The thirteen essays in this volume focus on the dimensions, consequences and transformations of Apocalypticism. The authors explore the everyday relevance of the apocalyptic in contemporary society, culture, and politics, side by side with the various his

This book concerns the politics of religion as expressed through apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Dzhublyk in Transcarpathian Ukraine. The analysis provides insights into the present position of Transcarpathia in regional, Ukrainewide, and European strug

Как поднять с ребенком или молодым взрослым такую тему, как Холокост, всю масштабность и ужас которого трудно понять даже многим взрослым? Эта книга в разговорной форме предлагает идеальный способ представить этот сложный предмет молодой аудитории.

В книге известного российского востоковеда Александра Игнатенко на основе обширного фактического материала рассматриваются теоретические и практические вопросы взаимосвязи и взаимовлияния ислама и политики. Автор анализирует исторические обстоятельства возникновения, движущие силы и идеологию апеллирующих к исламу религиозно-политических движений рубежа XX и XXI веков в разных...

The monograph focuses on the variety of prevailing perceptions about topics such as: the state of Israel, one's relationship to the country of residence, the Jewish religion, the aftermath of the Holocaust, and the influx of post-soviet immigrants. Cohen-

Historians Dominique and Janine Sourdel identify a classical period in Islamic civilization, beginning in 622 AD – with the preaching of Muhammad – and ending in the 13th century, the era of the disintegration of the great Islamic empire, which once stretched from Spain to India from west to east and from sub-Saharan Africa to the Black and Caspian Seas from south to north. This great empire is...

This is a collection of selected works by a leading specialist in the history and philosophy of Ismailism – one of the most secretive branches of Shia Islam.

The authors examine the rise of Islam and history of the Middle East, examing the socio-political factors that helped enable the spread of its influence.

An examination of the fundamentalists movements present in Islam, Christianity and Judaism and their commonalities.