uscpress.com - Religious Studies https://uscpress.com/ Have You Considered My Servant Job? https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409508/Have-You-Considered-My-Servant-Job
An in-depth examination and analysis of the chapters focused on the patient biblical character

The question that launches Job's story is posed by God at the outset of the story: "Have y…]]>
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Sonic Liturgy https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409535/Sonic-Liturgy
Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition builds on the foundation of Guy L. Beck's earlier work, which described the theoretical role of sound in Hindu thought. Sonic Liturgy continu…]]>
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Caiaphas the High Priest https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409532/Caiaphas-the-High-Priest
A reconsideration of the historical and biblical roles of one of Jesus's chief antagonists

As the Roman-appointed high priest who had a hand in orchestrating Jesus's Crucifixion, Caiaph…]]>
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Mount Fuji https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409518/Mount-Fuji
Illustrated with color and black-and-white images of the mountain and its associated religious practices, H. Byron Earhart's study utilizes his decades of fieldwork—including climbing Fuji wit…]]>
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Sufi Aesthetics https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409513/Sufi-Aesthetics
Sufi Aesthetics argues that the interpretive keys to erotic Sufi poems and their medieval commentaries lie in understanding a unique perceptual experience. Using careful analysis of primary te…]]>
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Patrick N. Lynch, 1817-1882 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409512/Patrick-N-Lynch-1817-1882
Patrick Neison Lynch, born in a small town in Ireland, became the third Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina. Lynch is remembered today mostly for his support of…]]>
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Hindu Ritual at the Margins https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409481/Hindu-Ritual-at-the-Margins
Hindu Ritual at the Margins explores Hindu forms of ritual activity in a variety of "marginal" contexts. The contributors collectively examine ritual practices in diaspora; across gender, ethn…]]>
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Samuel and His God https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409452/Samuel-and-His-God
An insightful untangling of divergent voices and viewpoints found in the story of the last Hebrew judge and first major prophet.

Samuel and His God explores the relationship among a pro…]]>
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Partners of Zaynab https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409467/Partners-of-Zaynab
How do pious Shia Muslim women nurture and sustain their religious lives? How do their experiences and beliefs differ from or overlap with those of men? What do gender-based religious roles an…]]>
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The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman, Volume 2 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409540/The-Papers-of-Howard-Washington-Thurman-Volume-2
The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman is a four-volume, chronologically arranged documentary edition spanning the long and productive career of the Reverend Howard Thurman, one of the most s…]]>
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