History and Religion: Narrating a Religious Past 9783110444544, 3110444542

History is one of the most important cultural tools to make sense of one’s situation, to establish identity, define othe

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History and Religion: Narrating a Religious Past
9783110444544, 3110444542

History is one of the most important cultural tools to make sense of one’s situation, to establish identity, define othe

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This is an historical survey of all the religious traditions of Korea in relation to the socio-cultural trends of seven

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Growing up in Mogadishu, Somalia, Shirin Ramzanali Fazel was immersed in the language and culture of Italy, Somalia’s fo

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After a period of intense work on national memory cultures, we are observing a growing interest in memory both as a soci

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From its earliest days, the dominant history of the Turkish Republic was told as a triumphant narrative of national self

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13 case studies of women exercising religious authority in Shiʿi Islam from the classical period to the present Islamic

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This volume examines the history of religious dissent and discord in France from the time of the Wars of Religion to the

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Tea in China explores the contours of religious and cultural transformation in traditional China from the point of view

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"IS THE HISTORY OF HINDUISM, THE HISTORY OF BRAHMANAS FROM RIGVEDIC TIMES TO THE PRESENT? Or, does the story of H

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