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1. What is Religion?: An experiential introduction

   By Dan Cozort

   August 2011 | 978-0-415-45017-1 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today

   Edited by Karen Pechilis, Selva J. Raj

   The religious landscape of south Asia is complex and fascinating. While existing literature tends to focus on the majority religions of Hinduism and Buddhism, much less attention is given to Jainism, Sikhism, Islam or Christianity. This valuable resource explores the important...

   August 2011 | 978-0-415-44852-9 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   The Study of Religion: A Reader

   By John S. Harding, Hillary Rodrigues

   Religious studies draws on work by anthropologists, sociologists, philosophers, theologians, and others for an understanding of its subject matter. Many influential works are not written by specialist scholars in religious studies, but have still had a notable impact on our understanding of the...

   August 2011 | 978-0-415-49587-5 | Paperback (Routledge)

4. Transnational Islamic Actors and Indonesia’s Foreign Policy: Transcending the State

   By Rizal Sukma, Delphine Alles

   This book examines the growing role of transnational Islamic Non-State Actors (NSAs) in post-authoritarian Indonesia and how it has affected the making and the conduct of Indonesia’s foreign policy since the country embarked on democratization process in 1998. After the end of the New Order...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-56026-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. The Routledge Companion to Religion and Science

   By James W Haag, Gregory R Peterson, Michael L Spezio

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-49244-7 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   The Anthropology of Islam Reader

   By Jens Kreinath

   This Reader offers a comprehensive overview of the variety of methodological and theoretical approaches involved in, and relevant to, the emerging field of Anthropology of Islam. It pays particular attention to the study of ethnographic cases, featuring various forms of Islam as practiced in...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-78025-4 | Paperback (Routledge)

7. Understanding Religious Ritual: Theoretical Approaches and Innovations

   Edited by JOHN HOFFMANN

   Although numerous studies of religious rituals have been conducted by anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, and religious studies scholars, it is rare to find a work that brings scholars from different disciplines together to discuss the similarities and differences in their research. This...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-78167-1 | Hardback (Routledge)

8. Hindu Perspectives on Evolution: Darwin, Dharma, and Design

   By C. Mackenzie Brown

   This book provides new insights into the contemporary creationist-evolution debates by looking at the Hindu cultural-religious traditions of India, the Hindu Dharma traditions. Focusing on the interaction of religion and science in a Hindu context, this book offers a global context for...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-77970-8 | Hardback (Routledge)

9. Studying Buddhism in Practice

   Edited by John Harding

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-46486-4 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Early Christian Dress: Gender, Virtue, and Authority

    By Kristi Upson-Saia

    This study is the first full-length monograph on the subject of dress in early Christianity. It pays attention to the ways in which dress expressed and formed Christian identity, the role dress played in Christians’ rivalries with pagan neighbors, and especially to the ways in which notions of...

    May 2011 | 978-0-415-89001-4 | Hardback (Routledge)