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Harmoniousness: Essays in Chinese Musicology
From prehistoric bone flutes to Confucian bell-sets, from ancient divination to his beloved qin, this book presents translations of thirteen seminal essays on musical subjects by Jao Tsung-i. In language as elegant and refined as the ancient texts he so admired, his journey takes readers through Buddhist incantation, the philosophy of musical instruments, acoustical numerology, lyric poetry, hi…
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- 978-90-04-51707-3
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- xvi, 441 pp
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- Collected Works of Jao Tsung-i, Volume: 1
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Haribhaktivilāsa of Sanātana Gosvāmin, Volume One : Mantras, Initiation an…
Sanātana Gosvāmin’s Haribhaktivilāsa (ca. 1540) describes the normative ritual life of a Vaiṣṇava devotee. As it is one of the first Sanskrit texts of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition begun by Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya (1486–1533) it presents a fascinating meeting between this ecstatic new religious movement and older, Brahminical tradition. On the basis of eleven manuscripts, thi…
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- 978-90-04-53765-1
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- XVI, 827 pp
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- Brill's Indological Library, Volume: 56/1
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Handbook of Rituals in Contemporary Studies of Religion : Exploring Ritual Cr…
This book brings together leading international scholars with the aim of exploring ritual perspectives in the study of contemporary religions. It combines significant theoretical and methodological reflections and applies it to four main fields relevant to the study of contemporary religions: indigeneity; new spiritualities and ecology; lived religion (with Islam and Africa as case studies); an…
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- 978-90-04-69220-6
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- xv, 308 pp
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- Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion, Volume: 22
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Handbook of Megachurches
The growth of the megachurch (generally defined as a regular attendance of over 2,000 people) is undoubtedly one of the most exceptional religious trends of recent times, certainly within the Christian sphere. Spreading from the USA, megachurches have now become common globally - reaching different national and cultural contexts. The edited volume Handbook of Megachurches offers a comprehensive…
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- 978-90-04-41292-7
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- xiv, 362 pp
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- Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion, Volume: 19
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Handbook of Leaving Religion
The Handbook of Leaving Religion introduces a neglected field of research with the aim to outline previous and contemporary research, and suggest how the topic of leaving religion should be studied in the future. The handbook consists of three sections: 1) Major debates about leaving religion; 2) Case studies and empirical insights; and 3) Theoretical and methodological approaches. Section one …
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- 978-90-04-33147-1
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- xiv, 358 pp
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- Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion, Volume: 18
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Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements
The Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements offers a multinational study of Islam, its variants, influences, and neighbouring movements, from a multidisciplinary range of scholars. These chapters highlight the diversity of Islam, especially in its contemporary manifestations, as a religion of many communities, theologies, and ideologies. Over five sections—on Sunni, Shia, Sufi, fundamentalist…
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- 978-90-04-43554-4
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- Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion
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Hakol Kol Yaakov : The Joel Roth Jubilee Volume
Hakol Kol Yaakov: The Joel Roth Jubilee Volume contains twenty articles dedicated to Rabbi Joel Roth, written by colleagues and students. Some are academic articles in the general area of Talmud and Rabbinics, while others are rabbinic responsa that treat an issue of contemporary Jewish law. In his career, Joel Roth has been known as a scholar and teacher of Talmud par excellence, and, without …
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- 978-90-04-42046-5
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- xxxviii, 527 pp
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- The Brill Reference Library of Judaism, Volume: 61
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Alternating Current Field Measurement Technique for Detection and Measurement…
This open access book serves as a comprehensive exploration of Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM), encompassing the foundational theory crucial for subsequent chapters, as well as the design and testing of ACFM probes, instruments, and software. Providing guidance and serving as a reference for ACFM instrument development, the text delves into visualization research in ACFM, offering …
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- 9789819772551
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- X, 148 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Creating and Sharing Legal Knowledge in the Twelfth Century
The Decretum Gratiani is the cornerstone of medieval canon law, and the manuscript St Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, 673 an essential witness to its evolution. The studies in this volume focus on that manuscript, providing critical insights into its genesis, linguistic features, and use of Roman Law, while evaluating its attraction to medieval readers and modern scholars.
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- 978-90-04-42829-4
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- Medieval Law and Its Practice, Volume: 35
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Partizipation und Wissensaufbau beim Lösen von Textaufgaben = Eine interakti…
Das vorliegende Open-Access-Buch geht von der Prämisse aus, dass Lernen aus kognitiver und sozial-konstruktivistischer Sicht als individueller Aufbau von Wissens- und Denkstrukturen verstanden wird. Die Aufgabe der Lehrpersonen besteht dabei darin, mittels ko-konstruktiver Dialoge die Lernenden beim Aufbau und bei der Modifizierung ihrer Wissensstrukturen zu unterstützen. Die vorliegende Stud…
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- 9783658457792
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- XXXVII, 562 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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