Religions – October 2014

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|December 4, 2014|Religions|0 comments

Comparative and thematic Material culture and Asian religions: text, image, object / edited by Benjamin J. Fleming and Richard D. Mann. Objects of worship in South Asian religions: forms, practices and meanings / edited by Knut A. Jacobsen, Mikael Aktor, Kristina Myrvold The family of Abraham: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim interpretations / Carol Bakhos Unbelievable: why we believe and why we don’t / Graham Ward. Religion in development: rewriting the

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Mesopotamian deities: new web resource

By Mary Fisk|February 25, 2013|Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica, Religions|0 comments

All you need to know about fifty ancient Mesopotamian deities, from Anu to Zababa, is brought together on Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses (AMGG), a new resource from ORACC (Open Richly Annoated Cuneiform Corpus). Enlil and Ninlil – from a mural decoration at Susa (image Paul Bedson http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EnlilandNinlil.jpg) The site is aimed at undergraduate students and provides concise information on the deities, with links to images, further readings and online projects. Click

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South Asia – August 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|September 4, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

Devadattīyam : Johannes Bronkhorst felicitation volume / François Voegeli et al. Political economy of communications in India : the good, the bad and the ugly / Pradip Ninan Thomas. Migration, remittances, and development in South Asia / edited by Saman Kelegama. Pilgrimage in the Hindu tradition : salvific space / Knut A. Jacobsen. Where there is no midwife : birth and loss in rural India / Sarah Pinto. [Also available

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