They Flew A History of the Impossible
ISBN: PB: 9780300280074, Yale University Press, January 2025
512 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 55 black&white illus.
An award-winning historian's examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance. Accounts of seemingly impossible phenomena abounded in the early modern era – tales of levitation, bilocation, and witchcraft...
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Nirvana Express How the Search for Enlightenment Went West
ISBN: HB: 9781805260196, Hurst Publishers, September 2023
400 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 30 illus.
The captivating story of the West's love affair with Indian spirituality – from the orientalism of the British Empire to modern counterculture. In 1897, an Indian yogi exhibited himself at London's Westminster Aquarium, demonstrating yoga position...
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Book of Mormon The Earliest Text
ISBN: PB: 9780300263374, Yale University Press, July 2022
832 pp., 22,8x15,2 cm
Now in paperback, this corrected text is based on the earliest sources and represents the most accurate and readable edition of the Book of Mormon ever published. First published in 1830, the Book of Mormon is the authoritative scripture of the Chur...
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Cursed Britain A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
ISBN: PB: 9780300254778, Yale University Press, August 2020
360 pp., 19,7x12,7 cm, 20 colour illus., 3 maps
"Cursed Britain" unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses and black magic in modern times. Few topics are so secretive or controversial. Yet, whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many...
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We Are Pilgrims Journeys in Search of Ourselves
ISBN: PB: 9781787383036, Hurst Publishers, April 2020
280 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
A beguiling exploration of our primal urge towards journeys of purpose, wonder and self-discovery. Each year, 200 million of us embark on a pilgrimage of some kind. We have been making ritual journeys for millennia, ever since our ancient ancestor...
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Understanding "Sectarianism" Sunni-Shi'a Relations in the Modern Arab World
ISBN: HB: 9781787382060, Hurst Publishers, February 2020
368 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
Much has been published on sectarianism in the Middle East but few writers have separated received wisdom from the facts, as Haddad does in this book. "Sectarianism" is one of the most over-discussed yet under-analysed concepts in debates about th...
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New Cosmic Story Inside Our Awakening Universe
ISBN: HB: 9780300217032, Yale University Press, November 2017
240 pp., 23,5x15,6 cm
Over the past two centuries scientific advances have made it clear that the universe is a story still unfolding. In this thought-provoking book, John F. Haught considers the deeper implications of this discovery. He contends that many others who have...
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On Faith and Science
ISBN: HB: 9780300216172, Yale University Press, October 2017
312 pp., 21,0x14,0 cm
Throughout history, scientific discovery has clashed with religious dogma, creating conflict, controversy, and sometimes violent dispute. In this enlightening and accessible volume, distinguished historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Lar...
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Flourishing Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World
ISBN: PB: 9780300227130, Yale University Press, May 2017
304 pp., 23,5x15,6 cm
More than almost anything else, globalization and the great world religions are shaping our lives, affecting everything from the public policies of political leaders and the economic decisions of industry bosses and employees, to university curricula...
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Holy Ignorance When Religion and Culture Part Ways
ISBN: PB: 9781849044479, ISBN: HB: 9781850659921, Hurst Publishers, April 2017
288 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
Olivier Roy, world-renowned authority on Islam and politics, finds in the modern disconnection between faith communities and socio-cultural identities a fertile space for fundamentalism to grow. Instead of freeing the world from religion, secularis...
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