{"title":"Religion: general","description":"Books on the subject of Religion: general","products":[{"product_id":"the-cambridge-history-of-magic-and-witchcraft-in-the-west-from-antiquity-to-the-present-hardback-9780521194181","title":"The Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West; From Antiquity to the Present (Hardback) 9780521194181","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Antiquity to the Present\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book analyzes the history of magic's changing role in the West from antiquity to the present day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid J. Collins, S. J. (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521194181, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 March 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e712 pages, 66 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 4.1 cm, 1.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'There can be no doubt that it is a welcome addition to magic and witchcraft studies since it offers a refreshing number of departures from tired clichés, and invites the reader to think about magic beyond the boundaries of western Europe. … Both Collins and his contributors are to be congratulated on their ambition for this volume, and its individual accomplishments.' Peter Maxwell-Stuart, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book presents twenty chapters by experts in their fields, providing a thorough and interdisciplinary overview of the theory and practice of magic in the West. Its chronological scope extends from the Ancient Near East to twenty-first-century North America; its objects of analysis range from Persian curse tablets to US neo-paganism. For comparative purposes, the volume includes chapters on developments in the Jewish and Muslim worlds, evaluated not simply for what they contributed at various points to European notions of magic, but also as models of alternative development in ancient Mediterranean legacy. Similarly, the volume highlights the transformative and challenging encounters of Europeans with non-Europeans, regarding the practice of magic in both early modern colonization and more recent decolonization.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Ancient Near East Daniel Schwemer\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ancient Egypt Friedhelm Hoffmann\u003cbr\u003e 3. Early Greco-Roman antiquity Kimberly B. Stratton\u003cbr\u003e 4. Imperial Rome Kyle A. Fraser\u003cbr\u003e 5. The early church Maijastina Kahlos\u003cbr\u003e 6. The early medieval West Yitzhak Hen\u003cbr\u003e 7. Magic in medieval Byzantium Alicia Walker\u003cbr\u003e 8. Magic, marvel, and miracle in early Islamic thought Travis Zadeh\u003cbr\u003e 9. Jewish magic in the Middle Ages Gideon Bohak\u003cbr\u003e 10. Common magic Catherine Rider\u003cbr\u003e 11. Learned magic David J. Collins, S.J.\u003cbr\u003e 12. Diabolic magic Michael D. Bailey\u003cbr\u003e 13. Magic and priestcraft: reformers and reformation Helen L. Parish\u003cbr\u003e 14. Spain and Mexico Louise Burkhart\u003cbr\u003e 15. Folk magic in North America Richard Godbeer\u003cbr\u003e 16. Colonial magic: the Dutch East Indies Margaret Wiener\u003cbr\u003e 17. Magic in common and legal perspectives Owen Davies\u003cbr\u003e 18. Elite magic in the nineteenth century David Allen Harvey\u003cbr\u003e 19. Magic in the postcolonial Americas Raquel Romberg\u003cbr\u003e 20. New-age and neo-pagan magic Sabina Magliocco.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion:%20general%20%5BHRA%5D%22\"\u003eHRA\u003c\/a\u003e], Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], Medieval history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medieval history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medieval%20history%20%5BHBLC1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC1\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45899461886232,"sku":"9780521194181","price":149.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521194181i_65726d32-cc92-4250-98a8-4c4419bc3c2d.jpg?v=1691373624"},{"product_id":"politics-kingship-and-poetry-in-medieval-south-india-moonset-on-sunrise-mountain-hardback-9781107172371","title":"Politics, Kingship, and Poetry in Medieval South India; Moonset on Sunrise Mountain (Hardback) 9781107172371","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitics, Kingship, and Poetry in Medieval South India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMoonset on Sunrise Mountain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhitney Cox presents a fundamental re-imagining of the politics of pre-modern India through a revisionist reading of the dynastic history of the Cholas.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWhitney Cox (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107172371, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 October 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e326 pages, 5 b\/w illus.  4 maps  1 table\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In what is essentially a biography of a great South Indian king, Whitney Cox tells a splendid tale, but one that challenges us as well. I cannot imagine a more welcome contribution to scholarship on the history of India - and indeed to much more (Indian literature, historiography, political theory …).' Leslie C. Orr, Concordia University, Montreal and author of Donors, Devotees and Daughters of God: Temple Women in Medieval Tamilnadu\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this compelling new study, Whitney Cox presents a fundamental re-imagining of the politics of pre-modern India through the reinterpretation of the contested accession of Kulottunga I (r.1070–1120) as the ruler of the imperial Chola dynasty. By focusing on this complex event and its ramifications over time, Cox traces far-reaching transformations throughout the kingdom and beyond. Through a methodologically innovative combination of history, theory and the close reading of a rich series of Sanskrit