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New in 2025 Religion

We have 21 new books planned for 2025 publication in our religious studies and philosophy program.
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A Sourcebook in Global Philosophy

Mohammed Rustom, Carleton University (Volume Editor)
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Al-Ghazālī’s Moral Psychology

From Self-Control to Self-Surrender

Joel Craig Richmond, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
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Discourses of Crisis and the Study of Religion

Lauren Horn Griffin, Louisiana State University (Volume Editor)
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Embodied Meaning and Integration

Overcoming the Abstracted Grip on Meaning in Theory and Practice

Robert M. Ellis, Middle Way Society
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Religion Backlist

All Published Books in the fields of religious studies, theology and philosophy

A Critical Edition of ‘Umdat al-Nāzir ‘alā al-Ashbāh wa’l-Naẓā ‘ir

Khadiga Musa, Prince Muhammad bin Fahd University

A History of Biblical Israel

The Fate of the Tribes and Kingdoms from Merenptah to Bar Kochba

Ernst Axel Knauf, University of Berne and Philippe Guillaume, University of Berne (Volume Editors)

A Student's Guide to the History and Philosophy of Yoga

Revised Edition

Peter Connolly, Independent Scholar
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A Systemic History of the Middle Way

Its Biological, Psycho-developmental, and Cultural Conditions

Robert M. Ellis, Middle Way Society
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Religion Sub-Disciplinary Collections

10 subdisciplinary collections in religious studies.
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AfroDiasporic& Indigenous Studies

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Ancient Worlds

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Biblical Studies

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Christianity

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Music and Dance Published

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An Unholy Row

Jazz in Britain and its Audience, 1945–1960

Dave Gelly, Writer and Journalist
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Being Prez

The Life and Music of Lester Young

Dave Gelly, Writer and Journalist
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Belly Dance

The Dance of Mother Earth

Tina Hobin, Author, Performer and Teacher
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Beyond 2.0

The Future of Music

Steve Young, Macquarie University, Sherman Young, Macquarie University
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Archaeology & Material Culture

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A History of Pottery and Potters in Ancient Jerusalem

Excavations by K.M. Kenyon in Jerusalem 1961-1967

H. J. Franken (1917-2005), State University Leiden
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About Edom and Idumea in the Persian Period

Recent Research and Approaches from Archaeology, Hebrew Bible Studies and Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Benedikt Hensel, Carl von Ossietsky Universitat, Oldenburg, Ehud Ben Zvi, University of Alberta, Diana V. Edelman, University of Oslo (Volume Editors)
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Ancient Cookware from the Levant

An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective

Gloria London, Independent Scholar
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Animal Iconography in the Archaeological Record

New Approaches, New Dimensions

Laerke Recht, University of Cambridge, Katarzyna Zeman-Wisniewska, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University (Volume Editors)
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Religion & Philosophy Series

Advances in the Cognitive Science of Religion

edited by: Armin W. Geertz (Aarhus University), Jesper Sørensen (Aarhus University) & Valerie van Mulukom (Coventry University)

Comparative Islamic Studies Series

edited by Brannon Wheeler, U.S. Naval Academy

Comparative Research on Iconic & Performative Texts

edited by James R. Watts, Syracuse University

Concepts in the Study of Religion: Critical Primers

edited by K. Merinda Simmons, University of Alabama

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Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts

Editor
James W Watts, Syracuse University

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Comparative Research on Iconic & Performative Texts

edited by James R. Watts, Syracuse University

Books as Bodies and as Sacred Beings

James W. Watts, Syracuse University, Yohan Yoo, Seoul National University (Volume Editors)
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Gender and Sacred Textures

Entanglements of Materiality, Embodiment, and Sacred Texts in Religious Identities

Marianne Schleicher, Aarhus University (Volume Editor)
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How and Why Books Matter

Essays on the Social Function of Iconic Texts

James W. Watts, Syracuse University
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Monographs in Islamic Archaeology

Editors

Bethany J. Walker , University of Bonn
Asa Eger, University of North Carolina – Greensboro

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Monographs in Islamic Archaeology

edited by Bethany J. Walker (Bonn University & Asa Eger (University of North Carolina – Greensboro)

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Archaeology, Politics and Islamicate Cultural Heritage in Europe

David J. Govantes-Edwards, Newcastle University (Volume Editor)

Capitalizing Jerusalem

Mu'awiya's Urban Vision 638-680

Beatrice St. Laurent, Bridgewater State University

Life on the Farm in Late Medieval Jerusalem

The Village of Beit Mazmil, its Occupants and Their Industry over Five Centuries

Bethany J. Walker, University of Bonn ( Volume Editor)
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