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  • Political Spirituality for a Century of Water Wars

    The Angel of the Jordan Meets the Trickster of Detroit

    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book offers resources for re-imagining the biblical vision of water for a time quickly emerging as “the century of water wars.” It takes its urgency from the author’s 5-year activist engagement with a grass-roots-led social movement, pushing back on Detroit water shutoffs as global climate crises intensify. Concerned with both white supremacist “biopolitics” and continuing settler colonial ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Political Spirituality in an Age of Eco-Apocalypse

    Communication and Struggle Across Species, Cultures, and Religions

    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book 'hunts and gathers' across different historical epochs and situations, juxtaposing biblical materials and hip-hop, Christian colonialism and vodou, personal experience and racial politics, poetics and high theory, in order to challenge the current crisis of sustainability from the perspective indigenous communities and deep ancestry. ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

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  • American Exorcism

    Expelling Demons in the Land of Plenty

    A guided tour through the burgeoning business of exorcism and the darker side of American life*.*There is no other religious ritual more fascinating, or more disturbing, than exorcism. This is particularly true in America today, where the ancient rite has a surprisingly strong hold on our imagination, and on our popular entertainment industry. We’ve all heard of exorcism, seen the movies and read ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • A Year in White

    Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santería in the United States

    by C. Lynn Carr ...
    In the Afro-Cuban Lukumi religious tradition—more commonly known in the United States as Santería—entrants into the priesthood undergo an extraordinary fifty-three-week initiation period. During this time, these novices—called iyawo—endure a host of prohibitions, including most notably wearing exclusively white clothing. In A Year in White, sociologist C. Lynn Carr, who underwent this initiation ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Why are Women more Religious than Men?

    Women are more religious than men. Despite being excluded from leadership positions, in almost every culture and religious tradition, women are more likely than men to pray, to worship, and to claim that their faith is important to them. Women also dominate the world of 'New Age' spirituality and are far more superstitious than men.This book reviews the now-sizeable body of social research to ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI

    The Christocentric Shift

    Many refer to Pope Benedict XVI as "the Mozart of Theology." Who are the thinkers who have informed his theology? What events, and which religious devotions, have shaped his personality? This study attempts to shed light on the unifying melody of the policies and positions of a pontificate charged with spiritual and theological depth. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Adaptation, Awards Culture, and the Value of Prestige

    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book explores the intersection between adaptation studies and what James F. English has called the “economy of prestige,” which includes formal prize culture as well as less tangible expressions such as canon formation, fandom, authorship, and performance. The chapters explore how prestige can affect many facets of the adaptation process, including selection, approach, and reception. The ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Faith, Feminism, and Scholarship

    The Next Generation

    Edited by M. Harris, K. Ott ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    A multi cultural collection of third-wave feminist voices, this book reveals how current feminist religious scholars from around the world are integrating social justice and activism into their scholarship and pedagogy. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Eugene O’Neill’s One-Act Plays

    New Critical Perspectives

    Edited by M. Bennett, B. Carson ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Eugene O'Neill, Nobel Laureate in Literature and Pulitzer Prize winner, is widely known for his full length plays. However, his one-act plays are the foundation of his work - both thematically and stylistically, they telescope his later plays. This collection aims to fill the gap by examining these texts, during what can be considered O'Neill's formative writing years, and the foundational period ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Militant Christianity

    An Anthropological History

    by A. Kehoe ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    A powerful chronicle of the astounding persistence of Indo-European glorification of battle, morphed into today's militant Christian Right. The book is written as a lively chronicle making clear the astounding power of the ancient cultural tradition embedding our language, and the real battle we face to contain this 'Christian' jihad. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Religion as a Social Determinant of Public Health

    Edited by Ellen L. Idler ...
    Frequently in partnership, but sometimes at odds, religious institutions and public health institutions work to improve the well-being of their communities. There is increasing awareness among public health professionals and the general public that the social conditions of poverty, lack of education, income inequality, poor working conditions, and experiences of discrimination play a dominant role ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Islamophobia and Securitization

    Religion, Ethnicity and the Female Voice

    by Tania Saeed ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book explores everyday realities of young Muslim women in Britain, who are portrayed as antithetical to the British way of life in media and political discourse. The book captures how geo-political events, and national tragedies continue to implicate individuals and communities at the domestic and local level, communities that have no connection to such tragedies and events, other than being ... Read more

    $23.79 USD