and Tamil textual sources, Cox reconstructs the nature of political society in medieval India. A major intervention in the fields of South Asian social, political and cultural history, religion and comparative political thought, this book poses fresh comparative and conceptual questions about politics, history, agency and representation in the pre-modern world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFigures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Note on the transliteration and presentation of texts\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Râjiga, before 1070\u003cbr\u003e 2. Râjendracola, June 1070–May 1074\u003cbr\u003e 3. Kulottunga: the King and the Poets, ca.1087–1115\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Emperor of the Three Worlds and the Lord of the Little Shrine\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e], Social theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20theory%20%5BJHBA%5D%22\"\u003eJHBA\u003c\/a\u003e], Society \u0026amp; social sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; social sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20social%20sciences%20%5BJ%5D%22\"\u003eJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion:%20general%20%5BHRA%5D%22\"\u003eHRA\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e], Medieval history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medieval history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medieval%20history%20%5BHBLC1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC1\u003c\/a\u003e], Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e], History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45899564024088,"sku":"9781107172371","price":75.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107172371i_f7e676ff-5e10-4595-9337-a0c0f85eb6f5.jpg?v=1691362551"},{"product_id":"dreams-virtue-and-divine-knowledge-in-early-christian-egypt-hardback-9781108481182","title":"Dreams, Virtue and Divine Knowledge in Early Christian Egypt (Hardback) 9781108481182","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDreams, Virtue and Divine Knowledge in Early Christian Egypt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the significance of dreams in early Christian Egypt, using sources from Philo and Origen to Athanasius and early monks.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBronwen Neil (Author), Doru Costache (Author), Kevin Wagner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108481182, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 April 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e222 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This volume is based on meticulous research in the primary Christian, Jewish, and classical traditions and on deep engagement with the secondary sources … Recommended.' M. M. Hawkins, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat did dreams mean to Egyptian Christians of the first to the sixth centuries? Alexandrian philosophers, starting with Philo, Clement and Origen, developed a new approach to dreams that was to have profound effects on the spirituality of the medieval West and Byzantium. Their approach, founded on the principles of Platonism, was based on the convictions that God could send prophetic dreams and that these could be interpreted by people of sufficient virtue. In the fourth century, the Alexandrian approach was expanded by Athanasius and Evagrius to include a more holistic psychological understanding of what dreams meant for spiritual progress. The ideas that God could be known in dreams and that dreams were linked to virtue flourished in the context of Egyptian desert monasticism. This volume traces that development and its influence on early Egyptian experiences of the divine in dreams.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. An introduction to Greco-Roman traditions on dreams and virtue Bronwen Neil\u003cbr\u003e 2. The development of an Alexandrian tradition Bronwen Neil\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sleep, dreams and soul-travel: Athanasius within the tradition Doru Costache\u003cbr\u003e 4. Synesius of Cyrene and Neoplatonic dream theory Kevin Wagner\u003cbr\u003e 5. 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Arnold (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521705479, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 7 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e436 pages, 61 b\/w illus.  13 colour illus.  20 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 18.9 x 2 cm, 0.91 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this very accessible and beautifully edited introduction certainly deserves its place among other textbooks in its genre …' H. Debel, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume introduces ancient Israel's Scriptures, or the Hebrew Bible, commonly called the Old Testament. 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Michael Perry, Wake Forest University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat role should a citizen's religious convictions play in her political activities? Is she, for example, permitted to decide on the basis of her religious convictions to support laws that criminalize abortion or discourage homosexual relations? Christopher Eberle is deeply at odds with the dominant orthodoxy among political theorists about the relation of religion and politics. His argument is that a citizen may responsibly ground her political commitments on religious beliefs, even if her only reasons for her political commitments are religious in nature. His ideal of citizenship allows citizens to engage in politics without privatizing their religious commitments, and yet does not license mindless and intransigent sectarianism. 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Arnold (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521879651, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e436 pages, 61 b\/w illus.  13 colour illus.  