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Droge Most overviews of Hindu belief This new translation of the Qur’ān is and practice follow a history from specifically designed for use in the the ancient Vedas to today. Such college classroom, and offers students approaches privilege Brahmanical and instructors, as well as general traditions and create a sense readers, a one-volume resource of Hinduism as a homogenous comparable to what is available for system and culture, and one the Jewish and Christian scriptures. which is largely unchanging and It presents a reliable rendering into based solely on sacred texts. In contemporary English of the artistry and power of the original Arabic, reality, modern Hindu faith and culture present an extraordinary along with a wealth of supplementary annotations which will illuminate range of dynamic beliefs and practices. Contemporary Hinduism the text for first-time readers, yet still prove valuable to those long aims to capture the full breadth of the Hindu worldview as practiced familiar with the Qur’ān. These notes are replete with cross references, today, both in the sub-continent and the diaspora. both internally to the Qur’ān as well as externally to the scriptures of 352p (Acumen Publishing, August 2013, Religions in Focus) paperback, Judaism and Christianity (including non-canonical scriptures). In addition, 9781844656905, $29.95; hardcover, 9781844656899, $99.95 (s) transliterated Arabic is supplied for key Qur’ānic terms, alternative renderings into English are offered where appropriate, and important historical and linguistic information is provided for a richer understanding The Handbook of and deeper appreciation of the text. Contemporary Animism 736p (Equinox Publishing, April 2013, Comparative Islamic Studies) paperback, 9781845539450, $39.95; hardcover, 9781845539443, $135.00 (s) edited by Graham Harvey Animism is an important part of many religions – from Sufism in the Shinto, Hinduism and Buddhism Secret History of Persia to Paganism and a range of indigenous religions –which by Milad Milani connects the spiritual and Sufism formed one of the cultures of material and holds that resistance which has existed in the social humans might not be unique fabric of Persia since antiquity. Such in possessing souls or in being resistance continues to manifest itself intentional agents. Over recent decades, research into animism has today with many looking to Sufism as broadened its scope to consider, at one end, the vibrant roles of a model of cooperation between East objects in human lives and, at the other, the possible similarities and West, between traditional and between humans and other species. This volume brings together an modern. This volume explores the place international team of scholars to examine the full range of animist of Sufi mysticism in Iran’s intellectual and spiritual consciousness through worldviews and practices. The Handbook opens with an examination traditional and contemporary Sufi thinkers and writers. It examines the of recent approaches to animism, followed by evaluations of current of spirituality which extends from the old Iranian worship of Mithra ethnographic, cognitive, literary, performative, and material culture to modern Islam. This current always contains elements of gnosis and inner approaches as well as advances in activist and indigenous thinking knowing, but has often provided impetus for socio-political resistance. about animism. The Handbook of Contemporary Animism invites The study describes how these persisting pre-Islamic cultural and socio- readers to think creatively and critically about the world around us. religious elements have secretly challenged Muslim orthodoxies and 640p (Acumen Publishing, October 2013) hardcover, 9781844657117, continue to shape the nature and orientation of contemporary Sufism. $140.00 256p (Acumen Publishing, July 2013, Gnostica) hardcover, 9781844656776, $80.00 www.isdistribution.com (+1) (860) 584 6546 3 Religious Studies ACUMEN Catholics, Conflicts and Choices An Exploration of Power Relations in the Catholic Church by Angela Coco Many Catholics today are disenchanted with the Church’s continuing distrust of women and laity. But, despite this widespread dissatisfaction, traditional power relations have hardly changed over the last century. Catholics, Conflicts and Choices presents detailed interviews with lay people, priests, Sisters, and Christian Brothers, each discussing their personal struggles with church teachings and practices. The conversations are selected to illustrate different experiences of power relations, particularly different aspects of gender dynamics within the organizational structures of the Church. 256p (Acumen Publishing, March 2013, Gender, Theology and Spirituality) hardcover, 9781844656516, $99.95 Modern Pagan and Native Religion as Faith Movements in Central Magical Ideology and Eastern Europe How the Supernatural edited by Kaarina Aitamurto Reflects Rationality and Scott Simpson by Konrad Talmont-Kaminski Pre-Christian religions previously This book brings to light the hidden from the English-speaking multifaceted relationship between world are brought to light in this reason and religion. It examines the groundbreaking volume. The relationship between rationality resurgence of religiosity in post- and supernatural beliefs arguing communist Europe has been widely that such beliefs are products of noted, but the full spectrum of religious practice in the diverse countries evolution, cognition and culture, offering readers a systematic account of Central and Eastern Europe has been effectively hidden behind the of how cognition shapes religious beliefs and practices. region’s range of languages and cultures. This volume presents an 192p (Acumen Publishing, May 2013, Religion, Cognition and Culture) overview of one of the most notable developments in the region. hardcover, 9781844656448, $95.00 352p (Acumen Publishing, May 2013, Studies in Contemporary and Historical Paganism) hardcover, 9781844656622, $99.95 Histories of the Hidden God Concealment and Revelation in Occultism in a Western Gnostic, Esoteric and Global Perspective Mystical Traditions edited by Henrik Bogdan edited by April D. DeConick and Gordan Djurdjevic and Grant Adamson The study of the ideas and practices Western Gnostic, esoteric and associated with occultism is a rapidly mystical thinking capitalizes on the growing branch of contemporary hidden and hiding God. He becomes scholarship. However, most research the hallmark of the mystics, Gnostics, has focused on English and French sages, and artists who attempt to speaking areas and has not addressed make accessible to humans the God who is secreted away. The volume the wider spread and significance of explores this tradition from antiquity to today. The essays focus on three occultism. This volume presents a broad international overview. As any essential themes: the concealment of the hidden God, the human quest other