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The New Buddhism : the Western Transformation of an Ancient Tradition
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Subject(s): Buddhism -- History -- 20th century. -- United States | Religious life -- Buddhism | Monastic and religious life (Buddhism) -- United States Review: "The New Buddhism sheds new light on this recent evolution of Buddhist practice in the West. After briefly recounting the beginnings and spread of Buddhism in the East, Coleman chro

Religion and the Making of Modern East Asia
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Subject(s): Buddhism -- History. -- Japan | Confucianism -- History. -- China | Japan -- Religion | China -- Religion Summary: "Religion and religious ideas have played a fundamental role in the shaping of Asian history, society, and cultural practices. In this engaging and informative book, Thomas David DuBois sets out to explain how relig

And Home Was Kariakoo : a Memoir of East Africa
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Subject(s): Vassanji, M. G. -- Travel -- Africa, East | Vassanji, M. G. -- Childhood and youth | Africa, East -- Biography | Africa, East -- Description and travel Summary: From M.G. Vassanji, two-time Giller Prize winner and a GG winner for nonfiction, comes a poignant love letter to his birthplace and homeland, East Africa--a powerful and sur

Religious Violence and Conciliation in Indonesia : Christians and Muslims in the Moluccas
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Subject(s): Ethnic conflict -- Indonesia Maluku | Islam -- Relations Christianity -- Indonesia Maluku | Christianity and other religions -- Islam | Christianity and other religions -- Indonesia Maluku | Violence -- Religious aspects Islam | Violence -- Religious aspects Christianity Summary: "Maluku in Eastern Indonesia is the home to Musli

The Malaysian Islamic Party Pas 1951-2013 : Islamism in a Mottled Nation.
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Subject(s): Parti Islam Semalaysia -- History | Islam and politics -- Malaysia Summary: The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is the biggest opposition party in Malaysia and one of the most prominent Islamist parties in Southeast Asia. Tracing its development from 1951 to the present, this ambitious study explains how PAS acquired both local an

The Spirit of Terrorism ; And, Other Essays
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Subject(s): Terrorism | Terrorism -- Psychological aspects | Symbolism in politics | September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Summary: "Baudrillard sees the power of terrorism as lying in the symbolism of slaughter - not merely the reality of death, but a sacrificial death that challenges a whole system. Where the revolutionary of the past soug

The Message and the Book : Sacred Texts of the World's Religions
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Subject(s): Sacred books Summary: This survey of the sacred writings of the major religions of the world offers an introduction to the ideas and beliefs upon which great faiths are built. Under the expert guidance of the author, a religious scholar, readers explore the key texts of Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi,

Twelve Infallible Men : the Imams and the Making of Shi'ism
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Subject(s): Islamic hagiography | Imams (Shiites) -- Biography History and criticism | Shī'ah | Identification (Religion) Summary: "The rift between Sunni and Shīʻah Muslims is one of the most salient divisions in the history of Islam. Twelve Infallible Men explores the role of stories in the development of a distinctly Shīʻah iden

God, Nature, and the Cause : Essays on Islam and Science
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Subject(s): Islam and science | Islam | Philosophy and religion Summary: "The philosophical conflict of religion and science is one of the most compelling and controversial issues today. Many intellectuals, scholars and philosophers from the West representing Christian and Jewish philosophical traditions have addressed this burning questio

The Politics of Myth : a Study of C.g. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell
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Subject(s): Mythologists -- Attitudes Review: "The Politics of Myth examines the political views implicit in the mythological theories of three of the most widely read popularizers of myth in the twentieth century, C.G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell. All three had intellectual roots in the anti-modern pessimism and romanticism th

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