Product Description: What has happened to religion in its present manifestations? In recent years, Enlightenment secularization, as it appeared in the global spread of political structures that relegate the sacred to a private sphere, seems suddenly to have foundered...read more

Product Description: Stewards of the Sacred helps museums strike a balance between the traditions of the past, the demands of the present, and the opportunities of the future as they engage in a discourse about the principle and practices of faith. Drawn from a conference organized by Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions, the book's leading authors cover a full range of topics, including community involvement in conservation and interpretation of sacred objects, representing spirituality for widely diverse visitors, acknowledging the sacred nature of non-religious objects, and sharing authority with Native communities...read more

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Explores the history of Protestanism, discussing the Bible, faith, denominations, sects, and such personalities as Luther, Calvin, and Wesley. (view table of contents)

Presents the history, principles, and practices of Judaism, the religion of about seventeen million people worldwide, which was founded over 3,000 years ago. (view table of contents)

Presents the history, principles, and practices of Navajo religious life. (view table of contents)

Presents the history, principles, and practices of the ancient Japanese tradition of Shinto. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The Confucian Sacrificial Ceremony, the Choctaw ball game, and the drum history of the Dagbamba, are some of the topics addressed in this collection of essays, which consider the intersection and interconnection of musics and religions in different world cultures.

Product Description: "A rich melody of wise voices -- a haunting tone poem whose golden beat is the age-old search for the elusive and hidden powers of sickness and cure". -- Whole Earth Review

Product Description: This book takes the reader on a fantastic journey through a wide range of cultures and traditions to examine the phenomenon of ecstatic visionary experiences - from Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Taoist Immortals to the imaginative fiction of Jorge Luis Borges...read more

Product Description: Lawrence Sullivan offers a theoretical exploration of the quest for well-being and asks questions of medicine in various different cultures around the world.

Product Description: Part of a series covering the history, practices and beliefs of religions this book provides an account of the natural religions of North America, from Blackfeet and Navajo religion to Shamanism. It also gives an insight into religious drama, dance, myth and music...read more