20 maps\u003cbr\u003e24 x 19.5 x 2.2 cm, 1.08 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this very accessible and beautifully edited introduction certainly deserves its place among other textbooks in its genre …' H. Debel, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume introduces ancient Israel's Scriptures, or the Hebrew Bible, commonly called the Old Testament. It also traces the legacy of monotheism first found in the pages of the Old Testament. Where pertinent to the message of the Old Testament, the book explores issues of history, comparative religions, and sociology, while striking a balance among these topics by focusing primarily on literary features of the text. In addition, frequent sidebar discussions introduce the reader to contemporary scholarship, especially the results of historical-critical research and archaeology. Along the way, the book explores how the Old Testament conceptualized and gave rise to monotheism, one of the most significant developments in history, giving this study a currency for twenty-first-century readers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. What is the Old Testament?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Word of truth - word of God\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Old Testament world\u003cbr\u003e 4. The primary history\u003cbr\u003e 5. Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e 6. 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The final part, Theological Contexts, considers the ways in which the resultant Reformed sensibilities in theology have had a marked impact both upon theological and ecclesiastical landscapes in different places and upon the wider societal landscapes of history. The result is a fascinating and compelling guide to this dynamic and vibrant theological tradition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Paul T. Nimmo and David A. S. Fergusson\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Theological Topics: 2. Scripture J. Todd Billings\u003cbr\u003e 3. Confessions Michael Allen\u003cbr\u003e 4. Election Rinse H. Reeling Brouwer\u003cbr\u003e 5. Christology Bruce L. McCormack\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sacraments Paul T. Nimmo\u003cbr\u003e 7. Christian life Cynthia L. Rigby\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Theological Figures: 8. Huldrych Zwingli Peter Opitz\u003cbr\u003e 9. John Calvin Randall C. Zachman\u003cbr\u003e 10. Jonathan Edwards Oliver D. Crisp\u003cbr\u003e 11. Friedrich Schleiermacher Kevin W. Hector\u003cbr\u003e 12. Karl Barth Michael Beintker\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Theological Contexts: 13. Reformed theology and Puritanism Susan Hardman Moore\u003cbr\u003e 14. Reformed theology and scholasticism Dolf (R. T.) te Velde\u003cbr\u003e 15. Reformed theology in continental Europe Eberhard Busch\u003cbr\u003e 16. Reformed theology in the British Isles David A. S. Fergusson\u003cbr\u003e 17. Reformed theology in North America James D. Bratt\u003cbr\u003e 18. Reformed theology in Africa Isabel Apawo Phiri\u003cbr\u003e 19. Reformed theology in Asia and Oceania Sung Bihn Yim, Alexander Chow, Yasuhiro Sekikawa and Geoff Thompson\u003cbr\u003e 20. Reformed theology, mission, and ecumenism Darrell L. 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Paul Rigby draws on current Augustinian scholarship and the works of Paul Ricœur to cross-examine Augustine's testimony. This analysis reveals the sophistication of Augustine's confessional text, which anticipates the analytical mindset of his critics. Augustine presents a coherent, defensible response to three age-old problems: free will and grace; goodness, innocent suffering, and radical evil; and freedom and predestination. The Theology of Augustine's Confessions moves beyond commentary and allows present-day readers to understand the Confessions as its original readers experienced it, bridging the divide introduced by Kant, Hegel, Freud, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and their descendants.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Confessio\u003cbr\u003e 2. Fatherhood: from neurotic phantasm to compassionate symbol\u003cbr\u003e 3. Narcissism and narrative's vital lie\u003cbr\u003e 4. 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Silvio Ferrari, Journal of Church and State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eComparative Religious Law provides for the first time a study of the regulatory instruments of Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious organisations in Britain in light of their historical religious laws. Norman Doe questions assumptions about the pervasiveness, character and scope of religious laws, from the view that they are not or should not be recognised by civil law, to the idea that there may be a fundamental incompatibility between religious and civil law. It proposes that religious laws pervade society, are recognised by civil law, have both a religious and temporal character, and regulate wide areas of believers' lives. Subjects include sources of law, faith leaders, governance, worship and education, rites of passage, divorce and children, and religion-State relations. A Charter of 'the principles of religious law' common to all three Abrahamic faiths is proposed, to stimulate greater mutual understanding between religion and society and between the three faiths themselves.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Table of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The laws: communities, sources and functions\u003cbr\u003e 2. The faithful: status, duties and rights\u003cbr\u003e 3. The faith leaders: appointment and functions: 4. The governance of communities: institutions and officers\u003cbr\u003e 5. The resolution of disputes: courts and tribunals\u003cbr\u003e 6. The faith, worship and education\u003cbr\u003e 7. The rites of passage\u003cbr\u003e 8. The family, marriage and children\u003cbr\u003e 9. The property and finance of the faith community\u003cbr\u003e 10. 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