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- The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction
- 死海古卷：简介
- Everyone has heard of of the Dead Sea Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensational claims, it can be difficult to separate the myths from the reality. Here, Timothy Lim presents the true facts and leading theories...
- Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction
- 锡克教：简介
- The Sikh religion has a following of over 20 million people worldwide and is one of the largest religions in the world. However, events such as the verbal and physical attacks on Sikhs just after September 11 indicated that Sikhs were being...
- Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction
- 摩门教：简介
- Beginning with a handful of members in 1830, the church that Joseph Smith founded has grown into a world-wide organization with over 12 million adherents, playing prominent roles in politics, sports, entertainment, and business. Yet they are...
- Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction
- 卡巴拉：简介
- 卡巴拉（Kabbalah，希伯来文: ；字面意思是“接收”或“接受”） 卡巴拉的智慧(智慧如何接受)于大约5000年前出现，即当人类开始追问他们存在的意义时。那些知道答案且已经知道生命的...
- Fundamentalism: A Very Short Introduction
- 原教旨主义：简介
- Fundamentalism is seen as the major threat to world peace today, a conclusion impossible to ignore since the events in New York on September 11, 2001. But what does "fundamentalism" really mean? Since it was coined by American Protestant eva...
- Foucault: A Very Short Introduction
- 佛科：简介
- From aesthetics to the penal system, and from madness and civilization to avant-garde literature, Foucault was happy to reject old models of thinking and replace them with fresh versions that are still being debated today. A major influence...
- Christianity: A Very Short Introduction
- 基督教：简介
- At a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern Hempisphere but declining in much of the West, Linda Woodhead offers a bold new overview of the world's largest religion. In a fascinating and engaging fashion, she explores the cult...
- Buddhist Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
- 佛教伦理：简介
- The latter half of the twentieth century witnessed a growing interest in Buddhism, and it continues to capture the imagination of many in the West who see it as either an alternative or a supplement to their own religious beliefs. Numerous i...
- Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction
- 基督教圣公会：简介
- What is Anglicanism? How is it different from other forms of Christianity, and how did it come to have so many different versions throughout the world? Although originally united by location and a common belief, Anglicanism has gradually los...
- Antisemitism: A Very Short Introduction
- 反犹太主义
- Anti-Semitism has been a chillingly persistent presence throughout the last millennium, culminating in modern times in the horror of the Final Solution. This Very Short Introduction examines and untangles the various strands of anti-Semitism...
