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The Little Book of Satanism: A Guide to Satanic History, Culture, and Wisdom

La Carmina - Ulysses Press
Format: Paperback

Discover the fascinating history and culture of Satanism through the ages and learn why many Satanists today stand up for free inquiry and personal liberty. . Satanism is too often misunderstood as a religion that makes blood sacrifices to an evil, horned Prince of Darkness. In reality,...
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Being Muslim Today: Reclaiming the Faith from Orthodoxy and Islamophobia

Dr. Dr. Saqib Iqbal Dr. Qureshi - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback

Accessible introduction to Islam and the Qur'an that explains how Muslims live and avoids the extremes of Orthodoxy and Islamophobia.The truths of every religion are typically challenged and re-written, serving as potent grounds for some of history's most enduring debates and conflicts....
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Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness

Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover

Do Jane Austen novels truly celebrate -- or undermine -- romance and happy endings?How did Jane Austen become a cultural icon for fairy-tale endings when her own books end in ways that are rushed, ironic, and reluctant to satisfy readers' thirst for romance? In Jane Austen and the Price...
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Unsettled: American Jews and the Movement for Justice in Palestine

Professor Oren Kroll-Zeldin - NYU Press
Format: Hardcover

Examines how young Jewish Americans' fundamentally Jewish values have led them to organize in solidarity with Palestinians. Unsettled digs into the experiences of young Jewish Americans who engage with the Palestine solidarity movement and challenge the staunch pro-Israel stance of mainstream...
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Europe: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society [2 volumes]

Thomas M. Wilson - Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Hardcover

This two-volume encyclopedia profiles the contemporary culture and society of every country in Europe. Each country receives a chapter encompassing such topics as religion, lifestyle and leisure, standard of living, cuisine, gender roles, relationships, dress, music, visual arts, and architecture.....
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