimed by tradition to contain David's own words, and his interactions with figures such as Goliath, Bathsheba, Saul, Jonathan and Absalom, reveal different facets of his character. Pinsky blends imagination with the biblical texts and commentary in this thought-provoking narrative account of David's life.
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		Joseph's Bones
		The Struggle between God and Mankind in the Bible		Religion
		Jerome M Segal
		Riverhead 2007 308 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1594489394
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	Focusing on the Hexateuch - the first six books of the Bible - philosopher Jerome Segal argues that if we approach this most ancient part of the Hebrew scriptures without preconceptions, we can find an existential account of the struggle between God and mankind. He contends that these texts were written as a way to understand a universe which seemed to be governed by a morally imperfect deity, with Abraham and Moses as heroes who protect mankind. Felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge.
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		Miracles, Whales and Wonderful Tales
		Voices from the Bible		Religion
		Shirley Isherwood
		Hutchinson 2002 121 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0091768691 255x195mm
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	'In the beginning there was nothing. But how can you imagine nothing?' Shirley Isherwood's illustrated retelling of biblical episodes brings alive the ancient world for young readers and stays true to the wonder and power of these stories. From the Old Testament there are the stories of the Creation, Noah, Moses, David and Goliath and Jonah; and from the New Testament, the birth of Christ, the miracle of loaves and fishes, the parable of the Good Samaritan, the last supper and Jesus' death and resurrection.
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		The Story of Christianity
				Religion
		Peter Partner
		Andre Deutsch 2005 384 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0233001271 260x247mm
		Published Price £30.00		Sale Price £4.99
	Arranged in two parts covering the first and second Christian millennia, The Story of Christianity begins with the religion's Jewish origins and its spread throughout the Roman Empire. Partner celebrates the positive influence of Christianity on the world's political, cultural and social history, while not ignoring the bloody conflict it has brought. The book, which is illustrated in colour throughout, ends with new philosophical theories and reflections on the shifting power of the Church in the modern world. Forewords by Melvyn Bragg. Previously sold in Postscript, as '2,000 Years', in two volumes.
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		Nature, Human Nature and God
				Religion
		Ian Barbour
		SPCK 2002 170 pages		Qty
		Paperback 0281055459
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	An important voice in the current dialogue between science and religion, Ian Barbour here offers astute analyses of the shape and import of evolutionary theory, indeterminacy, neuroscience, information theory and artificial intelligence. He also addresses deeper philosophical issues and the idea of nature itself. He then goes on to the interconnected religious questions at the core of contemporary debate: Are humans free? Does religion itself evolve? Are we immortal? Is God omnipotent? How does God act in nature?
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		Symbols of Islam
				Religion
		Tanja Al Hariri-Wendel
		Sterling 2002 320 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1402700342
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	Symbols of Islam combines an outline of the religion's beliefs with illustrations showing traditional Islamic symbols, motifs and designs drawn from historic sites across the world to offer a fresh perspective on Muslim culture and practice. Illuminated by many excerpts from the Koran, the book is in three sections dealing with Arabia in the pre-Islamic period, Islam itself and the oriental superstitions which still exist today.
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		40563Shamanism
		Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy		Religion
		Mircea Eliade
		Arkana 1989 616 pages		Qty
		Paperback 0140191550
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	Shamanism - combining magic and medicine, religion, mysticism and poetry - is a phenomenon largely restricted to Siberia and Central Asia, although it has been a feature of many other societies from North America to the Pacific Islands. First published in 1964, Eliade's study is the standard work on the figure of the shaman and brings together psychological, sociological and ethnological viewpoints on the ideology, symbolism and techniques of ecstasy.
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		A Brief Guide to Islam
		History, Faith and Politics: the Complete Introduction		Religion
		Paul Grieve
		Robinson 2006 438 pages		Qty
		Paperback 184529274X
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	In a book which aims to be informative and unbiased, unbeliever Paul Grieve tackles the reasons behind the misunderstandings and conflict between Islam and the West, challenging stereotypical views and explaining the development and practice of Islam in the modern world. He also outlines the similarities and differences between the main world religions and offers practical advice for visitors to Muslim countries.
