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Religion and Authority in Roman Carthage from Augustus to Constantine
This book examines the organization of religion in the Roman empire from Augustus to Constantine. Although there have been illuminating particular studies of the relationship …
Knowledge, Authority, and Islamic Education in the West
This ethnographic study focuses on emerging adult Muslims engaged in religious learning in Western environments. It draws on fieldwork in the United States, Canada, and Turkey to …
Islamic Narrative and Authority in Southeast Asia
This is a literary and anthropological analysis of historical narratives that illuminate regional notions of cosmological kingship, cosmopolitan notions of Islamic law and …
Politics and Religious Authority
This study assesses the political effects of the Second Vatican Council on the politics of American Catholics. After discussing Catholic contributions to political development …
Religious Authority and the Arts
The transcripted conversations that represent the substance of this volume are the result of a research project funded by the United Kingdom’s Arts and Humanities Research Council. …
Authority and Meaning in Indian Religions
This title was first published in 2003. Can a text be used either to validate or to invalidate contemporary understandings? Texts may be deemed 'sacred', but sacred to whom? Do …
Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority
The people of the late ancient Mediterranean world thought about and encountered gods, angels, demons, heroes, and other spirits on a regular basis. These figures were diverse, …
Religion and the Exercise of Public Authority
In the burgeoning literature on law and religion, scholarly attention has tended to focus on broad questions concerning the scope of religious freedom, the nature of toleration and …
Freedom and Authority in Religions and Religious Education
This fascinating collection of essays examines religious experience and tradition. The first part focuses on the nature and sources of authority in each of six major religions and …
Religion, Authority, and the State
In commemoration of Constantine’s grant of freedom of religion to Christians, this wide-ranging volume examines the ambiguous legacy of this emperor in relation to the present …