Tertullian and the Unborn Child: Christian and Pagan Attitudes in Historical Perspective 1317045874, 9781317045878

Celtic Art in Pagan and Christian Times

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Sacrifice in Pagan and Christian Antiquity 9780567687050, 9780567687036, 9780567687043

Robert J. Daly S.J. examines the concept of sacrifice in the ancient Mediterranean world, and discusses how the rise of

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Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning 9781463227869

This work is a lifetime’s collection by Edward Carpenter, resigned Anglican clergyman, socialist, and sexual reformer, o

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Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning 9781617193323, 1617193321

This work is a lifetime’s collection by Edward Carpenter, resigned Anglican clergyman, socialist, and sexual reformer, o

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Muslim Kingship: Power and the Sacred in Muslim, Christian, and Pagan Polities 9780755698998, 9781860646096

This study outlines the main features of the theory and practice of political power in Muslim polities in the Middle Age

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Chaucer's Prayers: Writing Christian and Pagan Devotion 1843845598, 9781843845591, 9781787449145

A close examination of the prayers in Chaucer's poetry sheds significant new light on his poetic practice. In a cul

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Riot in Alexandria: Tradition and Group Dynamics in Late Antique Pagan and Christian Communities 9780520945623, 9780520294868

This innovative study uses one well-documented moment of violence as a starting point for a wide-ranging examination of

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Culture and PTSD: Trauma in Global and Historical Perspective 9780812291469

Culture and PTSD examines the applicability of PTSD to cultural contexts beyond Europe and North America and details loc

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Making and Breaking the Gods: Christian Responses to Pagan Sculpture in Late Antiquity 9788771244120, 8771244123

The basic premise of the book at hand is that there is meaning to be 'excavated' (in both meanings of the word

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Early Christian Attitudes to War, Violence and Military Service 9781463234768

The early Christians were not of one mind when it came to war, violence and military service. There was a bewildering va

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