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Language: en
Pages: 272
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This book fills a current need in Islamic Studies for a perspective on the nuanced investigation of ritual practices rather than a concentration on politicized
Contested Rituals
Language: en
Pages: 299
Authors: Robin Judd
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05-02 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

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In Contested Rituals, Robin Judd shows that circumcision and kosher butchering became focal points of political struggle among the German state, its municipal g
Teaching Ritual
Language: en
Pages: 313
Authors: Catherine Bell
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-05-11 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Many teachers share an interest in bringing a better appreciation of ritual into their religious studies classes, but are uncertain how to do it. Religious stud
Tourists at the Taj
Language: en
Pages: 215
Authors: Tim Edensor
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-01-28 - Publisher: Routledge

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Clearly written and fascinatingly illustrated, Tourists at the Taj describes the conflicting narratives which surround the site. For some the Taj is an evocativ
Anthropological Abstracts 9/2010
Language: en
Pages: 200
Authors: Ulrich Oberdiek
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Anthropological Abstracts is a reference journal published once a year in English language text, listing most of the publications in the field of cultural/socia