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Spirituality, Sufism: Mini-set E 11 vols

Routledge Library Editions: Islam

By Various

Sufism, the mystical movement within Islam, has, in a thousand years of history has powerfully influenced the life, art and literature of the Muslim peoples.…

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2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43361-7 (Routledge)

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Passions and Moral Progress in Greco-Roman Thought

Edited by John T. Fitzgerald

This book contains a collection of 13 essays from leading scholars on the relationship between passionate emotions and moral advancement in Greek and Roman thought.…

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2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-28069-3 (Routledge)

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The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

By George Hart

The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses contains one of the most comprehensive listings and descriptions of Egyptian deities. Now in its second edition,…

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2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34495-1 (Routledge)

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Christianity in the Land of the Pharaohs

The Coptic Orthodox Church

By Jill Kamil

The Copts - the indigenous Christians of Egypt - declared their independence from Byzantine Christianity when they appointed their own patriarchs in the sixth century.…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-24253-0 (Routledge)

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Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman Cities

Edited by John R. Bartlett

2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-18638-4 (Routledge)

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Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus

By Hans-Friedrich Mueller

2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-27108-0 (Routledge)

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Martyrdom and Noble Death

Selected Texts from Graeco-Roman, Jewish and Christian Antiquity

By Friedrich Avemarie, Jan Willem van Henten

This volume explores the fascinating phenomenon of noble death through pagan, Jewish and Christian sources. Today's society is uncomfortable with death, and willingly submitting to…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-13891-8 (Routledge)

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Magic in the Roman World

Pagans, Jews and Christians

By Naomi Janowitz

Using in-depth examples of 'magical' practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that…

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2001 | Paperback: 978-0-415-20207-7 (Routledge)

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Holiness

Rabbinic Judaism in the Graeco-Roman World

By Hannah K. Harrington

In this in-depth exploration of holiness in the context of rabbinic Judaism, Hannah K. Harrington places the rabbinic concept of holiness alongside other notions of…

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2001 | Paperback: 978-0-415-14987-7 (Routledge)

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Philosophy in Classical India

An Introduction and Analysis

By Jonardon Ganeri

This original work focuses on the rational principles of Indian philosophical theory, rather than the mysticism more usually associated with it. Ganeri explores the philosophical…

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2001 | Paperback: 978-0-415-24035-2 (Routledge)

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