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		The Vision of Islam
				Religion
		Sachiko Murato; William C Chittick
		IB Tauris 2006 368 pages		Qty
		Paperback 1845113209
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	Covering the four dimensions of Islam, this introductory book explains the religion's fundamental ideas on practice, faith, spirituality and history and shows how 'the Islamic tradition provides many examples of great answers to great questions'. With extensive quotation of teachings from the Koran, the sayings of the Prophet and the great authorities of the tradition, the authors describe how these essential beliefs have been manifest in Islamic institutions throughout the religion's 1400-year history. Slightly off-mint.
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		The Church in the Modern Age
		The IB Tauris History of the Christian Church		Religion
		Jeremy Morris
		IB Tauris 2007 224 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1845113179
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	Given the complexity of developments in the 20th century, a history of the Christian Church from 1900 to the present day poses unique challenges. Here, Jeremy Morris offers three perspectives on the modern Church: political, assessing the Church's history in relation to international affairs and conflicts; regional, looking not only at Christianity in Europe and the Americas, but throughout the world; and institutional, discussing Christian traditions and their relationships with each other, other religions and wider cultures.
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		The Church in the Early Middle Ages
		The IB Tauris History of the Christian Church		Religion
		GR Evans
		IB Tauris 2007 202 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1845111508
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	The cultural, social and political dominance of Christendom in the West, from around 600 to 1300 CE, made the Christian Church crucial to the development of the modern world in respects which go far beyond religious influence. Professor Evans brings this formative era to life, concentrating as much on colourful human episodes as on broader institutional and intellectual developments, and providing a thoroughly modern introduction to the "complex and sophisticated 'empire' of the medieval Christian Church".
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		The Tantric Body
		The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion		Religion
		Gavin D Flood
		IB Tauris 2005 244 pages		Qty
		Paperback 1845110129
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	In the Western world, Tantra (Sanskrit for 'woven together') is all but synonymous with esoteric and ritualistic forms of sex. But this book offers a more complete understanding of tantric practice and philosophy, applying a theoretical framework to a number of texts dating from the 9th to 11th centuries. The book's argument is that the body becomes the text through the tradition being inscribed on it, a claim which is tested against specific ritual and doctrinal examples.
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		The Tantric Body
		The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion		Religion
		Gavin D Flood
		IB Tauris 2005 246 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1845110110
		Published Price £47.50		Sale Price £6.99
	In the Western world, Tantra (Sanskrit for 'woven together') is all but synonymous with esoteric and ritualistic forms of sex. But this book offers a more complete understanding of tantric practice and philosophy, applying a theoretical framework to a number of texts dating from the 9th to 11th centuries. The book's argument is that the body becomes the text through the tradition being inscribed on it, a claim which is tested against specific ritual and doctrinal examples. No jacket.
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		The Christian World
		A Social and Cultural History of Christianity		Religion
		Geoffrey Barraclough (Edited by)
		Thames & Hudson 2003 328 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 0500283982 300x220mm
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	In this superbly illustrated survey of Christianity's role in the history of European civilization, the contributors have interpreted Christianity in its widest sense, emphasizing its social and cultural impact and exploring the religious life of ordinary people as well as the rituals of cardinals and kings. The book comprises 12 essays by leading scholars, with sections of colour plates introducing each era, from the ancient world to the present, and including chapters on Christian art, the Eastern Church and the American experience.
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		William Henry Randall
		Disciple of 'Abdu'l-Baha'		Religion
		Bahiyyih Randall-Winckler; MR Garis
		Oneworld 1996 280 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1851681248
		Published Price £12.99		Sale Price £2.99
	A biography of the disciple of Abdu'l-Baha, son of and successor to the founder of the Baha'i faith demonstrating the history of the faith in America and the difficulties and challenges that faced early Western believers.
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