Religious History

First published in 1913, the publication of this English translation is of particular interest for those studying the growing status of English as a formal as well as informal language in the mid-15th century and consists of an extensive scholarly introduction, followed by the text along with some e..

Across history the ghetto has served to maintain social, religious, and racial hierarchies. This volume is structured around four case studies: the first ghettos created for Jews in early modern Europe; the Nazi use of ghettos; the enclosure of African Americans in segregated areas in the U.S.; and ..

Across history the ghetto has served to maintain social, religious, and racial hierarchies. This volume is structured around four case studies: the first ghettos created for Jews in early modern Europe; the Nazi use of ghettos; the enclosure of African Americans in segregated areas in the U.S.; and ..

This work provides a landmark in early twentieth century publishing summarizing the most up-to-date findings in all branches of the social sciences at a formative time and during a period of decisive historical discovery...

This volume, first published in 1982, examines the attempts of English liberal Catholics to reconcile their Church with secular culture and provides an account of the development of liberal Catholicism in England in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This work was written not only fo..

This volume discusses, from an historical and literary angle, the ways in which sanctification and the inscription of saintliness take place...

Exploring the history, philosophy and practice of one of the world's greatest religious traditions, this is the perfect reference for all students of Islam. Ideal for both introductory-level study and as a definitive reference source...

This title, first published in 1988, examines accounts of religious conversion contained in the personal narratives of nineteenth-century American coverts to Roman Catholicism. Given their newly acquired status as members of an unpopular religious minority, a number of converts recorded their conver..

This book presents a fresh approach to the question of the historical continuities and discontinuities of Jew-hatred with discussions of antisemitic phenomenon in the pre-modern and modern periods. Articles include analyses of blood libel, visual stereotypes, anti-Jewish violence, Christian and Musl..

 This ambitious survey explores the response of the papacy to the challenges of the modern age. Running from the French Revolution to the fall of the Soviet Union, Frank Coppa examines the impact of major events like the Napoleonic conquests, Italian unification, two World Wars and the Cold War; he ..

 This ambitious survey explores the response of the papacy to the challenges of the modern age. Running from the French Revolution to the fall of the Soviet Union, Frank Coppa examines the impact of major events like the Napoleonic conquests, Italian unification, two World Wars and the Cold War; he ..

Drawing on a database of over 1400 medieval holy persons and in-depth studies of individual saints, this fascinating collaboration between a medieval historian and a professor of psychiatry applies modern biological and psychological research to the lives of medieval mystics and ascetics...