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10) Human rights and the conflict of cultures: Western and Islamic perspectives on religious liberty
Author
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Pub. Date
©1988
Language
English
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
English
Description
"Karen McCarthy Brown's classic book shatters stereotypes of Vodou by offering an intimate portrait of African-based religion in everyday life. She explores the importance of women's religious practices along with related themes of family and of social change. Weaving several of her own voices--analytic, descriptive, and personal--with the voices of her subjects in alternate chapters of traditional ethnography and ethnographic fiction, Brown presents...
16) The other sides of paradise: explorations into the religious meanings of domestic space in Islam
Author
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Pub. Date
©1991
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
©1993.
Language
English
Description
This study paints a provocative picture of the new religious revolutionaries altering the political landscape of the Middle East, South and Central Asia and Eastern Europe. The author asks whether religious confrontations with secular authorities will lead to a new Cold War.
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Pub. Date
©1994
Language
English
Description
"The charismatic movement that began in the first century currently spans the globe. The term "charismatic" refers to the "gifts of the Holy Spirit"--Speaking in tongues, healing, prophecy, and discernment - said to be available to Christians who have surrendered their lives to Christ. This book takes readers on a journey to discover the history of the movement and the reasons why more and more Christians are finding the charismatic experience so...