Routledge Studies in Religion
Religion and Violence in Western Traditions: Selected Studies
1st Edition
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By André Gagné, Jennifer Guyver, Gerbern S. Oegema
May 31, 2023
This book examines the connection between religion and violence in the Western traditions of the three Abrahamic faiths, from ancient to modern times. It addresses a gap in the scholarly debate on the nature of religious violence by bringing scholars that specialize in pre-modern religions and ...
Spiritual, Religious, and Faith-Based Practices in Chronicity: An Exploration of Mental Wellness in Global Context
1st Edition
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By Andrew R. Hatala, Kerstin Roger
May 31, 2023
This book explores how people draw upon spiritual, religious, or faith-based practices to support their mental wellness amidst forms of chronicity. From diverse global contexts and spiritual perspectives, this volume critically examines several chronic conditions, such as psychosis, diabetes, ...
Cosmologies of Pure Realms and the Rhetoric of Pollution
1st Edition
By Yohan Yoo, James W. Watts
January 09, 2023
This collaboration between two scholars from different fields of religious studies draws on three comparative data sets to develop a new theory of purity and pollution in religion, arguing that a culture’s beliefs about cosmological realms shapes its pollution ideas and its purification practices. ...
Former Muslims in Europe: Between Secularity and Belonging
1st Edition
By Maria Vliek
January 09, 2023
Within contemporary Western European academic, media, and socio-political spheres, Muslims are predominantly seen through the lens of increased religiosity. This religiosity is often seen as problematic, especially in the context of securitised discourses of Islamist terrorism. Yet, there are clear...
Religion and its History: A Critical Inquiry
1st Edition
By Jörg Rüpke
January 09, 2023
Religion and its History offers a reflection of our operative concept of religion and religions, developing a set of approaches that bridge the widely assumed gulf between analysing present religion and doing history of religion. Religious Studies have adapted a wide range of methodologies from ...
Clothes and Monasticism in Ancient Christian Egypt: A New Perspective on Religious Garments
1st Edition
By Ingvild Sælid Gilhus
September 26, 2022
This book is an exploration of the ideals and values of the ascetic and monastic life, as expressed through clothes. Clothes are often seen as an extension of us as humans, a determinant of who we are and how we experience and interact with the world. In this way, they can play a ...
Contemporary Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Two Twenty-First Century Initiatives
1st Edition
By Douglas Pratt
September 26, 2022
This book introduces and examines the work of two significant 21st century Christian – Muslim dialogue initiatives – "Building Bridges" and the "Christian–Muslim Theological Forum" – and gives close attention to five theological themes that have been addressed in common by them. An overview and ...
Heresy and Borders in the Twentieth Century
1st Edition
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By Karina Jakubowicz, Robert Dickins
September 26, 2022
This book explores the shifting and negotiated boundaries of religion, spirituality, and secular thinking in Britain and North America during the twentieth century. It contributes to a growing scholarship that problematises secularization theory, arguing that religion and spirituality increasingly ...
Religion, Family, and Chinese Youth Development: An Empirical View
1st Edition
By Jerf W. K. Yeung
August 01, 2022
Religion is a fundamental cultural factor profoundly influential on human mental health and behavioural choices, and, in addition, family is the most proximal and intimate socialization agent contributive to youth development. Religion, Family, and Chinese Youth Development explores how religious ...
Blasphemies Compared: Transgressive Speech in a Globalised World
1st Edition
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By Anne Stensvold
May 30, 2022
This volume examines both historical developments and contemporary expressions of blasphemy across the world. The transgression of religious boundaries incurs more or less severe sanctions in various religious traditions. This book looks at how religious and political authorities use ideas about ...
Orthodox Christian Identity in Western Europe: Contesting Religious Authority
1st Edition
By Sebastian Rimestad
May 30, 2022
This book analyses the discourses of Orthodox Christianity in Western Europe to demonstrate the emerging discrepancies between the mother Church in the East and its newer Western congregations. Showing the genesis and development of these discourses over the twentieth century, it examines the ...
Spirit Possession and Communication in Religious and Cultural Contexts
1st Edition
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By Caroline Blyth
May 30, 2022
Spirit Possession and Communication in Religious and Cultural Contexts explores the phenomenon of spirit possession, focusing on the religious and cultural functions it serves as a means of communication. Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of philosophers, anthropologists, historians, ...