EQUINOX

(P/B) THE QUR'AN AND KERYGMA
The Qur'an's biblical foregrounds have long formed a controversial concern within Qur'anic Studies, with field-leading scholars debating the Muslim scripture's complex relationship and "response" to the Judeo-Christian canon. This contentious subject has largely overshadowed, however, a reciprocal, yet no less rich, textual relationship which forms the focus of the present study. Rather than read the Muslim scripture in light of its biblical antecedents, The Qur'an & Kerygma adopts the inverse approach, situating the Qur'an as itself the f...
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(P/B) IBN ARABI AND THE CONTEMPORARY WEST
The influence of Ibn 'Arabi, the 12th century Andalusian mystic philosopher extended beyond the Muslim world from Spain, to China, to Indonesia. Interest in Ibn 'Arabi in the west has grown over the last century. Ibn Arabi and the Contemporary West examines 'Arabi's teachings through the work of the Beshara Trust and the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society. The study investigates how the Beshara School has used Ibn 'Arabi's teachings in assisting a range of students from around the world towards personal, spiritual development and how the Muhyidd...
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(P/B) WHAT THE BUDDHA THOUGHT

(P/B) THE WESTERN CLASSICAL TRADITION IN LINGUISTICS
The Western Classical Tradition in Linguistics examines ancient, medieval, post-renaissance and modern conceptions of linguistics (i.e. the study of language and languages). It identifies a classical tradition extending from Ancient Greece to the twenty-first century which has spread from Europe to the other four inhabited continents. It is a story of successive stages of language study, each building upon, or reacting against, the preceding period. There is a theoretical track passing through Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics to the scholas...
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(P/B) RECONFIGURING EUROPE - THE CONTRIBUTION OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
Europe is going through a period of sustained and extensive social, political and economic transition, with language playing a pivotal role in this complex process. The papers in this volume address key issues including: the nature and extent of multilingualism and multiculturalism; the role of English in the Europe Union; language, languages and democracy; and language and literacy development in emerging contexts. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) SEXED TEXTS: LANGUAGE GENDER AND SEXUALITY

(P/B) MEMORY AND UTOPIA

(P/B) JORDAN: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL READER

(P/B) ADVANCES IN COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS

(P/B) MULTIMODAL TRANSCRIPTION AND TEXT ANALYSIS

(P/B) WESTERN ESOTERICISM - A BRIEF HISTORY OF SECRET KNOWLEDGE

(P/B) MORTUARY RITUAL AND SOCIETY IN BRONZE AGE CYPRUS

(P/B) FIRST CIVILIZATIONS: ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA (1904768784)