A sensitive and original reading of Plato's Republic that foregrounds the power of myth in the shaping of history.
Provocative contributions of feminism and queer theory to religion
Philosophers and theologians debate whether evidence of evil undermines belief in God.
Examining the artistic, technological, social, and spiritual dimensions of Mande blacksmiths, who are the sculptors of their society, this book defines these artists' conceptual place as extraordinary members of a complex culture.
The voices of liberty, equality, religious tolerance, reason, and enlightenment heard in renaissance Paris.
How ethnological show business shaped European and American perceptions of Africa and Africans.
Demonstrating that oral media and native cultural forms are vital throughout the South Pacific, this book raises issues in comparative scholarship on oral tradition: what... Læs mere
Brings Kierkegaard into conversation with the Catholic tradition
A portrait of Jewish life in oMiddletown,O Indiana.
Uses the work of Julia Kristeva as a touchstone to explore the nature of violence against women.
The history of African American women has become an important topic in the intellectual life of this country over the years. This collection of essays is written by a leading American historian.
Based on the diary of an 18th-century Russian provincial merchant, this book presents a portrait of Russia's little-known commercial class. It offers insights into the social history of imperial Russia.