Since September 11, 2001, we all need tools to help us understand what motivates religious terrorism. In this wide-ranging and erudite book, Mark Juergensmeyer ...more on ebook "Terror in the Mind of God: The Glob..."

By the end of World War II, religion appeared to be on the decline throughout the United States and Europe. Recent world events had cast doubt on the relevance ...more on ebook "Religion After Religion..."

This is the first collection of essays to be published on Durkheim's masterpiece The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. It represents the work of the ...more on ebook "On Durkheim's Elementary Forms of R..."

India is a modern country of some two hundred million people intermingled with a timeless country of 800 million souls. Understanding Modern India is not all ...more on ebook "Village Life in Bengal Hindu Custom..."

Millions of Hindus all over the world believe in Krishna and Rama. What they do not know is that in about 500 B.C. India was at a time of enormous tragedy. ...more on ebook "The Eight Sacred Texts of India..."

Early Buddhism flourished because it was able to take up the challenge represented by buoyant economic conditions and the need for cultural uniformity in the ...more on ebook "The Sociology of Early Buddhism..."

What does it mean when a band is judged by how hard they pray rather than how hard they rock? Would Jesus buy ""Jesus junk"" or wear ""witness wear""? What do ...more on ebook "Rapture Ready!: Adventures in the P..."

There is a tug of war going on for the future of America. At one end of the rope are those who think America is a secular nation; at the other end are those who ...more on ebook "America's Real War..."

Constructing Early Christian Families ...more on ebook "Constructing Early Christian Famili..."

Race over Grace is a fascinating, critical look at a religion on the margins of modern American culture: the Christian Identity Movement. Embraced as ...more on ebook "Race Over Grace..."

This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, ...more on ebook "Cults, Religion, and Violence..."

This insightful and provocative journey through spiritual landscapes explores the ways in which spiritualities of life have been experienced and understood in ...more on ebook "Spiritualities of Life: New Age Rom..."

is presented in three comprehensive parts. Written by a range of outstanding academics, the volume ...more on ebook "The Blackwell Companion to Sociolog..."