Buddhism and Violence: Militarism and Buddhism in Modern Asia
Vladimir Tikhonov and Torkel Brekke
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It is generally accepted in the West that Buddhism is a 'peaceful' religion. The Western public...
Christianity as a World Religion: An Introduction
Sebastian Kim and Kirsteen Kim
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Now in its second edition, Christianity as a World Religion locates Christianity within its global...
Encountering the City: Urban Encounters from Accra to New York
Helen F. Wilson and Jonathan Darling
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Encountering the City provides a new and sustained engagement with the concept of encounter. Drawing...
Ethnobotany in the New Europe: People, Health and Wild Plant Resources
Manuel Pardo de Santayana, Andrea Pieroni and Rajindra K. Puri
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The study of European wild food plants and herbal medicines is an old discipline that has been...
Feminist Frameworks and the Bible: Power, Ambiguity, and Intersectionality
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This volume on intercultural biblical interpretation includes essays by feminist scholars from...
Football, Community and Social Inclusion
Daniel Parnell and David Richardson
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This special issue addresses the complex reality of English community football organisations,...
Jesus and Brian: Exploring the Historical Jesus and His Times via Monty Python's Life of Brian
Terry Jones and Joan E. Taylor
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Monty Python's Life of Brian film is known for its brilliant satirical humour. Less well known is...
Mapping Precariousness, Labour Insecurity and Uncertain Livelihoods: Subjectivities and Resistance
Arianna Bove, Emiliana Armano and Annalisa Murgia
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The condition of precariousness not only provides insights into a segment of the world of work or of...
Parish and Place: Making Room for Diversity in the American Catholic Church
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The Catholic Church stands at the forefront of an emergent majority-minority America. Parish and...
Policing the 2012 London Olympics: Legacy and Social Exclusion: 2012
Gary Armstrong, Richard Giulianotti, Iain Lindsay and Gavin Hales
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The summer Olympic Games are renowned for producing the world's biggest single-city cultural event....