Recent years have seen a spectacular rise of the New Age movement and an ever-increasing interest in its beliefs and manifestations. This fascinating work presents the first comprehensive analysis of New Age Religion and its historical backgrounds, thus providing a means of orientation in the bewildering variety of the movement. Making extensive use of primary sources, the author thematically analyses New Age beliefs from the perspective of the study of religions. While looking at the histori...

Geografie, geschiedenis, geloofsleer, cultuur, economie, politiek.

De publieke en wetenschappelijke belangstelling voor de islam is de laatste jaren stormachtig toegenomen. Verwonderlijk is dat niet. Het gaat om een zesde van de wereldbevolking, en om een godsdienst en cultuur met een steeds groter politiek gewicht. De islam is niet meer ver van ons bed: via de media en migranten krijgt men er in het Westen elke dag mee te maken.

De islam is dus dichtbij maar is ons ook vreemd. De godsdienst ...

Based on the theoretical approach to cooperative negotiating skills developed at the Harvard Project on Negotiation, this book presents a two-step process towards mastery of negotiating and influencing skills.

Solutions et commentaires geeft oplossingen en commentaar bij de oefeningen die in Matériaux worden aangeboden. Naast de hoofdproblemen die in Matériaux worden aangesneden, behandelt dit boek ook andere vertaalproblemen die in de oefeningen voorkomen. Het doel van het boek is de student een hulpmiddel aan te reiken waarmee hij niet alleen kan controleren of hij de in Matériaux aangeboden stof goed verwerkt heeft, maar waarmee hij ook zijn taal- en vertaalvaardigheid kan verrijken.

Reviewing the field of language policy and planning, this text sets out current practice and ways of thinking about language policy and planning, looking at methodology and the key areas of education, literacy and economics. Case studies of key language planning and policy issues are included.

With the spread of Buddhism among Westerners and the controversy over its status, interest in Tibet has never been greater. This mysterious land, now a province of the People's Republic of China, has produced some of the most fascinating and creative art in the world. From silk embroidery and textiles to painting, sculpture, and manuscripts, Tibetan art has striking qualities that set it apart from other Buddhist and Asian art. Robert Fisher takes the reader through the history of Tibetan art...

Mark Dion (b.1961) is an American artist who, in making his art, metamorphoses into explorer, biochemist, detective and archaeologist. In his gallery installations around Europe and America since the 1980s, Dion has constructed the laboratories, experiments and museum caches of the great historical naturalists - following in their footsteps in his own adventurous, eco-inspired journeys to the tropics. His research and magical collections are presented in installational still lifes that combin...

In this classic work of psychology John Bowlby examines the processes that take place in attachment and separation and shows how experimental studies of children provide us with a recognizable behaviour pattern which is confirmed by discoveries in the biological sciences.