"Religion," Mark C. Taylor maintains, "is most interesting where it is least obvious." From global financial networks to the casinos of Las Vegas, from images flickering on computer terminals to steel
Theorists of “secularization” have for two centuries been saying that religion must inevitably decline in the modern world. But today, much of the world is as religious as ever. This vol
Records the principle papers and responses of a conference presented at the U. of South Florida in February 1999. The ten papers, authored by an interdisciplinary group of scholars, treat (many from a
Religious and secular counselors from a variety of disciplines share their basic approaches in working with addicted persons and their understandings of the spiritual dimension in treatment and recove
Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, who double themselves, who are seduced by gods doubling as mortals, whose bodies are split or divided. In Splitting the
Postmodern theorist Michel Foucault is best known for his work on "power/ knowledge," and on the regulation of sexuality in modern society. Yet throughout his life, Foucault was continually concerned
In these times of dramatic social change, when the highly charged issue of homosexuality is undeniably causing controversy in many arenas--religion, marriage, politics, education, the military--Christ
Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, who double themselves, who are seduced by gods doubling as mortals, whose bodies are split or divided. In Splitting the
Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the c
An intriguing exploration of the enduring significance of the world's great myths--from the dawn of time to the present dayAs ancient as speech, as essential as law, myths are the stories we tell to f
Here is wisdom for the workplace from the husband-and-wife team of the nationally syndicated public radio series New Dimensions, which airs each week on more than 300 stations and is often described a
Much has been written of about the issue religious freedom and church-state relations. This book, however, takes up another side of the question: what has been the impact of religion on human rights,
The wisdom of hundreds of goddesses from all around the world, symbolising love, fertility, healing, peace, and more, are revealed and honoured in the pages of 365 Goddess, a daily guide to drawing o
What makes a war "holy," and who decides that it is? God ofBattles examines the origins of holy war, and how it affectsthe modern world. Peter Partner shows how the ideal of the crusade,"God's War," c
